jnelly
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Several years after the initial inquiry into skiing the alps and similarly several pushes and ultimately cancellations for a myriad of reasons: Conditions, Covid outbreak, flight cancellations to name a few…the time finally came. MSN-ORD-ZRH..boom… a total of 90 seconds in security, about the easiest flight you could wish for and arrived in Zürich on Sunday AM to clear skies and ~45 degrees. Window open as I drove to Vorarlberg.
Was intending on starting the day at Golm since I’m about a stones throw away from the main lift but the entire section was closed on wind. Decided, at the suggestion of my host to go to the Zamang lift that accesses the Hochjoch segment of the Silvretta complex.
Spent the first day basically getting my bearings and taking in the sights and infrastructure and learning the ropes. I covered the entire segment. I have nothing for reference to crowd size here… but TO ME, i felt it was fairly busy on the pistes for a Monday. That said there was no more than a 2 minute wait on any gondola and lifts where ski on. Snow for the most past was decent / pretty good. Far from premium but def not bad (again major relativity here) but it was fun enough. Soft on the sun soaked areas, slightly sticky in spots but not overly and surprisingly little glare ice even at the end of the day.
It’s currently a monsoon here at Golm base so who knows what tomorrow brings. Showing show but who knows. I’ll figure it out tomorrow.
^ 2022 Beijing Olympics???
So glad this isn’t mine !
Was intending on starting the day at Golm since I’m about a stones throw away from the main lift but the entire section was closed on wind. Decided, at the suggestion of my host to go to the Zamang lift that accesses the Hochjoch segment of the Silvretta complex.
Spent the first day basically getting my bearings and taking in the sights and infrastructure and learning the ropes. I covered the entire segment. I have nothing for reference to crowd size here… but TO ME, i felt it was fairly busy on the pistes for a Monday. That said there was no more than a 2 minute wait on any gondola and lifts where ski on. Snow for the most past was decent / pretty good. Far from premium but def not bad (again major relativity here) but it was fun enough. Soft on the sun soaked areas, slightly sticky in spots but not overly and surprisingly little glare ice even at the end of the day.
It’s currently a monsoon here at Golm base so who knows what tomorrow brings. Showing show but who knows. I’ll figure it out tomorrow.
^ 2022 Beijing Olympics???
So glad this isn’t mine !
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