Wo die Almröserln wachs´n...

..und der Enzian blüaht!!

MTB- Tour in Südtirol bei Sterzing, Ratschings

Flüchteten vor dem feuchten Regenwaldklima in Innsbruck ein bisschen weiter in den Süden...
Entdeckten eine super schöne Tour und .....es regnete einmal nicht!!!!!
Noch eine Woche- dann gehts ab in den Süden!!!

Mei Freid san die Küah
Und die Berg und die Bam
Ja dort auf der Alma
Ist der Frieden daham.

LOL!!!!!

Austrian Lake time

Rainy weather here in Austria since two weeks.
But we had some great windy days at Neusiedlersee.
Unfortunately I didn´t bring my windsurfing eqipment, as I didn´t expect so windy conditions...I would have been on a 3.5 for two days....
But I was trying my new wave-kiteboard. Learning to jibe again!! Haha!! I was mostly just flying...
Let´s see if I am gonna be ready for wavekiting if there are lightwind days in Mauritius.
Leaving soon for about 6 weeks to the beautiful island in the indian ocean!!!.....One Eye is calling!!!!!

thanks for the pix to: http://windkraftsport.com/







entry fee on a rainy day????

MAROC

Hi!!

First good news...My "so much loved pharmacy studies" are FINALLY finished!!!! YEAH!!

But luckily I have another subject to finish as well, so I will stay at university at least another year- and be able to travel some more.

Here some pics from two great weeks in Maroc end of may.

Have a nice summer!!

Summerfeelings...

Hallo!

Welcome in the summertime!!

What a start in the season over here in Austria!!!

1.-10.5 was the Surfopening in Podersdorf including the EFPT Freestyle Classics and the PWA Slalom Worldcup. Both events could get finished in incredible good wind conditions!!!

For Results check:

http://www.pwaworldtour.com/

http://www.efpt.net/

http://www.surfworldcup.at/

Congratulations to everybody and especially to all the Austrians!!!!

I was in the east of Austria as well for this ten days. Was not quite planned as that...but somehow I didn´t get away there anymore...

Sailing with 3.7m, 4.2m, 4.7m, and kiting a lot as well. So great to be on the water again with all my friends from vienna!!!

And yeah, there are to mention the best parties of the year....AND I mean really the best ones!!! Great sound, great people, great athmosphere- starting with a sundowner at the lake after a day in the water........Whoever was there knows what i am talking about...

Shaka!!!

I will go to Maroc and continue celebrating summer in two days!! thin k I´ll have to pray for wind...

Have all a good start in the season!!!

pics by: John Carter , Tanja Emig and Uli Hölzl

Skitouring for Easter

Hallo!

for once I was at home in Austria for easter.
the weather was incredible. After a real long winter the summer suddenly started from one day to the other. 14 days of blue sky and temperatures up to 25 degrees. Crazy!
the powder was unfortunately gone, but very good touring conditions on the mountains.
A 2 days trip to the Ötztal, some daily tours around innsbruck, some normal snowboarding, bbq´s, drinks in the city, first spring parties full of life....It was all in there.
No I gotta go back in front of my books,- not easy!
soon, soon - in may- I will be off to the water again. It will be time!!
Have a nice spring!
Yours,
ULi

Short Capetown Holiday

Hallo!

this post comes a little late....Too much stuff going on at the moment!

Mid february my urge to swim in the ocean was getting too big and I went in a last minute decision to Capetown for two weeks.
The first days on the water were a little hard for me. After a nearly four months brake my arms didnt have the usual power, and I also just recovered from a flu. But I was very lucky those two weeks with really good wind and wave conditions. Some good days at Platboom at the cape, some super windy sessions with 3.3. in Melkbos, a nice clean waveriding session in Yzer-Fontaine... Some more kitesurfing sessions trying a directional in the wave...Good sushi, good food, nice people. All in all a great holiday...and really necessary to load my batteries for the next University months...
Coming home we had incredible snow conditions for two weeks. Everyday again riding powder in front of my house in Innsbruck. UNREAL!!
Unfortunately I cannot post any pics, as the stupid baboons in the Cape national park stole my Camera- believe it or not!!!!
So as soon the little monkey baby sends me back the camera I will let you see some pics of this incredible winter!!
In the next six weeks I will hopefully finish my pharmacy studies and then everythings is going to be a little more relaxed....

Have a good day!
ULi

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