Snow for the Euros.

[philippeR]

First hand account and discussion here, in french : http://www.skipass.com/news/119000-c...strahlhor.html

[peds]

So... whilst a couple of friends of mine were skiing the Brenva Spur on Mont Blanc, I was prancing around in lycra like a nancy...

If watching men's buttocks pulsating on a glacier with a soundtrack of some vintage rock 'n' roll is your idea of a good time, then this is without a doubt the video for you.



There's also some words about the outing in the link in my signature below, but if I'm honest, the video of my bum is the real treat today...

[LiveLarger]

this is worth a watch..
http://www.zapiks.fr/chute-dans-une-crevasse-stra.html

(dude with gopro falls into crevasse and gets pulled out.)

My stomach gets sick just from watching that. Thats close to cheating death.

[shafty85]

this is worth a watch..
http://www.zapiks.fr/chute-dans-une-crevasse-stra.html

(dude with gopro falls into crevasse and gets pulled out.)

That is absolutely terrifying

So... whilst a couple of friends of mine were skiing the Brenva Spur on Mont Blanc, I was prancing around in lycra like a nancy...

If watching men's buttocks pulsating on a glacier with a soundtrack of some vintage rock 'n' roll is your idea of a good time, then this is without a doubt the video for you.



There's also some words about the outing in the link in my signature below, but if I'm honest, the video of my bum is the real treat today...

That is hilarious

[Meathelmet]

In norway summer has been postponed due to budgetary reasons.

[Mike Pow]

Noice.

Where please?

[Ripzalot]

That is hilarious

Seconded! That is some hall of fame material there.

[Meathelmet]

Noice.

Where please?

Oh, that? Gaustatoppen, 3hrs west from oslo.


Btw, how is austria holding up snowise? Will drive from prague to slovenia in the end of june. Will have a week or so free time
and thinking heading to H-tux or some other place that is open.

[Mike Pow]

Oh, that? Gaustatoppen, 3hrs west from oslo.

Cheers. Looks great.

[freak]

looks actually kinda thin...

Btw, how is austria holding up snowise? Will drive from prague to slovenia in the end of june. Will have a week or so free time
and thinking heading to H-tux or some other place that is open.

its average or a bit below. there will definitely be rather worthwhile skiing on groomers in hintertux for another couple of weeks, would probably still be possible to ski down to fernerhaus by the end of june. stubai closes june 28th (if they do not prolong the season) but has less snow and very few runs are/will still be open.

freak~[&]

[ClarkleberryFinn]

Freak - I think Stubai said July 3rd the other day. Haven't been up in a few weeks so I don't know what the snow's like though. Was fairly low tide even for this time of year.

OTOH hand the Ruetzbach (river that flows from the glacier) has been pumping!

[IridePow]

Season Finale on the Clariden last Friday (June 5, 2015)

Early start at 4:30 to enjoy a nice sun set above the Klausenpass.


Climb from the pre-summit to the top.


Panorama to the south-west. Gross Duessi is the pyramid in the middle, the Bernese alps in the far right background.


Last few turns on the lower part. Looking almost like spring skiing inbounds, fun nonetheless.


Skis meet flowers at the Klausen pass.


Wishing everyone a nice summer!

[Schnappi]

Season Finale on the Clariden last Friday (June 5, 2015)

Early start at 4:30 to enjoy a nice sun set above the Klausenpass.
...

Yo Copernicus, the sun rises in the morning. Not sets.

Otherwise, great work as usual.

[peds]

That is hilarious

Seconded! That is some hall of fame material there.

You, gents, are far too kind. I'm currently holding auditions for the sequel video, apply by carrier pigeon. Singing and dancing abilities neither required nor desired.

[Meathelmet]

its average or a bit below. there will definitely be rather worthwhile skiing on groomers in hintertux for another couple of weeks, would probably still be possible to ski down to fernerhaus by the end of june. stubai closes june 28th (if they do not prolong the season) but has less snow and very few runs are/will still be open.

freak~[&]

Thanks! Will head there coming sunday and will be around until fri. Was there any decent rental shops still open with freeride / touring gear?
Left the sticks home but have boots etc with me.

