October powder in the Steiermark, Austria

This was the first time they had this kind of snow in October since 1940, and I just happened to have my Bigfoot skis with me because I had been skiing on sand dunes in Qatar just 4 days earlier.
Check out the movie at the bottom of the page!

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leaving the luggage in the train station at Spital am Semmering
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Hadn't been this much snow here in late October since 1940.
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Hmmm.... That slope on the right looks reasonable
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That's the slope before ...
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First tracks!
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knee deep and super light!
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Sweet turns on Bigfoots.
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That's the slope after ...
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The sun even came out. I hope they have this much snow in December ...
Taking a run with Petr Janata on his Bigfoot skis

Copyright on all images and movies: Petr Janata, 2003