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jea_toney
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Any one skied austria and know if they have good parks?
i might be able to go next christmas

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May 8 2005 6:15PM
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Audioslave
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The skiing is sick! The mountains are huge! It really depends where you go, some places have good parks, some dont. Any idea where you are going?

May 9 2005 5:46AM
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Krish
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maybe mayerhofen....

May 9 2005 10:01AM
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Dallan!
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yeah some parks are good, ive only been to zurs, st.anton and those places around theyre, parks are ok but skiing is great.





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May 9 2005 11:10AM
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headbudcrew
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here you can see all parks of austria!(www.snowparkguide.com)
the nordpark is very good, it's the mountain where the austrian open were held!
the best park in winter are definitely kaunertal, nordpark, flachauwinkel and soelden!

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May 9 2005 11:32AM
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*Lozza*
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i ski in sölden - park is good (especially during the summer camps in june/july - they make a bigger effort then) but if you're used to parks in the US you might be disappointed.

the sick thing about austria aren't the parks, it's the endless big mountain (freeride) opportunities. no one to tell you where you're allowed to go and where not - if you can handle it that is. you need to know your stuff, and that also means knowing about the prevailing conditions.

i'm a mountain guide in sölden so if you're interested, come and see us in the freeride center (http://www.freeride-center.at)

the link won't help you much as i still have to translate the homepage into english - that's on the to do list this summer ;-) but there's lots of pics which might give you the idea

May 9 2005 11:38AM
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*Lozza*
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2nd try, sorry:

http://www.freeride-center.at

May 9 2005 11:39AM
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ski_pie
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i ski mayrhofen the entire season and its the best park i've visited so far

May 9 2005 1:39PM
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Coalescent
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im going to the st. anton area next february or early march with my dad and a friend...my dad used to ski over there is it any good...he tells me its good but i want to hear from somebody who has skiied there recently

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May 9 2005 3:17PM
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Dallan!
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^ its ridicilous if you have alot of snow, its pretty dangerous area thought with avalanches and stuff.
But when i where theyre we didnt have any powder at alll, still pretty fun skiing.





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May 9 2005 3:37PM
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johnnypsunami
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im going there next year

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May 9 2005 3:54PM
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Drunkenmaster
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me too just looking for a big resort so my rents and brother can go skiing and i can go and hit the park...any suggestions?



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May 9 2005 4:33PM
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Logchucker
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You goin to Austria to ski park?

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May 9 2005 4:49PM
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saucerboy84
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precisely. if you are going to ski the alps, then ski the alps, dont ski the park. you can do that without spending mad loot to go to europe. i was in innsbruck last winter and it was pretty epic. skied stubai, axamer adn schlick (which sucks), and st. anton which is absolutely massive. our weather wasnt the greatest, it was super cold, but my favorite place was axamer.

May 9 2005 5:32PM
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kinosoo
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it sucks if your going to spend the money and at chrismas go to europ

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May 9 2005 9:52PM
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kinosoo
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Oh what I thought you said Australia

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May 9 2005 9:53PM
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Dallan!
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dishwalla go to les deux alps if you want a good park they should have europes best from what ive heard.
Or else i could recommend Val Thorens, huge ski area with 3 big resorts connected to eachother, and also 3 different parks that where pretty nice..





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May 10 2005 8:50AM
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johnnypsunami
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^yeah for anyone next year who wants to to some urban stuff around innsbruck I will definetly be down, and have some expertise.

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May 10 2005 1:36PM
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Coalescent
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yeah im going there probably the first week of march..i dont know where..st. anton.. probably and stubei...spelling...innsbruck...my dad was telling me about all these places except st. anton because i read about it in freeze the one issue...looks amazing

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May 10 2005 2:49PM
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Drunkenmaster
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I am European I am a FREAKIN GERMAN...
and started park in the US and would like to keep doing that...




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May 11 2005 12:06AM
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Drunkenmaster
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which doesnt mean that I am not gonna do some backcountry stuff that hopefully too



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May 11 2005 12:08AM
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*Lozza*
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you don't know what you're talking about. the arlberg (the big ski area st. anton belongs to) is no more dangerous than any other resort with backcountry skiing.

actually it is somewhat saver even that other resorts, because the backcountry is constantly tracked out which packs the snow and makes the snow pack more stable.

i would know, this is where i grew up. i'm not kidding when i say it's one of the best ski areas in the world. go for it.

