Amazing worthy day spent at Stubai Glacier! What a weather turnaround we got!

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-10 degrees Celsius, silence and stunning peaks looming over you at each side - that's what skiing in Stubaier Gletscher feels like. One of the most popular ski centers hosted me and my family this weekend and it was amazing. Exactly what I needed after 2 weeks in Greece and 1 week of busy as ever Christmas back home. I thought about you guys and documented everything :)

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Morning


When we arrived, the parking lot was almost empty. I had no idea why. The day was looking as if it was made for one thing only - skiing! Feeling super lucky, we've changed into skiing gear and went to buy tickets.

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After paying unnecessary huge amount of money for skiing cards - 51 euros per head, we were finally heading up there, towards the sky! Ready to enjoy the day and kill the slopes :)

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We've decided to go straight up to the top. From the lower parking lot, to the Top of Tirol it takes good 20 minutes of sitting in a cabin. Not the best way how to spend time but the cabins have WI-FI so it's all good. The real problem was starting to show outside tho - the weather..

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Weather problems



By the time we got to the very top, the weather sucked big time. Suuuper windy with huge pieces of ice flying around and cutting into every inch of exposed skin. You couldn't see anything more far than 2 meters.

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That meant no amazing pictures and views :/ So we've just taken one mandatory selfie with my sis and it was time to ride down!

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First rides


And the ride was...painful and dangerous. The wind was soooo huge it was making the air almost unbreathable as it was scooping all the powder from the ground to the air. It really wasn't pleasant at all..

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We knew it's not what we came here for, but at the same time, you won't just give up on your 50 euros worth ticket :D So we've done couple of rides in these harsh conditions and one old slovak saying proved to be correct once again:

Patience brings the roses...

And our patience brought ... the sun!

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Clouds started to disappear and we could finally see the amazing mountains around us. It was a magnificient and breathtaking view worth thousand pictures. It wasn't my first time at Stubai, but it always feels magical :)

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Sunbeams = energy


With the new boost of energy coming from space (literally), we've started to ramp up the number on our rides count even more. Up and down, up and down.... Now this is what we really came here for! Amazing views, blue sky, powder snow, sun...and the magical silence everywhere.

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Mandatory photoshoot


We were really doing ride after ride after ride. But even inbetween, there was some time for pictures. And the target was my sister. The wind was still pretty strong so that's probably the reason she wasn't protesting at all. Opening mouth still resulted in mouthful of snow :D

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The worst thing I've learned that day is that my sister surpassed me in skiing skills! And by far :D Considering that I live in Innbsruck, it's an absolute shame. I indeed became a gym rat :D Anyway, by the time I make it down, she's already there, smiling and me and rolling eyes while asking what took me so long :D

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I know you guys probably want to see more pics of her but I got the permission for only 3 pics with face soo I gotta stop here :D

Last ride - 16:00


As this time was coming closer and closer, we really started to feel it all. Our tired legs and our frozen bodies. Tea breaks were more and more frequent and occasional arguments about who's going to drink first occurred as well. She won this round!

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Sun was starting to slowly set down and it was time for the very last lift to the top of Stubaier Gletcher - Wildspitz. It's indeed a stunning place with amazing views :)

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Bye-bye Stubye Stubai!


After the last ride was in books, we came back to parking lot to find it even emptier that in the morning. Obviously. Now understanding why so few people came I could only laugh on their fear of bad weather as we got couple of nice hours of blue ski and heaven-like ski experience :) Now just quickly change the shoes and clean up the ski from the leftover snow, sit into the car and drive back home to get some hot soup :)) Till next time Stubai!

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Thx for reading :) Matko.

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@matkodurko WOW. The snowcapped mountains are so so breathtaking. glad you enjoyed your skiing trip 😄😄

Yuupp it feels like magic up there :) thx!

Simply stunning, cool blue skies punched out with white mountains, just what is needed whilst hiding away from our summer heat @matkodurko

Brilliant photography, nice outing, no never had an opportunity to go skiing so this was great fun.

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hah thx for the comment but I'd actually love the summer heat more than this :) altho this is cool as well :D

Stunning pics @matkodurko

It's a shame that you had the rough weather early but it looks like it improved throughout the day. After all, a bad days skiing is still a great day!

I've managed two days skiing so far but I'm planning on many more before the end of the season. It's a bit cheaper here in Romania though.

