Have you heard the news? Up to 50cm of new snow has fallen on the Alps, plunging many resorts back into the depths of winter. Though many ski resorts in Austria have now closed for the season and will be unable to benefit from the new snow, high-altitude resorts like Obergurgl are benefiting from the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Pictures of Obergurgl
A lot of fresh snow on the Obergurgl slopes!
Fabulous snow conditions, perfect powder, and all the fun of the slopes await you this spring at The Chalet at 11º East Obergurgl.
Ötzi was here. But was Hannibal?
A great deal has happened to the high pastures and glaciers of the local Ötz Valley in the 5,000 years or so since Ötzi the Iceman was cut down by a hunter’s arrow and imprisoned in the not so perma-frost just a few yards across the Italian border. Until Ötzi’s sensational discovery in 1991, the… Read more »
View from the new Cross point Restaurant , Hochgurgl,
So much snow in Obergurgl
Tyrol’s Christmas Markets
If you’re lucky enough to visit the Chalet at 11˚ East in November/December you’ll want to take advantage of the lovely Christmas markets in the area. The markets are a fairy-tale winter scene with twinkling lights, festive treats and an abundance of local product; a perfect outing for the whole family. If you haven’t already… Read more »
Spring Skiing in December?
Bright, late autumn weather and pleasantly mild temperatures will continue on far into next week! Bright sunshine and mostly clear skies are forecast for the next week which means perfect weather conditions for outdoor adventure seekers. Towards next weekend the colder temperatures are back on the horizon, so this is the time to take… Read more »
New lift in Hochgurgl / Obergurgl
The Chalet, at 11 degrees east: New lift in Hochgurgl / Obergurgl, amusing story about The Chalet, at 11º East, Obergurgls luxury ski chalet I must be honest and admit that when Sandy wasn’t watching, I took a sneaky glance at the label on the bottle of bubbly she had oh so deftly and generously… Read more »
Plan your holiday – the season is starting in 10 days!
On the 12th of November the lifts will open and Obergurgl-Hochgurgl will begin the 2015/16 season! The mountain has been coined “the diamond of the alps” and lives up to this name its groomed runs that sit high in the mountains (1,800 – 3080 meters above sea level) with superb snow conditions. 24 ski lifts… Read more »
Daniel Craig as 007, in Spectre, shot in Solden,
Arnie Wilson watches the latest Bond film (but it’s in German) and skis the Sölden slopes that 007 never skis! Spectre, the new James Bond film with many scenes shot in Sölden, just down the road from The Chalet at 11 º East, was a bit of a disappointment when I saw a special screening… Read more »