Postcard from Bad Hofgastein in April 2014
Spring in the Alps in Austria
A very late Easter this year so the lifts are running until April 21st. A very good opportunity to get some late season skiing. Fresh snow meant the snow conditions when we hit the slopes on the 26th March were absolutely perfect. Whilst other resorts struggled with a lack of snow we had loads on our pistes - and very few people. We did take a day out to Dienten and the Hochkonig but the snow there was a lot thinner so we were glad to be back on the slopes in Gastein the next day.
A very late Easter this year so the lifts are running until April 21st. A very good opportunity to get some late season skiing. Fresh snow meant the snow conditions when we hit the slopes on the 26th March were absolutely perfect. Whilst other resorts struggled with a lack of snow we had loads on our pistes - and very few people. We did take a day out to Dienten and the Hochkonig but the snow there was a lot thinner so we were glad to be back on the slopes in Gastein the next day.
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| Empty seats on the Hohe Scharte chairlift |
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| On the Hohe Scharte - now shall I take the Nord or the Sud Abfahrt? |
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| Wonderful mountains - snow on the rocks |
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| A stone splitter blooms above 2000m |
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| Plenty of elbow room at the Haitzingalm |
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| Room to turn and run |
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| Saturday Party at the Weitmoseralm |
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| On the South Facing side of the Angertal Valley it is getting green |
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| On the North Facing side of the Angertal Valley the runs are parfect |
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| Two Gentlemen from Bremen insisted I have an early Williams! |
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| TW walking on the Kaiser Willhelm Weg |
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| Fresh cut logs - ideal for smoking apparently |
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