Today’s trip had a worrying start when Minx, Joy’s lovely black labrador wasn’t allowed on the bus, and we drove off without them 😱. We later found out that Sean had also got off the bus and, thankfully, the owner of Almi’s, offered them a lift down the valley to join us. We didn’t have... Continue Reading →

We awoke to a beautiful morning, with blue sky and crisp fresh snow… perfect conditions for a winter hike. After breakfast, we made our packed lunches and caught the bus to the Bergeralm ski station in Steinach. Once there, we bought one-way ski passes and caught the gondola up the mountain. Next we checked our... Continue Reading →

Today it’s been snowing all day and we’ve walked through a winter wonderland, with moody low clouds and trees coated in a layer of what looks like icing sugar. After breakfast, we caught the bus to the start of the trail around Obernberger See. There, we put on our spikes and checked our avalanche transceivers... Continue Reading →

Finally, this morning, it started snowing gently. Sean and Dave, the leaders of our snowshoe trip, advised us to pack our snowshoes, as well as our spikes, as we headed up the Frader Alm Valley. The plan was to learn how to use our avalanche transceivers (although the risk was low today), practise avalanche rescues,... Continue Reading →

After breakfast, we decided to have a short walk up a side valley, to Frader Alm, a summer farm in the foothills of the mountains. We left Almi’s and, once we left the road, put on our spikes and followed a babbling river uphill. The ice formations in the water were beautiful. Water had frozen... Continue Reading →

We left the Airbnb and, after a short bus ride, arrived at Almi’s Berghotel in the Obernberg valley. We have a lovely room with a balcony and a view of the beautiful little church. We settled in and, after lunch, decided to have a short walk. It was such a lovely day that it turned... Continue Reading →

Today we’d planned to walk to the Bergeralm ski area, take 2 lifts up to the top of the mountain and then walk along the ridge to a couple of peaks, Nösslachjoch and Eggerberg (both around 2230 metres high). Unfortunately, the second gondola wasn’t running today and walkers aren’t allowed on the top chairlift so,... Continue Reading →

After a leisurely morning, we once again took the bus to Trins. However, this time we stayed on until the end of the road past Gschnitz. There was more snow than there was in Trins and it was colder because the valley is narrower and receives less sunshine. Now and then (then image taken from... Continue Reading →

We had a much needed good sleep and a lie in with a cup of tea. Then, once washed and dressed, we wandered down to the supermarket to do a little shopping for food for breakfasts and lunches for the week. Eventually, after a late breakfast, we walked back down to town to catch the... Continue Reading →

We enjoyed snowshoeing with the Austrian Alpine Club last winter so, when the opportunity arose, we jumped at the chance to do it again this year. Having packed all our kit… rucksacks, boots, gaiters, trekking poles, snowshoes, avalanche transceivers, shovels and probes and so on… we set off for Manchester airport. We had an early... Continue Reading →