Powder Day at Wildschoenau (A) (18.12.2007)

[Widdi]

Got up at 6:00 am yesterday, since I needed fuel. I started my car at 6:40am and drove down to austria, since they've got lower prices for gasoline then in germany. After the fuel stop, I went up to the valley of the Wildschoenau area at 800-1180m asl, hired my skis and was ready by 9:30 am

1. Ascend to the middle station and some training

Just after getting into the cable car (not those SF-trams), but an aerial lift. Got out at 1250m asl, for some training, since It's been over four years since I went downhill skiing. So just some runs on the blue pistes.

Pictures taken while ascending and in some short photography breaks

View to the south face just above the valley

Ascending with the lift

snowy ranges all over the place

View to the right side

scenic view near the middle station

View to the valley and the partially snow-free south face

Scenery at the blue piste

The valley again, this time shot from the blue piste

back light above the snowy forest

Lodges just below the t-bar to the blue piste

Scenery

A range behind the forest

2. Ascend to the mountain station and skiing until the afternoon

After the training at the blue pistes, I backed up to the middle station and took the cable car up to the summit. Then I went skiing on the red pistes in the upper parts of the Schatzberg range, including crashes X-D , but never got injured, only a face full of snow some times ;-). Pictures taken between noon and ca. 3pm

Lodge just below the cable car

Wide piste to the valley, seen from the cable car

130cm of powder at 1780m asl.

Winter Wonderland 1-3

My skis

View into the valley

Stunning views all over the ridge taken on the run down to the Hahnkopf chair

In the lift: the skis hold tightly!

At the start of the red Hahnkopf piste

Later at the summit chairlift: Lodges below

Back lighted forest at ca. 1700m asl.

Here comes the sun *sing*

Scenic view again, shortly before the second rest at a lodge

Contrast: The green Inn valley, to the snowy mountains

Zoomed

Clear views at 1880m asl.

3. On the run down

Later in the afternoon, I skied back to the mountian station of the cable car and then on the connecting piste to the Thalerkogel T-bar. I skied the piste down twice and then down to the middle station with an detour on the blue Hohlriederalm piste. After that, i went on the second part of the valley run, which was icy in the lower parts, causing a crash in the middle of the piste

Clear views again at apprx. 1750m asl

Wilder Kaiser ridge in the background

some haze in the lower grounds, caused by some kind of an developing inversion

Beautiful winter views at the Thalerkogel piste

the Mountain's shadows moving into the valleys

view to the upper range

Scenery just before dawn

4. Travelling home to germany

After a rough ride on the lower valley slope, I got back to my car at ca. 4pm, for changing shoes and then into the ski rental bringing the hired skis back. After that I stopped at a local supermarket in Oberau, buying a drink and then home to Munich.

Blue hour in Auffach village

Christmas tree and a view to the mountains.

mFg Widdi

PS: Winter on!!!!

[iamded]

Beautiful photos, what wonderful scenery! 8-

[Commander Andrew of 501 st]

the valley shots are just beautiful *wub*

awsome photography mate!

[Wout]

You had nice weather

nice pics *y* :-)

[Wouwie]

Nice pictures! I wish we had a white crishtmas..But no...

[ExoBuilder]

Nice pictures! I wish we had a white crishtmas..But no...

Hey, we still have five days to go! Great pictures BTW: It looks wonderful out there *wub*

[Wouwie]

But those guys at tv, they say; ''No white crishtmas this year....'' >:-(

[ExoBuilder]

But those guys at tv, they say; ''No white crishtmas this year....'' >:-(

Never trust "Those guys" on TV.....

[Wouwie]

Here they are almost wright.....

[Captain Green Hair]

Well the trees outside were frostwhite this mornig...and Apeldoorn isn't that far :-D

[Username_Taken]

I'm not sure if we'll have a white christmas here in Rhode Island, I mean, there is snow on the ground, but its kind of thats gross, muddy, eww-I-want-it-to-go-away-so-that-we-can-have-some-real-powder kind of snow. Anyway, nice pics Widdi! I wish we could get that here |-/ ...

U_T

[Wouwie]

Here too, Captain and i only can see for about 25 meter.....I'm dreaming of a white christmas...And Amsterdam is about 100Km... :-P

[BerndDasBrot]

hey, You've done a good job on these pictures. i like especially those with the blinding sun.

I live in the immediate environs of wildsch

Edited December 21, 2007 by BerndDasBrot