[ClarkleberryFinn]

Thanks! Will head there coming sunday and will be around until fri. Was there any decent rental shops still open with freeride / touring gear?
Left the sticks home but have boots etc with me.

I think probably not in Stubaital, but you could try http://winter.dieboerse.at in Innsbruck. The're in summer bike mode, but with some notice can probably help you out.

That's for Stubai; I have no idea about Tux/Zillertal.

[auvgeek]

You, gents, are far too kind. I'm currently holding auditions for the sequel video, apply by carrier pigeon. Singing and dancing abilities neither required nor desired.

I'm so glad I ventured into this thread and got to witness this hilariousness.

[SiSt]

Went to Stryn this weekend. Epic weather, some nice turns to be had and some really nice short tours ("SS Norway" and Store Baksiden/Nuken). Sorry for the crap phone pics, too much niceness to cope with a camera.



Friday morning view from Folven


PNyberg heading for "SS Norway"


Top of "SS Norway"


View back up, the line follows the rock in top center from right to left. Tons of slow-moving surface sluff, with a 5km/h river of snow following the rock face was interesting to watch.


Really terrible view down the valley.

Nuken/Store Baksiden:

View towards Nuken, top center.


Heading down, Nuken (1837m) on the left. We opted for a mellow route down on skiers right due to surface slides in the bowl, this turned out to be a mistake as we passed below, so next time will have to do for the optimal experience.


The rest of the way down is steep (about 40-45) and sustained down to the road at about 680m at Steinhusbrua.


Yay!


Waiting for a ride back up.

[Meathelmet]

SiSt, noice!

Htux today was slushy moguls, but fun even with rentals. Summer skiing, you gotta love it.

[peds]

Good work SiSt, nice to see there's still some good stuff around. Did I hear that Norway was getting dumps of over a metre back at the start of June? Sexy.

A girl I know went for a ski on Pollux last week, that looked pretty special too.

This time last year there was some pretty tempting skiing left all across the Chamonix valley, not just the usual stuff off the Midi (which people are still pounding occasionally), but also some stuff off the Grands Montets and even on the north side of the Aiguilles Rouges... this year, there's nothing. Not even slightly tempted to cart all the gear uphill for a hundred metres of gritty slush. Maybe next summer will see a true return to form.

For anyone interested, I went on a bit of a big jog last week, the Mont Blanc 80km, and I scribbled down a few thoughts about the event. Absolutely no skiing, obviously, but I did manage to squeeze in about 250m of creamy-dreamy glissade down from the Col de la Terrasse into Switzerland. Click the picture below for a rambling, shambling tale about buttocks, suffering, snow, and sick.

[Brecher]

You're good with words, man. That's a really nice read. But how on earth do you decide to run something like this? Impossible...

[klar]

peds is somewhat insane but funny and rocks his manbun. blog is great reading as usual.

we got a helpful lift for some fieldwork in the silvretta before the heat hit. we moved with skis, not sure i'd call it skiing.

IMG_1667 by klar01, auf Flickr

IMG_1681 by klar01, auf Flickr

IMG_1709 by klar01, auf Flickr

these days it's 37° in ibk downtown.

[Mike Pow]

Still turns on Ben Nevis, Scotland to be had

[Brecher]

[peds]

Still turns on Ben Nevis, Scotland to be had

Incredible! Great work.

You're good with words, man. That's a really nice read. But how on earth do you decide to run something like this? Impossible...

Cheers. It started because I wanted to get fitter for ski mountaineering and for the approach hikes for rock climbing, ticking off four or five thousand metres of ascent with a lightweight running pack makes a thousand metres with skis or a trad rack seem a lot easier. It's actually a pretty fun way of seeing lots of mountains in a relatively short space of time, and it's a great method of getting to an area that you want to explore on skis or with ropes, so that you can have a good look with binoculars and a camera at the proper objectives.
Runners who do it as a sport in itself, though, are pretty strange characters, and I am still adamant in my belief that I do not rank amongst them. I run so that my skiing and climbing can benefit, I am not a runner so that I can go running.

IMG_1681 by klar01, auf Flickr

I would like to know more, please! What is this toy?