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Transistor Rhythm
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Can tell you about instructors. But CAN recommend you some slopes...
In general the Gaislach is much much quieter than Giggi side.
Personally I liked best slopes 1, 4 and 10.
On Giggi side the best slopes are the black on on Schwarzkogl and the Tiefenbach 37. When you cross the slope to the extreme rights (just right of the tow lift) the snow is perfect.
In general the Gaislach is much much quieter than Giggi side.
Personally I liked best slopes 1, 4 and 10.
On Giggi side the best slopes are the black on on Schwarzkogl and the Tiefenbach 37. When you cross the slope to the extreme rights (just right of the tow lift) the snow is perfect.
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Transistor Rhythm
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I went to one of the offices of the ski school that had a logo like with lots of normal and reversed c's. I saw a group picture there of teachers either on ski's or waving their racing boards, so I took the plunge. Some 22 year old girl called Victoria I think guided me around for a few hours. Problem is they don't get many carvers and there was no real plan for instruction, and she was ripping up black pistes as a warming up where I was still struggling 
. Still a nice session though. But Austrian ski school technique is in some regards very different from what is regarded as proper technique here 
You were right about the trails Menno, but I would like to add the 5 as well as the 7. The 7 is really a hidden gem, it stays in the shade until 2 o clock, very little people take it because there is a red alternative slope. The 7 was the slope that took me whenever I was feeling down and guided my carving in such way I started believing in it again. Also the 10 was a bit too mellow to my taste, it is very good to pop your carving cherry either on soft or hard boots though, if you can't carve there you won't anywhere. I took the schleppelift at Philippe (good burgers there!!!) in the afternoon to relax and check out different parts of my technique in slow motion without burning muscles. It's good to do a nice wide blue once in a while.
Haven't been much on the glacier, two pretty okay (soft snow but totally virgin corduroy) descents of the Rettenbach with Jacco and three pretty good ones (more firm snow but not virgin) with my old board a few days later. When properly prepared and in good vision this slope totally rips.
Trail map
. Still a nice session though. But Austrian ski school technique is in some regards very different from what is regarded as proper technique here You were right about the trails Menno, but I would like to add the 5 as well as the 7. The 7 is really a hidden gem, it stays in the shade until 2 o clock, very little people take it because there is a red alternative slope. The 7 was the slope that took me whenever I was feeling down and guided my carving in such way I started believing in it again. Also the 10 was a bit too mellow to my taste, it is very good to pop your carving cherry either on soft or hard boots though, if you can't carve there you won't anywhere. I took the schleppelift at Philippe (good burgers there!!!) in the afternoon to relax and check out different parts of my technique in slow motion without burning muscles. It's good to do a nice wide blue once in a while.
Haven't been much on the glacier, two pretty okay (soft snow but totally virgin corduroy) descents of the Rettenbach with Jacco and three pretty good ones (more firm snow but not virgin) with my old board a few days later. When properly prepared and in good vision this slope totally rips.
Trail map
