Taking a day off in the week and heading for the Alps - my brother and me went to Garmisch for a day of skiing. At our arrival just before 9 am, the sun had not yet touched the valley ground. We got our tickets and headed up to the top.
After some rounds to get acquainted with the ski resort and to warm up the muscles, we made our way to the highest point of the resort: Osterfelderkopf (2050 m). From there we had a fantastic view on the mountains and the city in the valley.
Next we wanted to try the famous Kandahar - one of the most demanding ski runs in the alpine skiing racing circuit. Unfortunately, the upper part was closed for training. So we did the lower part. As it had rained the night before, it was really icy. Nonetheless, we managed it several times.
Then we moved on to Hausberg where we did several runs before and after lunch and were speeding down the hill. Victor cracked a 113 km/h. We lunched at Drehmöser 9 and enjoyed a view on the mountain. As there is still a US army facility in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, there were a lot of Americans.
In the afternoon, we could finally ski the upper Kandahar run that was really good. We did again all the runs from the morning before we finished our skiing day at 4 pm.
9 o'clock - valley
After some rounds to get acquainted with the ski resort and to warm up the muscles, we made our way to the highest point of the resort: Osterfelderkopf (2050 m). From there we had a fantastic view on the mountains and the city in the valley.
10 o'clock - view from Osterfelderkopf
Next we wanted to try the famous Kandahar - one of the most demanding ski runs in the alpine skiing racing circuit. Unfortunately, the upper part was closed for training. So we did the lower part. As it had rained the night before, it was really icy. Nonetheless, we managed it several times.
Then we moved on to Hausberg where we did several runs before and after lunch and were speeding down the hill. Victor cracked a 113 km/h. We lunched at Drehmöser 9 and enjoyed a view on the mountain. As there is still a US army facility in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, there were a lot of Americans.
view from lunch table
