Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Longest runs of the eastern Alps

Well everyone knows how good the skiing is in places like Chamonix, La Grave, Alagna and many places found on the western side of the Alps, how many of you realize the potential of those "smaller" mountains located in Germany and Austria?

I can for sure say I didn't realize just how good things were here until I moved here. High quality runs of nearly 2000m vertical drop can be had here. Yes, that's a lot of vertical and the highest peak in Germany isn't even 3000m high! And I am still discovering lines all the time.

Thus far my favorite line has been the Neue Welt off the summit of the Zugspitze. Here are some pics from today's episode.
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Neue Welt
Level
Advanced skiers
40 deg slopes 
50m abseil
4.1 / F / 2

Starting elevation 2874m
Total drop 1833m

Gear
Harness
Ropes
Sling
Descending device
Avi gear

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