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Oh haha well Romania is for sure cheaper..these Austrians have crazy ass pricing running over here :D hah these were also my first two this year and probably also last ones for this season :D

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Noooooooo! Last ones already? Why?

Haha, not just a Slovak saying, we have a similar in Hungarian :)
Gorgeous photos by the way! Well done!

Oh really? haha cool to know!And thx!

Yes, sometimes one saying is translated and used in many languages 🙂

That place looks spectacular!! I love skiing/snowboarding. It sounds like the morning was a bit wild, but I'm glad you guys pushed through it and got enjoy some nice runs!!

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Great structure , Great pictures, Great writing. Def one of the best reports I red in a while. Good Job man!

The place itself looks like heaven. I would love to visit this place one day. I never appreciated those amazing winter mountain landscapes - God damnit! And now I live 11.000 KM away :(.

Anyway, I really enjoyed reading/watching this Report!

Hah will be hard to find something similar in Thailand :DD altho, there are many different perks in Thailand :) Maybe next year ;) Do you come only for Christmas? Or more often?

Well twice a year. Summer and Winter :D

Lyžovačka (srdíčko). Taky se chystám příští tejden, ale v čechách takhle prázdnou sjezdovku asi nenajdu :D

Ale zato budes mat aspon priaznivejsiu cenu :D

To je fakt! :D

Magestic! Really intimidating.
This is in Autria, right?

How long can someone be explosed (even with proper winter clothes) before they start feeling they have to be someplace warmer?

Man, good qurstion...I guess it depends also on the wind. it's a sucker if it's strong :D with proper clothes the whole day is doable tho...but in the evening, you're dead tired :D And yupp, its austria :) Thx!

For sure it ain’t that bad losing from your sister! Think you both had a smile on the face during the day and that is what matters (I know now with my back!)😊

Anyway great post! Really love your storytelling🤙

Ps. Although I think your sister had the biggest smile😈😉

Hah yupp yupp, she won that day in everything...smile, skiing speed and tea drinking contest :D Thanks!

Hehe will there be a replay soon, so you have a chance for revenge? 😉

It's a fun and scary trip, of course because of bad weather.

Yupp :)

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Pictures are amazing...I never ever done skiing before... is it hard?? i wanna try that out... let me know... please..

Hah well it takes a bit of time to learn..but once you got it, you're good to go :) Will never forget it :) Nowyou have snow soo go try it out :)

Yes, i will try this out... looks fun... I saw people doing skating and skiing but as i am belong from a country without snow so never got chance to learn them...

Something beautiful! Seen similar winter in Polish mountains - Bieszczady. :)

Never been there :/ Altho the name sounds familiar...maybe we have something similar in Slovakia, who knows :D

Beautiful post, Matko. I didn't know you skied. I never tried it myself. I am more of a Summer person. Beaches and water is my thing. Eheheh.

Amazing views up there, eh? I am glad that the weather decided to collaborate a bit. 😊

Hah I can ski but don't do it regularly :D 2-3 days per season are enough for me :D and yupp, I'm joining you in the summer club! Much more enjoyable that freezing while skiing :D it's a nice change tho :)

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great place where to sky, I have been there many years ago and it is one of the best place in europe amazing show and landscape I am sure it was a lot of fun

Oh nice! Yupp, in Austria its defo on of the best, in Switzerland and France are many amazing ones as well tho..Thx!

-10 degrees Celsius" -po tejto informácii si stratil môj záujem.. sorky :D ale nee, super fotky,krásne a ta posledná je čarovná:)
btw.3 fotky tváre? je až až.. ale bez vlasov - chápem, ak raz nasadíš prilbu, vlasový styling už nič nezachráni :D

Hahah ty a tie tvoje vlasy stale :D

What a stunning day with your family! I see that your sister is the one wearing the pants in your family :D You're so pod papucou, Matko :D Hahaha

I'm glad that the sun showed up at the end and that the weather was much better. The conditions in the Alps are harsh now and this is why we're staying at home instead of going there.. will see tomorrow - if it's better we might go..

What a shame that she is faster than you are :D What a life you have! Is there anything that you're better in than your sister? :D

Haha whaat why am I pod papucou? :DD Yepp weather is craaazy these days :) Oh well she's defo much smarter than I am, buut when it comes to things I'm better, I'd say it's speaking german, doing pullups and programming haha :D I'm pretty sure she'll never beat me in the first two altho I'm a bit afraid she'd pass me in coding in couple of years :D

Omgoodness! Absoulutely magical 😍
I am not brave enough to attempt such awesomeness lol but I'm so glad you are and that you shared the Beauty!

