After that first trip to Fichtelgebirge I really needed some quality snowboarding... The first trip with the Frankfurt Ski, Sports and Socials Club turned out to be just that! :) We went to Hochgurgl, at 2150m, in Austria.
The people were great - John the Trip Captain, Victoria the beautiful English (!) with her off-pist friends, Mike my silent cool roomy and all the others (me and names...).
The hotel Angerer Alm made this trip to the most luxurious I have ever been to with its relax, its five course dinner and beautiful view over the valley.
The snow was great, but the sight non-existent, due to low clouds. Off-pist was good, after all we couldn't go far from the pistes. The skiing stretches up to 3080m so there was good powder. The place wouldn't do for a longer trip, though, the variety of slopes wasn't that great. You could take the cabin (or bus) to Obergurgl but that place is much lower and windier and more crowded, so don't.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, December 03, 2007
Fichtelgebirge - Finally the winter started! :)
I rented a car at www.billiger-mietwagen.de (only 66 Euro with free mileage for a weekend with a 1,6l Astra) and left Frankfurt heading east.
First lesson: The Traffic is a bitch in Germany! I spent hours on the A3 and even though I cruised at 180 the rest of the way I wasn't in Oberwarmensteinach until 9! But the Hempelsberg lift is open 'til 10, so I got roughly an hour to work out that first-time-of-the-season energy. :)
I then slept at the Backerei Schmidt, by the church, where I got excellent service from the lovely old couple running the Gasthaus. For only 25 Euro!
It included a brilliant breakfast, so the next day I was set for a good day of snowboarding! The southern lift of Ochsenkopf was closed due to some repairs, so I headed for the Ochsenkopf Nord lift - 2220m long, taking you 358m higher. A very nice start of the season - a long, easy run with few people. But then again it rained and the slope was very soft... So I rode until I got tired (didn't take long), went home for a shower and then visited Nurnberg where there was a "Weinachtsmarkt". Of course.
On Sunday I was in pain, I was bored and it started to rain again. So after like 4 rides in Ochsenkopf I headed back to Frankfurt again. No queues. And a nice end to a great season opening.
First lesson: The Traffic is a bitch in Germany! I spent hours on the A3 and even though I cruised at 180 the rest of the way I wasn't in Oberwarmensteinach until 9! But the Hempelsberg lift is open 'til 10, so I got roughly an hour to work out that first-time-of-the-season energy. :)
I then slept at the Backerei Schmidt, by the church, where I got excellent service from the lovely old couple running the Gasthaus. For only 25 Euro!
It included a brilliant breakfast, so the next day I was set for a good day of snowboarding! The southern lift of Ochsenkopf was closed due to some repairs, so I headed for the Ochsenkopf Nord lift - 2220m long, taking you 358m higher. A very nice start of the season - a long, easy run with few people. But then again it rained and the slope was very soft... So I rode until I got tired (didn't take long), went home for a shower and then visited Nurnberg where there was a "Weinachtsmarkt". Of course.
On Sunday I was in pain, I was bored and it started to rain again. So after like 4 rides in Ochsenkopf I headed back to Frankfurt again. No queues. And a nice end to a great season opening.
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