On of our guests clocked up this speed on Friday whilst enjoying the excellent snow here in Obergurgl. You can download Ski tracks app from Apple . It provides all sorts of data as to how fast you have skied etc. Many other resorts are barely open, some not at all, but snow assured Obergurgl… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Bond on our doorstep!
Have you heard the news? 007, the most famous secret agent in the world, will start filming the 24th Bond film, Spectre, at Sölden, just down the road from us here in Obergurgl. Daniel Craig, playing Bond for the fourth time, will be embarking on his Alpine adventures along with the other stars in Sölden… Read more »
The Chalet. What’s in a word?
A chalet can conjure up all kinds of images. Long before they became fashionable bases for skiers, they had a very different function. The original chalets were defined as a type of building or house, native to the Alpine region in Europe. They were made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide,… Read more »
Amazing Skiing this weekend in Obergurgl! December 2014
With many lower resorts suffering from a lack of snow, Obergurgl has once again come up trumps with excellent early snow! We all enjoyed an excellent days skiing with the snow on the Hohe Mut better than I can remember for years! Restaurants and Huttes were packed at lunchtime with what seemed to be half… Read more »
Ober the moon about Obergurgl – (and The Chalet at 11o East)!
They don’t call it Obergurgl for nothing! Close to the Italian border, at the far end of the Oetz Valley, Obergurgl is the highest parish in Austria, so the resort and its neighbour Hochgurgl are rarely short of snow. Ober is of course German for “upper” or “high” as in Oberland – “highlands”. (Gurgl could… Read more »