A Cross-country day in Gastein
When the warm wind doth blow Angertal cross- country The Fohn wind got up overnight. It’s pronounced a bit like Inspector Clouseau says ‘phone’. As it’s a warm wind from the South, the Fohn is about as welcome here as the proverbial fart is in a spacesuit. The temperature on the balcony at 8am was 10 Celsius! So we headed for Angertal today for a bit of cross-country. TW lead the way around the loop but she is still sending me down first on the steep sections. It was quite busy today, by cross-country standards anyway. I was passed a few times but hey, it’s not a race, and they had probably been watching too much of the Olympics. Really enjoyed it, only two falls. Very pretty through the trees, sheltered from the wind and away from the hustle and bustle of the ski runs. Afterwards, we had a spot of Sunday lunch in the Waldgasthof which just happens to be conveniently located near the end of the loop on run back into the Angertal ski centre. Spaghetti and a beer hit the right spot. ...