Tuesday 23 January 2024

Saalbach-Hinterglemm 2024 - Part 1

Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Friday - January 19th 2024

Our first ski trip of the season started pretty early in the morning. First we had to prepare some snacks and then we had to drive for nearly two hours to Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Once we arrived at the Zwölferkogel Ropeway Station, we purchased our ski tickets and then it was finally time to hit the slopes. Unfortunately the weather forecast was really bad for today, but we wanted to make the best out of it. In the morning it was snowing a lot and it was really cold, but now and then the sun came out for a couple of minutes. Later in the morning my brother and his girlfriend joined us for the skiing weekend. The Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn is one of Austria's largest ski areas and so we had plenty of slopes to chose from. For today we decided to ski in the Saalbach-Hinterglemm area, which was still big enough to spend the whole day. For lunch we stopped at the Berger Alm Restaurant and got dumpling soup and spinach with roasted potatoes and fried eggs. Since the weather didn't get better at all, we finished our skiing day early in the afternoon.
 
Ropeway Station
 
Skiing
 
Skiing
 
Dumpling Soup

Spinach with Roasted Potatoes and Fried Eggs

Skiing

Skiing

On the way to the parking lot we came across a nice outdoor bar and got some drinks to celebrate our vacation. Afterwards we drove to our hotel and checked in. We stayed at the beautiful Glemm by Avenida Hotel in Hinterglemm just a couple of minutes by car from the cable car station. During check in we got offered a glass of champagne, what a nice welcome. Then we unpacked our luggage in our room and headed to the spa area to relax. The hotel had a heated outdoor pool and it was so wonderful being in the warm water while it was below zero degrees Celcius outside. For dinner we met with my brother and his girlfriend again at Thomsn Restaurant in the village. We all ordered pizzas and drinks and had a lovely evening reminiscing about our skiing day.

Hinterglemm

Drinks

Glemm by Avenida Hotel

Welcome Drinks

Hotel Bar

Bar Area

Our Room

Outdoor Pool

Thomsn Restaurant

Thomsn Restaurant

Pizza

Drinks

Monday 22 January 2024

Saalbach-Hinterglemm 2024 - Part 2

Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Saturday - January 20th 2024

Today the weather was so much nicer and we couldn't await to hit the slopes gain, but before we had to get breakfast. Afterwards we got ready for another skiing day. The hotel shuttle bus took us to the cable car station where we met with my brother and his girlfriend. The sun was shining and the slopes were in a much better condition than yesterday. And so was our mood. For today we had planned to ski in the Hinterglemm area and maybe visit Fieberbrunn in Tyrol, another part of the huge ski resort. Around noon we stopped at a lovely outdoor bar for a beer while enjoying the wonderful weather. Afterwards we had lunch at Reiteralm, where Claudia and I had vegan chicken stripes with fries.

Breakfast

Hinterglemm

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing
 
Taking a Break

Drinks

Skiing

Skiing

Lunch Time
 
Lunch Time
 
In the afternoon we made it across the inner Austrian boarder to Tyrol, but didn't continue towards Fieberbrunn, since the slopes weren't in the best condition anymore. On the way back to Hinterglemm we stopped at the same outdoor bar again and enjoyed another glass of beer. Later we skiied back to Hinterglemm and called it a day. Unfortunately my brother and his girlfriend had to return home today and once we said our goodbyes the shuttlle bus picked us up again. Back at the hotel we got two glasses of wine until we went out for dinner. Like yesterday we had a reservation at Thomsn and of course we got pizza again. The rest of the evening we spent relaxing in front of the TV.

Skiing

Skiing

Drinks

Skiing

Skiing

Drinks

Pizza

Sunday 21 January 2024

Saalbach-Hinterglemm 2024 - Part 3

Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm
 
Sunday - January 21st 2024
 
Today was already the last day of our short skiing vacation. After breakfast we packed our stuff and checked out. For today we planned to ski in the Leogang area and so we had to drive a short distance to the ropeway station. Like yesterday the weather was really nice and the slopes were also in a fantastic condition. For lunch we stopped at restaurant AsitzBräu, where we ordered their own beer that was brewed directly on the mountain. We also got potatoe soup and enjoyed the sun on the restaurant's outdoor terrace. In the afternoon the slopes got pretty icey and so we decided to finish our day early, especially since we had to drive home for nearly two hours as well. Before returning home we enjoyed a glass of beer at the Apres Ski Bar celebrating that no one got hurt. Since we were hungy too, we also ordered apple strudel and a yeast dumpling. Afterwards we hit the road and drove back to Salzburg.
 
Breakfast
 
Hinterglemm
 
Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Lunch

Skiing

Skiing

Skiing

Apres Ski Bar
 
Late Lunch
 
Drinks