While the Ötztal Valley is more popular for winter holidays, the summer months in this part of the world are absolutely magical. One trip up the Hohe Mut Bahn Gondola to the panoramic glacier view lined with blue sky and green meadows and you’ll see why skiers come to Obergurgl for the winter, then… Read more »
Posts Tagged: glaciers
Ski Season Off to a Great Start in Austria’s Glacier Areas
October is off to a great start in Austria’s glacier ski areas! Just last week, some glaciers had 40cm of fresh snow, and as I write this blog post, it hasn’t stopped falling. The Hintertux Glacier has seen half a meter of fresh snow since last weekend, the Pitztal Glacier (further west) has seen up… Read more »
Recommended Hike – Glaciers in Change
Until the 12th of September, take advantage of the phenomenal Glaciers in Change hike, where you’ll see phenomenal views of 21 glacier-topped mountain peaks higher than 3000 meters. We can’t recommend this hike enough; the panoramic views are absolutely stunning and you’ll also have access to the Rotmoos marshlands and Obergurgl’s 300-year-old Stone Pines…. Read more »
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 »