ComeBackMudPuddles
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Date(s) Skied: Feb 25-28, 2009
Resort or Ski Area: St. Anton, Austria
Conditions: powder, more powder
Trip Report: Well, I guess this TR could also be filed under "better late than never". Went to St. Anton to get some great skiing in and to re-live past glories with some old friends (we did a previous Euro trip together in 2002 at Val d'Isere, so this trip was a long time coming).
Compared to some other famous European resorts (Val d'Isere, Meribel, Chamonix, Zermatt), the skiing at St. Anton feels much more contained. Luckily, there's some real kick-ass off-piste terrain readily accessible from the lifts, so, even with a smaller size, I could always find some interesting terrain that was basically empty....Which was great, because we got DUMPED on....I'm 6' 6" and I was skiing thigh-deep untracked powder for much of our stay (we had two days of snow and two days of dark blue skies). Simply amazing. The only bummer was that there was so much snow that the highest lift-serviced terrain was closed, even on blue-bird days.
The apres scene definitely did not disappoint, either. The two main hot spots are Krazy Kangaruh and Mooserwirt. Mooserwirt is a little more Euro-techno and the KK tends to be more of the pitchers and 80s hair band scene. Follow this link for a flavor of the Krazy Kangaruh scene during my stay (I'm proud to say that I'm in one of those shots).....
Resort or Ski Area: St. Anton, Austria
Conditions: powder, more powder
Trip Report: Well, I guess this TR could also be filed under "better late than never". Went to St. Anton to get some great skiing in and to re-live past glories with some old friends (we did a previous Euro trip together in 2002 at Val d'Isere, so this trip was a long time coming).
Compared to some other famous European resorts (Val d'Isere, Meribel, Chamonix, Zermatt), the skiing at St. Anton feels much more contained. Luckily, there's some real kick-ass off-piste terrain readily accessible from the lifts, so, even with a smaller size, I could always find some interesting terrain that was basically empty....Which was great, because we got DUMPED on....I'm 6' 6" and I was skiing thigh-deep untracked powder for much of our stay (we had two days of snow and two days of dark blue skies). Simply amazing. The only bummer was that there was so much snow that the highest lift-serviced terrain was closed, even on blue-bird days.
The apres scene definitely did not disappoint, either. The two main hot spots are Krazy Kangaruh and Mooserwirt. Mooserwirt is a little more Euro-techno and the KK tends to be more of the pitchers and 80s hair band scene. Follow this link for a flavor of the Krazy Kangaruh scene during my stay (I'm proud to say that I'm in one of those shots).....