backcountry skiing

I think it was about 40 years ago that as a boy I learned about the Dachstein area of Austria, probably because of the eponymous wool items. This evening, we took the cable car up as the sun set, and…

In Bad Heaering at the moment, packing for the approximately 2 hour drive over to the Dachstein. Sun is out and the surrounding mountains are glowing white with promise. Tough knowing what to bring to these European “huts,” as many…

I know about three words of German, now a few more depending on how you count. We headed up to Wildschonau today, a mountain region near here that’s known for its abundance of good ski touring terrain. Wildschonau means something…

Murmeltier Salbe You all know how I love those cuddly furballs that eat the wiring in my Jeep whenever they get half a chance. We’ll, today I got the last laugh — at least till the next time I park…

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We drove to Aschau, a fringe town of mega-resort Kitzbuhel. Plan was to utilize the piste in case snow conditions were too horrendous because of the foehn winds. Plan worked, we had a nice tour and everyone had fun skiing…