Cross Country Skiing

January 24, 2013 Austria Write a Comment 10,998 Views

Cross Country Skiing In The Vienna Woods.

This winter season, Mother Hulda really took her time … at least in the Eastern part of Austria. But then, after lots of begging, she answered my prayers and sent some snow. Lot’s of it!

Within 24 hours, Vienna and its surrounding was covered in 50cm of white powder. A true paradise for snow lovers and a pain in the butt for everyone else. For me, this only meant one thing: it was time for some hardcore cross-country-skiing!

So I packed my gear and was on my wait out to the Vienna Woods, where you’ll find lots of cross-country skiing slopes. Through to the temperature change the area was totally in fog and the ice crystals on the vegetation brought a real surreal look. It was almost a spooky atmosphere while skiing through the Vienna Woods because such weather phenomenon only occurs very seldom; the whole forest was covered with ice crystals. Everything was frozen, but still very fragile. The right temperature produced ice crystals on all the vegetation and it really looked like a winter wonderland…

Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Cross-Country-Skiing in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Cross-Country-Skiing in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Ice Crystals in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
Me shooting among Giants in the Viennese Woods, Austria.
Me shooting among Giants in the Vienna Woods, Austria.
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