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Chapf Viewpoint: Alpine panorama over Lake Walen

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Sunset over Lake Walen at the Chapf viewpoint, Amden, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

I’ve been coming to Amden to ski for over 20 years, but it wasn’t until this winter that I took the short path to the Chapf viewpoint. It’s perched above a vertical cliff face, 800 metres above the northern shore of Lake Walen. Above the rocks, which were already noticeably warmed by the spring sun, you could clearly see how spring was already moving into the valleys and southern slopes with the first delicate green, while the wintry conditions with snow and ice in the high mountains were only slowly giving way. Read more

Obertauern – End of the ski season

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Ski tips in the fog on the chairlift near the Hochalm in the Obertauern ski resort, Austria

I had just bought new hiking boots for the upcoming season and had already completed my first warm-up hike in the Bavarian Alps when the spontaneous opportunity for one last ski weekend to close the season in Obertauern came up. I’d heard so many good things about the ski resort that I finally wanted to experience it for myself. The highlight was actually taking part in the Gamsleiten Kriterium, where up to 1,200 treasure hunters try to dig over 30 treasure chests out of the snow with small garden shovels after skiing down one of the steepest slopes in Austria. Read more

Winter panorama from the Issentalkopf

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Ski tourers resting on the Issentalkopf in front of a winter panorama of the Ehrwald basin, Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze, Zugspitze massif, Ammergau and Lechtal Alps

Just in time for Christmas, winter has provided enough snow, at least from 1,000 metres up, to undertake the first ski tour of the season. However, fresh snow and storms have also caused a significant avalanche risk in many places. Therefore, my choice for the first “warm-up tour” is the Ehrwalder Alm ski area. With the Issentalkopf (1,925 m), it offers a beautiful viewpoint as a destination and, due to its location behind the first mountain ranges of the Prealps and the Wetterstein massif, often has more snow than, for example, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Read more