The Chalet at 11 º East Obergurgl , is excited to list details of the Solden World Cup. Race weekend blog for Chalet @ 11 degrees east For anyone clinging on to the dying rays of late summer, the helter-skelter launch this weekend of this winter’s pulsating World Cup skiing programme high on the Rettenbach… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2018
World cup opening in Sölden 2018
It’s happened every year this century – the official European opening of the World Cup ski races on Sölden’s Rettenbach Glacier. This World Cup season kicks-off here on the last weekend in October with giant-slalom races for men and women, and attracts thousands of visitors and ski enthusiasts to the Ötztal valley. It also attracts… Read more »
Dave Ryding press conference
Watch out for a tall British skiing ace training on the local slopes this winter! Dave Ryding, 6 feet tall in a helmet, liked his time here in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl so much last year that he’s coming back to train here again in the coming winter. “There are many reasons why Obergurgl is the ideal location… Read more »
Getting fit for the 2018/2019 ski season
Some of the team at The Chalet at 11 º East Obergurgl are already getting into training for the forthcoming ski season! This fitness session took place in 15 pods at the Coca-Cola London Eye, which Barry’s Boot Camp hired for a novel charity training session. The high energy workout – a formula perfected by… Read more »
Autumn is here – and winter is on its way!
Obergurgl-Hochgurgl: Top Quality Skiing! Isn’t it fun (although predictable) that around this time of year skiers everywhere (at least in the northern hemisphere) are all coming up with their annual cry: “Not long now!” or “Winter won’t be long now”- and of course “How good is the snow going to be?” Well as we… Read more »