Much Love!! 💯🙏

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thx! :)

Wow! I can almost smell the fresh air, just looking at those photos. Stunning.

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It was easy to make them as the surroundings were surreal :D

The Sunbeams was breathtaking!

When they finally arrived tho.. :D

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No worries, totally understand!

Well, that sure looked like a fun day on the mountain, but the price - outrageous! You were below my ability to tolerate cold for sure. After -5 C I am staying indoors. And the wind would have made it so much worse.

I have to laugh about the wifi in the lift. We are truly unable to be in our own heads anymore. I see this on the subway when I am the only one without a phone.

This a spectacular place. I'm so glad I got the chance to see it.

Haha Ive ridden bike to work at -9 today :D You get used to it :) And yeah, that price is toooo bad :D Yupp, it's true what u r saying with our heads...my father started to do an exercise for this...not listening to radio in a car but just being alone.he's saying it's really weird :D

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Tell your dad I never had the radio in the car. That was where I used to do my best thinking.

I've been to Obergurgl a couple of times which is around the corner. Amazing area to ski. Gletsjers are always a bit special. Have you even visited the Hintertux as well? Really beautiful as well.

Hah I actually ever been to neither Hintertux nor Obergugl :) Im not much of a mountain/hiking/skiing lover. I usually only go when my fam comes over or we go from work. Other than that, I love to stay in the town and enjoy the mountains from distance haha :D

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Qué bueno que el sol salió, de un mal día paso a ser un gran día, las fotos del lugar se ven espectacular, nunca he estado en un lugar así, en mi país se ve poca nieve, solo en Mérida cae nieve y muy poco, no hay un lugar para esquiar, soy una persona de verano mucha arenita playita. ¡Te Felicito! Por tu post de viajes de alta calidad y el voto curie. ¡Cuéntame! ¿Cómo te sentiste con el voto curie?

Just amazing. Love the photos of the mountains. I just want to go there!

Wow!! So much white
Eerily romantic
I can imagine how cold it must be
But it's beautiful

Sunbeams = Energy <3

:)) thx!

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Good times. I personally never went skiing, hope I will one day, but not this year though.

Go for it really...it's even more fun when you keep falling on your ass all the time haha :D

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Awesome time spent enjoying the hugeness of nature nephew!

Hah I guess it only looks cool here :D But thx!

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Those mountains are amazing. The cold would most definitely keep me away, though. You are a braver person than I!

Haha you can't measure bravery just byt that :D but thanks, I'll take it anyway :DD

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Wow! What a majestic view of the mountains! Truly breathtaking photos!

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It was even better being there :)) Thx!

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Wow, that looks amazing

Thx! :)

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I guess if you like cold and snow this would be the place to be, but I like neither in person. The photos will suffice for my enjoyment, thanks for sharing them.

Haha I don't necessarily like it :D But my sister does and Im a good bro :D

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Thanks a loooooot!

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Your
Sister is
So
Pretty.

Okay. You are handsome too. No worries. Same gene.

I am glad finally the weather changed to the better so that both of you were able to enjoy. Oh your sister was faster than you, was it because you let her win? I am just saying.

Love reading this journal-like blog.

😊

Congrats for the curie votes. You deserve it.

Haha you and your never ending compliments :D If you haven't your two sweet sons and husband, I'd think you're flirting with me hahah :D Haha no no really, she was faster, I swear :D

Thx!

You rest assure I was not flirting... Thank goodness I have two sons and a husband haha. In real life, I don't flirt too. When I say something nice to a person, it is true.

I don't flirt so all my girl friends thought I am too serious. Lol... But I can't.. That is just part of me.

Have a super duper great time and weekend is coming soon. 😊

Haha well u look good soo I bet there were thousands of guys around u all the time so you didn't have to learn to be the first one :D

You are so adventuresome.
beautiful photos. wow!

Beautiful views and a great article @matkodurko. Glad the day turned into a great run for you guys.

Yepp it did indeed :) thx!

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oh these first pics look brutal....looks so cold....i know what you mean when you say it's so cold that breathing almost hurts

Hah but living in Panama....not no more cold! :D

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yeah no worries! I'm in the same situation with voting comments lol..