Posts Categorized: Powder skiing Obergurgl

Skifinish – Firn, Fun & Fire Event

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  Take part in the spring skiing and end of season Skifinish – Firn, Fun & Fire event from the 12-24 of April. This series of events features guided ski tours, live music, yoga in the Alps, snow-grooming machine rides and much more. Who can resist with a tagline like “firn, fun and fire?” Guests… Read more »

The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

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Interesting review of Eddie The Eagle by Arnie Wilson of the Huffington Post. When the colourful Olympic ski jumper Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards got the film distribution company behind the long-awaited movie of his lovable and brave – some would say foolhardy – exploits at the 1988 Canadian Winter Games Olympics, to organise an informal… Read more »

5 Reasons to Ski Obergurgl-Hochgurgl

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If you’re thinking about a ski vacation in the Alps this winter, undoubtedly you’ll be researching which mountain resort to travel to and where you can count on the best weather. And, if you haven’t already visited the Chalet at 11˚ East you may not be aware of all the reasons to choose the wonderful… Read more »

10 Things to Pack for Off-Piste Skiers

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If you’re an avid off-piste skier, you never know when the opportunity to ski untracked snow will come up. If you’re prepared, you can be spontaneous, and with Obergurgl’s snow sure reputation, you can bet on the benefit of planning ahead. It isn’t easy knowing what to take up the mountain so the Chalet at… Read more »

Ötzi was here. But was Hannibal?

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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 »

Guide to Buying New Ski Gloves

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Any skier or snowboarder will agree that cold hands on the mountain can make a big difference on how you perform. If your hands or feet are cold, your body starts to get cold, and being uncomfortable usually means your day will be cut short. Avoid this scenario by doing the proper research on which… Read more »

New lift in Hochgurgl / Obergurgl

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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 »

Guide to Buying Ski Trousers

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Buying ski trousers may seem like a no-brainer task but wearing the right or the wrong pair can make all the difference to you on the slopes. The fashion has gone from skinny to baggy and back to skinny again; there are one-piece suits, bright colours, trousers with vents and some with braces. With all… Read more »