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ToddW

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Re: So, How was the skiing in Austria??
« on: April 25, 2012, 07:39:17 am »
Surely.  Leisurely 5 course meals each evening.  Venison, wild boar, chamonix, etc.  Good beer daily.  Good company daily. 

They replaced the chairlift that went from Tuxer Ferner Haus half-way up to the Gefrorene Wand with a gondola and moved the unload point uphill.  This removed the half-width catwalk from hell -- rocks to the left, cliff to the right, and skiers behind.  This will lower the skill level barrier to participation in the future.

Sweet snow.  Some visibility challenges a couple days being so deep into snow-laden clouds.  Also some glorious bluebird runs where you could see forever.

The five essentials are timeless, so you know what everyone focused on (when not in apr?s mode)  I mostly worked on timing with a healthy side portion of counteracting and a few potent sips of fore-aft.

And as always, the last turn of the run as one comes to a stop is subject to intense MA scrutiny ... It had better be your best :)