Defraggn…

…back in Innsbruck – back to “normal” – back to school… I’m really lucky that my time-table until April says Tue till Thursday school, starting at 2 pm… So a looooot of time for skiing and enjoying it being out in the mountains :-)…

The weather on Monday was just awesome and the weather forecast said good weather for Tuesday and Wednesday… So the girls-team decided to go to my homespot – Osttirol… Lori and me drove to Matrei already Monday evening, Pia, Sandy, Matthias were expected to be in St. Jakob at 8.45 am… The last snowfall was already on Thursday but I talked to some locals – with some hiking there would still be some options…

Well, everybody was here in the morning, except for Matthias, our cameraman. He was stuck in a traffic jam… So we went up and I showed the others some options what we could ski and film…

The conditions were quite good, not that fluffy powder but alright… By the time Matthias arrived we skied down in the backcountry, took the taxi back to the skiresort with a cool taxi driver, (approx 75 years old;-)) and went up again… Well, quite unlucky as the weather turned out to be cloudy and the sun hid behind the clouds. Hmmm, no more filming possible 😦 What a weird weather at the moment…

Instead of filming ski-action we had to find another option that we could be at least a little productive… Simon, my sister’s boyfriend accompanied us and we skied to Jürgen’s hut, got some “Brettljause”, skied down to the “Brugger-Almen” and had a “Jaus’n session” in front of one of the huts…

After the little break at the huts, the sun came out again – but toooo late… We went up the mountain once again but didn’t have a chance to get some good shots – the light was gone… Damn!…

Well, not a productive day but we hoped that the could ski the lines we picked the next day…

Skied down and stopped by at the “Gift-Hütte”, a very, very traditional, small hut… You could hear the music from far away… Today – pancake day (Faschingsdienstag), they had a music band playing and the hut was over-full… You weren’t able to step inside – it was tooooo full… We would have been very motivated to stay there but no space, so we skied down the mountain and had a get-together there…

The whole crew stayed at our appartement in Matrei, we were lucky that we could stay there… Always being so flexible and dependent on the weather means having good organization skills and finding available accom… The resort was full, so happy to stay at our homeplace! Thanks mum and dad!!!! Mum had prepared an awesome 3-course menu with soup, lasagne and tiramisu… AWESOME and thanks again!!!! We had a nice evening, checked the weather for the next day and well, not the best prediction but still hope for good weather on the next day…

Wednesday, 17th Feb – got up in the morning and… ahhhh, the weather didn’t look good… Oh man, that really sucks… Being soooo dependent on the weather, trying to film as much as possible on a day and then… Well, happens…

So I called the office of the ski-lift and got the info that the clouds were even worse in St. Jakob… We checked the weather-panorama, had a look on the weather forecast and decided to not go to Defraggn and film… It wasn’t worth…

A bit disappointed, we all drove back to our homes… Me and Lori went back to Innsbruck and I could attend the english lessons in the afternoon – have to save the hours of absence;-) when I really need it…

Now back in Innsbruck – the weather forecast says snow for the south for the weekend… Surprise, surprise… Curious how much Mrs Holle will send down from heaven ;-)… Going home tomorrow with Maddie, my sister and will check the conditions back home… It takes a lot of energy always checking where the best conditions are, if we are able to film or not, where to go, etc… Lost a bit motivation at the moment but hopefully the next powder-day with my friends will give me back the needed energy…

Let’s pray for snow!!!!