Jynxx 4 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 *18 th Oct 2010. First day of the season. YAY We arrived at the parking area @1800m to this. Usually, you don´t see snow at this hight till late Nov, so we were stoked! Last year, my first day was the 19th Oct, so I´m doing well. It was rare to see snow last year in mid Oct, the locals said they´ve never seen it in 25 years .. and I wondered if it would happen again. So, what was different this year? 1) My missus was with me! 2) We made and took our lunch and tea 3) The Autobahn at the Austria section was limited to 100km meaning it took us 2hrs to get there. Missus couldn´t do her sit at 160km and overtake at 180km driving. 4) The pay toilet price has gone up to 70 cents When we got there, it was noon and some people were already leaving. We heard it wasn´t too foggy up there. Took a photo, got changed, a cuppa, and bought the half day ticket about 35 Euro each. When we got to the top, at that magic 3000m hight, we were on clouds watching the berg top poking out to the sunny blue sky. Jumped up and down, coo-eee a bit, took lots of big breath. Below 2700m it was foggy, lot´s of rocks sticking out and cracks to fall into. Not enough coverage needing at least another 50 cm. Snow condition was nothing like last year. I was tossing on which glacier to go to, and I decided because it had 15cm new snow on Sunday and I guessed it would snow overnight. Well, there must have been a lot of people on Sunday. First run was bumpy. I could tell about 20cm had gone on top of an already bumpy hard surface, and after Sunday and that morning, it was cruddy. The snow wasn´t the powder I am used to at that hight, and it comes down to: - still not cold enough. When we went through the blasting snow cannons, it was not fluffy snow. It was ice and stings your face, sticks to goggles - not nice. Anyways. The good stuff was, that I still got 4 long nice new tracks on fresh powder. First day, still October and new snow on the slack. Howzzaaaatt! Funny thing is, since people saw we were doing it, by the next time, there were already half a dozen tracks after us. So, howz it looking for the next week, you might ask. I reckon it will snow sometime Wed-Fri as long as it gets colder. This weekend might be the last chance, cos like last year it probably won´t snow for another few weeks. And by mid Nov, there will be places in the Alps that will open on weekends only if it snows. Sorry, guys. Missus left the camera behind in the car. No action shots. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yes, snow shots! Quote: Sorry, guys. Missus left the camera behind in the car. No action shots. Try harder next time. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yeah, I´m sorry about that. We made sure the camera was all charged up ready to go the night before. `Can you pass me the camera?´ `I left it in the car´ `like we brought it to take a photo of the parking area?´ `ooh it´s ok don´t worry´ it happens .. We´ll go on Friday. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Good to see Jynxx. 3000m is high. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Another 10cm of fresh snow. -10 degrees C @3000m getting there, hope it stays cold and snows more. The wind is picking up though, 30 kmh. I wouldn´t call it powder tbh. There were some icy patches up there. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 God I wish we had some mountains that big up this way. We'd have year round skiing as well... Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice to see! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Cloudy, cold and rain in Munich. I bet it´s snowing up there. Says another 10 cm have fallen but the base snow height still the same. GN. I´m sure when you retire wealthy in 10 years you´d be starting a season via Europe and head to your pad in Hokkaido. I don´t think it´s reliable enough to plan a snow trip to Austria in Oct or early Nov though. Mid November is considered an early season. Snowboarders won´t have much fun but skier can go glacier all year long if you so desire. I just couldn´t miss out on the new snow on that glacier surface. It is an impressive operation, when you see snow cannons, 4er, 6er, gondolas going at 3000m. The snow wasn´t all that good and the piste wasn´t prepared. We´ll try again Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 How about a pad in both. Sounds great. Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 And I don't mean an ipad. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Probably easier to stay at nicer accomodation with meals in Europe. It´ll all come down to maintenance and how you wanna do it. Missus´s parents had a pad in Tirol until recently. Wish they kept it longer, now that we are into it. Missus is a bit crook today, so we ain´t going Looks like some more snow over the weekend. Yet to see that extra 30cm dump overnight. We´ll wait till Monday. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarder 0 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Was up in that area last season and had a blast. Back in Japan now and looking forward to spending as much time on the snow as possible here. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Going in March for a lonnnng weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Hintertux day trip. Took us 2 hrs, so I´ll start with some scenery on the Autobahn... Drive into Zillertal (tal is vally in german) just before Mayrhofen getting closer ... snow on the road! There... Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 It has a 150cm base (and still Oct), they say a metre of new snow just fell, but it was thigh deep at the most (in some area) The snow quality was very good, and I mean it. We were scouting from the gondola, lifts on the way up, and this place is BIG. Serious stuff. Crevasse all over. Rocks. You won´t see it when you are on the snow. I recommend staying with the markers if you don´t know what you are doing, where you are going. And WEAR A BACK PROTECTOR. Second day boarding for us and we aren´t where we were at last season. We decided to save money and do day trip this season. Will take longer to get up to our standards. Got stuck a couple of times in deep snow. Was difficult boarding deep snow. Had to walk out. The snow was heavy in a way that if my nose went in, no matter how much I lean to the tail, no way I can get my nose back out. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Great pics! Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Jynxx-Cam @Hintertux number3 run Link to post Share on other sites
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Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Nice video. Can really feel what it is like to be there. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 It might snow on the weekend. Saas-Fee and Zermatt, and the French Alpen seems like the better option for this week especially if you are coming from uk, etc. School holidays next week in Germany, so we might give a miss. Conditions won´t be as good as it were early this week in Hintertux unless there is another dump but I think it will hold. I think this place can get congested. The beginner slopes are at the top where the snow is better at the moment. The low/middle bit where the 2nd gondola is amazing freeride. But lots of crevasse and the possible lines will be tracked out by now, Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Looking good, Jynxx. Looking good. Link to post Share on other sites
SpaceAgeMonkey 0 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Nice I read that as "splat" at the end there Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Another 15cm or so new snow on Mon, Probably bit of freshie here and there for this week. Wanna try out the new board in the next few days... Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 The temperature went up over the weekend. I think there has been snow/ rain conditions. Strong wind since Friday, meaning snowdrift and packed surface crust. Expecting snow coming Tuesday, and this could be a setup for surface avalanche. I´m wondering about all these things... Probably the snow can be wet to down deeper then a full slide. Ridge and steeps will be dangerous. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Nice Jynxx. Link to post Share on other sites
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