Amazing snowfall bodes well for 2021 skiing in Obergurgl! What’s not to look forward to compared to 2020? Massive snowfall across the Tyrol causes road closures, school closures and avalanches. In the eastern part of Tyrol the avalanche danger rose to the highest level- 5 following exceptionally heavy snow throughout the week and the weekend…. Read more »
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Obergurgl August Snow!
It’s snowing in Obergurgl and it’s only August! This bodes well for the 2020/21 ski season ! Book the luxurious The Chalet, at 11º East Obergurgl for a fully catered ski chalet, right on the slopes and in the village centre! August 4th 2020. The summer lifts that run in Obergurgl are shut… Read more »
Driving to Obergurgl Ski Resort
Why not drive to Obergurgl and save the hassle and concerns of flying that are becoming so apparent this year? Desperate for crisp clean mountain air and a skiing holiday? Concerned how flying this year might turn out to be a disaster? One of the many advantages of staying at The Chalet, at 11º… Read more »
Skiing in 2020 and 2021!
Pure fresh alpine air must be good for us after months of lockdown! With summer holidays now looking like a rather remote prospect, perhaps it’s time to turn to consider a winter skiing holiday, and with Covid always at the front of everyone’s mind, here are a few things to consider when booking a… Read more »
Chalet at 11º East Obergurgl – Book now for cheap flights in 2021!
Who could possibly have realised last Christmas that the ski season could have been wrecked by the Coronavirus crisis? We never saw it coming – how could we have? But I guess it could have been worse. Many of us – including me, helping the Snow-Camp charity at the annual City Ski championships in January… Read more »
Obergurgl opens for the 2019- 2020 season today !
Yes it’s only mid-November, but Obergurgl has opened for the ski season to much fanfare! With 19 of the 25 main lifts already open, its looking like it will be a great year: https://www.obergurgl.com/winter/live-info/lifts-slopes/lift-slope-status.html And whilst lower resorts at this time of year are depending on artificial snow, we have had huge dumps of… Read more »
Hannibal for the Chalet 11 Degrees East
Were you there? At the Hannibal Glacier Spectacle just down the road from us at Sölden, our neighbours in the Oetz Valley? If you’ve never been to this extraordinary biennial event, you really should try to get there next time – in the spring of 2021! It’s a huge son-et-Lumiere show staged at 2,684… Read more »
Easter Skiing in Obergurgl
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Diamond of the Alps
Known by many as the “Diamond of the Alps”, Obergurgl is a stunning traditional Austrian mountain resort. As a very snow sure resort with a huge variety of runs as well as an abundance of things to do other than ski, Obergurgl will satisfy the non-skiers as well as every standard of skier, making it… Read more »
The Perrier-Jouet gondola experience
Here’s to a White Christmas at The Chalet at 11º East with a very different way to celebrate, The Perrier-Jouet gondola experience. Enjoy the fantastic 360° view from the Kirchenkarbahn while sipping a glass of Perrier-Jouët Champagne and some delightful finger-food in a heated gondola! Not all ski areas can guarantee good skiing over… Read more »