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Expensive Rescue for 3 British Skiers After Venturing Off-Piste in Austrian Alps

Three British skiers were airlifted to safety on Wednesday, March 12, after recklessly venturing off-piste in the Albona ski area of Stuben, Austria, despite lacking local knowledge. Their ill-advised search for untracked runs led them into dangerously steep and rocky terrain, ultimately requiring an emergency helicopter rescue by Austrian authorities. At approximately 12:55 p.m., the three British skiers aged between […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 14, 2025
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St. Anton, Arlberg, Austria Conditions Report: 30cm Soft Pow

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What an amazing start into the weekend! 30 cm of fresh white goodies fell on Friday during the day. This made the Arlberg sparkle in the sun all weekend – perfect freeride conditions. The Arlberg being the largest ski area in Austria boasts ridiculous amounts of terrain right out of the nearly 100 lifts.

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Eike Poeppelmeier | February 21, 2017
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Arlberg, Austria Conditions Report: It’s On!!!

Finally after weeks/months of waiting and praying for snow the powder has come! Since Saturday evening we’ve had a mix of sun and snow resulting in a good 60cm of fresh powder. The snow came with quite a bit of wind but at cold enough temperatures that it’s the fluffy, sprayy good stuff.

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Eike Poeppelmeier | January 6, 2016
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Epic Powder at Arlberg, Austria

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Epic powder and bluebird skies – What more could you ask for? The biggest problem today was so many great lines to ski and perfect pow on all aspects. Where to go first in this huge accumulation of ski resorts? We started our day close to home in Stuben, which has a lot of great north facing runs. Good choice, just like any other today. The snow was just amazing and it kind of reminded me of that velvety AK powder that is just so effortless to ride […]

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Eike Poeppelmeier | March 6, 2015
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Conditions Report Arlberg, Austria: Perfect Powder Day

Yesterday it was snowing hard all day with almost no wind. The snow just kept piling up. This morning the result was 40cms of perfect powder. Then more luck, skies started to clear completely at around 9 a.m. – what timing! The snow was just perfect and well bonded at most places. Some spots where the strong wind gusts had blown off all the snow last week you could still hit the odd rock. But most places it was just deep and fun with lots of faceshots. Top to bottom runs with well over 1000m vertical are finally full on! So we hiked up to the Maroikopf […]

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Eike Poeppelmeier | January 18, 2015
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