May 11 2005 10:42AM
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johnnypsunami
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^yep she does know what shes talking about look at her pictures.

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May 11 2005 5:08PM
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Dallan!
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ok lozza, I talked to another guy that where bourne there and had lived there for his hole life, ski guide etc etc, and he said that it was a little bit more dangerous because its pretty steep everywhere but maybe he was wrong.

And oh do you still live there because i where wondeing if they found that guy that where lying under like 8 meters of snow when i where there, some american snowboarder or something like that.





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May 11 2005 5:46PM
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*Lozza*
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hey dallan,

yep that's right, they still haven't found the american snowboarder who died along with 3 canadians that day in the avalanche. they searched for days but had to give up. not even the avalanche dogs had a chance.

about the steepness of the terrain at the arlberg: for austrian standards you can't really say its steeper than the norm. for example if it snows 1 m within a night at the arlberg you can ski as usual. if that happened in sölden they would have to close most of the ski area.

May 16 2005 12:31PM
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Dallan!
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ok, thx for the info.





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May 16 2005 4:23PM
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*Lozza*
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no worries


May 17 2005 3:42AM
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RedbAss
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Spend your time skking the big giant mountains. The parks arn't great.

May 17 2005 6:02AM
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therealjerk
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^ YEAH, it's pretty retarded to go there in the winter and try to ski park but i've heard early season can be super slow in Europe. I went to innsbruck last year for spring break. Axamer was the fucking illsteeze (hahah, i said it.) You don't really go to Europe for treeskiing but the pitches at that ski area were awesome. Huge, old trees that have some really good spacing in between and a fun pitch. that whole week in Innsbruck was the best time of my life because it was dumping all week and the partying was fun as hell.



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May 17 2005 11:44AM
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Irotate360
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im going next year and im not going to spend any time(or try) in the parks. you dont go over to europe to ski park. should be a sick time. hows the night life in innsburck???



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May 17 2005 3:55PM
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Irotate360
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^you recommend anything in town



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May 17 2005 3:58PM
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Drunkenmaster
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Burton Superpark
Dachstein Gletscher



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May 17 2005 10:55PM
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Develop
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ya, seriously dont make that trip just to ski park. you can do that here.



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May 17 2005 11:02PM
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Shaggy
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i went about 4 years ago, and i gotta say, that had i not gone over with a cracked heel, it woulda been some of the best skiing i've ever done. but i can say that the nightlife in St. Anton is pretty damn sick, it jsut seemed likke all the damn crazy austrians would still be walking home from the bars at 7 in the morning. good shit i tells ya. good times. the park seemed pretty good, but any park is good compared to hwat i got to work with. but really, go there to ski the mountains, not park


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May 18 2005 4:40AM
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daniel_insam
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There are some good parks like Mayrhofen or Silvretta Nova, but they are not as big as those in the US or in Canada



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May 18 2005 5:23AM
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ap-huhn
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yes, but this winter silvretta wasn't such good ...
the best resort to go is StAnton/ Lech
I ski there most of the time. The park is nice, but nothing against these huge ones in US
But the Mountains on Arlberg are great. There are a lot possibilities to jib in Backcountry....
And of course BIG lines ;D


May 18 2005 6:10AM
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ap-huhn
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I forgot: the nightlife is great. there are cool bars everywhere, but hey: the beer is really expensive... but it's great :D

May 18 2005 6:12AM
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*Lozza*
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flamable: where are you from? if you ski lech lots then we prob know each other haha!

May 18 2005 12:41PM
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TurkeyHunter
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snow park guide is pretty good. Never seen that before

May 18 2005 4:05PM
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ap-huhn
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*lozza*

I'm from the lake constance... 2hours drive to LEch
Where do you come from?

greetz

May 19 2005 5:36AM
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*Lozza*
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^I'm from lech and live in innsbruck to study. also spend a lot of time in sölden (ötztal) - great off piste terrain but no one knows it, we've always got everything to ourselves.

Jun 5 2005 6:16AM
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Drunkenmaster
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hmmm well its alot more expensive for me to come over here...I'm gonna do that next winter but well...



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