destination Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/destination/ One more mountain line Thu, 23 May 2019 16:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thesnowalker.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Snowalker-logo-mountain-bw-2-1-32x32.jpg destination Archives - The Snowalker https://www.thesnowalker.com/tag/destination/ 32 32 90835253 Discovering the developing mountain biking scene in the Gastein Valley, Austria https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/05/04/mountain-biking-in-the-gastein-valley/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/05/04/mountain-biking-in-the-gastein-valley/#respond Fri, 04 May 2018 10:24:08 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=699 The water cascades down a steep rocky path with a roaring sound and disappears under a stone bridge, it forms a near vertical waterfall on the other side, before finally reaching the valley floor some few hundred meters lower. The surrounding Belle Époque style village of Bad Gastein in Austria´s Salzburg state […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/05/04/mountain-biking-in-the-gastein-valley/feed/ 0 699 The skier´s guide to the Japanese powder galaxy https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:27:36 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=292 The combination of a unique culture, rich food tradition, local hospitality and one of the world’s best snow records has in recent years made Japan a stable in ski destination bucket lists. Japan has hundreds of distinctively different ski areas on two islands, which can make planning your first trip […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2018/02/07/the-skiers-guide-to-the-japanese-ski-galaxy-6-things-to-know-before-you-go/feed/ 0 292 The Making of: Red Bull Playstreets 2019 https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/#respond Sun, 07 May 2017 14:30:43 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=397 The Red Bull Playstreets event is a unique contest on the international freeskiing competition calendar. Held on the 14th and 15th of February 2019 in Bad Gastein Austria for the eight time, it is arguably the only in-city slope-style event in the world. Although the town center is conveniently located on […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/05/07/the-making-of-red-bull-playstreets-2017-in-bad-gastein-austria/feed/ 0 397 Tracing the roots of Japanese skiing in Nozawa Onsen https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:56:59 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=343 It is two a.m. and dark outside. I watch heavy wet snowflakes gently floating down in the halo of a solitary street lamp behind the tinted glass window of our traditional ryokan style room. Unable to sleep, I get up and quietly push open the sliding door with the paper panels, trying […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2017/02/08/tracing-the-roots-of-japanese-skiing-in-nozawa-onsen/feed/ 0 343 On the Myoko Express https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 12:46:17 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=244 After spending a sleepless night in a hotel situated in the middle of Kabukicho´s red light district in Shinjuku we headed for the busy Tokyo Station. Sleep-deprived, we pulled our ski bags through a constant stream of people trying to read the signs written mostly in Japanese. In the end we managed to find […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2016/11/09/on-the-myoko-express/feed/ 2 244 Northern Exposure in Ylläs https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 18:03:21 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=215 Words: Jaakko Järvensivu, Photos: Juha Laine The wind is moving the snow like a fast magic carpet on top of the rock-hard snowpack that is covering the surrounding fells under a layer of white wavy formations, with rocks protruding here and there like small islands. The whirling snow stings you […]

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]]> https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-in-yllas/feed/ 0 215 Krippenstein – Austria ´s world powder heritage site https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/ https://www.thesnowalker.com/2015/11/12/krippenstein-austria-s-world-powder-heritage-site/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.thesnowalker.com/?p=82 The Dachstein mountains rising up to 3000 m are known for the high number of karst caves in the area, some of which are 60-80 km long. The inner Salzkammergut region, which includes the Dachstein massif and the town of Halstatt have been declared as a world heritage site by […]

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