Ski Touring in Tyrol

Hallo everybody!

After some stressfull weeks at universityI finally had some days off and could enjoy the Tyrolean Alps. We have good snow conditions at the moment. Even if not as good as in the southern part of the alps, there are enough powder runs to be found.

Some days ago I did a very beautiful tour with some friends to the "Stempeljoch". First we took the gondola uphill straight on my homemountain the " Seegrube". The first downhill run was on the northern side of the mountain, away from all the official slopes. Super nice, steep, and really good snow. Follwing were two more times an hour uphill walk, some little climbing over a ridge and more powder runs. The landscape there in the " karwendel" - a nature resort is just stunningly amazing! Peaceful, white, silent, no people!!

We ended our day with some hot chocolate and beers (what a combi!!) in an old mountainpasture and then skied down directly to the bus-station to get a ride back to Innsbruck

Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year!!

Winter is here!!!!

The winter has arrived!!!!

Last week it snowed already for a couple of days and we got a good first layer of snow on our mountains. This weekend "Frau Holle" braught us some more ....

Enjoyed some ski- touring in the Italian Alps and some snowboarding on my home mountain n Innsbruck. Had a great time. finally some distraction from university!!! The second picture is the view from the " Axamer Lizum" to the Inntal- quite nice,no? 

Have a peaceful Christmas!

Back in Tyrol

Hi there!

Back home in Innsbruck I enjoyed last weekend with its beautiful weather on top of my home mountain... Went up to the " Seegrube, Nordpark" and then continued to clime the Brandjoch. I could even see my house from up there. Amazing view over Innsbruck and the Inntal. Guess it was the last time without snow up there...right now the coldfront and the snow is getting close...Winter is coming! Get ready!

Slideshow OZ

Hallo!

Now I am back home in Austria since one week. Oh what a change!!

Having a nice fall here in Innsbruck, but I cannot deny that I am missing the ocean, sailing, surfing, my travel friends in down under, the whales, easy life...

Back home universtiy is full on for my and i am just hoping that winter will kick in soon!

Here finally more pics in a slideshow from down under!

More about Western Australia

Hi there!

Mh...what should I say- I had three more awsome weeks in Western Australia. Incredible sailing, surfing, snorkling, watching sunsets, yoga on the dunes, watching fullmoon rising, campfires, new people. Just magic times. Now getting back to Perth , selling the car, saying good-bye, which is going to be HAAARD!
Then some more days stopover in Mauritius before finally heading back home to Innsbruck...
Life is good. check out the pics!
See u out there!!
Uli

Sorry having probs to upload some photos now- will be online later in a slideshow!

West Coast Paradies

Once again,-and for that time finally at the beginning of the season I am back in Western Australia.
Juhuuuu!! After two weeks in Mauritius I flew directly to Perth with a 7hrs flight. Pretty easy going.
A good friend of mine- Stian- was already in Perth, just waiting for me to go up north again with his fully equipped camping car.... So in a three days time we made it back up to the "G-Spot" of the West coast. This time an incredible confortable trip!
At our arrival we were immediately welcome with a huge- I mean huge- swell!!!
This spot looked totally different then later in the season. The tide was scary low 8 like it is many times in september)- the reef clearly visible- and the waves were not only biiig, but massive!!!!!!! I went straight out sailing! Took me some time though to get used to this "New Place". the wave was sometimes really really sucky, Bubbles coming up all of a sudden and some broken gear was seen that day. Fortunately not mine...maybe i took it too easy...
The first three weeks up there were just great. Temperatures still very nice, not too hot, big waves, good surf, a second HUGE Swell. and tons of wales passing by on her way down south.
Now we are on a shopping trip back down in Carnarvon, getting food for another three weeks in Paradies!!
How much I love this place!!!!!

So next news will be at the end of my trip....
Hope you all had a good summer!
ULI