On the first two days, we took lessons in Zurs from a great instructor named Siegi who took us all over the place- on and off piste (another word for ski run). This picture was taken immediately following the most challenging afternoon of off-piste skiing we've experienced...
Our second day of skiing was beautiful. One of the main highlights was watching a helicopter land not more than ten to fifteen feet from where we were skiing, pick up two passengers, and nose dive toward a different mountain, presumably for some heliskiing.
Although Matt skied for all SIX days of our trip, several of us took Wednesday off to give our bodies a rest. In the morning, we rode the Galzigbahn (gondola) up a mountain in St. Anton to take some pictures...
By coincidence, we ran into the skiiers atop the same mountain. Our friend, Kyle, the mannequin...
We spent the remainder of the afternoon at the St. Anton spa. It was very surreal to swim laps in an outdoor pool at the base of the Austrian Alps and to enjoy at least five different saunas...yes, I know this is an experience I should NOT get used to, but it was sooo nice!
On Thursday, we skied the Weisse Ring, a ski route that links Lech and Zurs. Unfortunately, visibility was very poor (see the whiteout below), but we enjoyed skiing in the fresh powder.
In lieu of mail service: Happy Birthday, Brandon!
On our final day, we skied the Wiesse Ring again, in hopes of better views...mission accomplished!
This was a great kick-off to the 2010 ski season. For more pictures from the trip, check out Alan and Elizabeth's photo album.
2 comments:
Holy schmokes, that looks absolutely GORGEOUS! Glad you guys had a great ski trip. Look forward to seeing you soon.
oh my gosh! gorgeous!!! Yes that trip you took to the spa makes me SO JEALOUS! Looks like a fabulous time.
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