stephan mantler

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Wintergraph 2010

The Wintergraph seminar is an annual get-together of the Austrian Visual Computing community, spending three days socializing and making new contacts on the slopes as well as during informal presentations in the evenings. Now in its fifth year, it took place at the Tauplitz ski resort in Styria. I don’t ski slopes (much), so I [...]

so much snow it makes grown men cry

Another early sunday, another backcountry tour. Sound familiar? This morning Niko and I made a trip up the Blahstein near Mürzzuschlag. And boy was that a great idea. Tons and tons of fresh, powdery snow, and relatively safe avalanche conditions in the forests and clear cuts. The general avalanche danger was level 4 – severe [...]

Tiefschneespass

Gestern: ein neuer Abend, eine neue Nachtskitour mit Niko, ein neues iPhone Video. Natürlich nicht HD-Qualität, aber gar nicht so schlecht. Dafür gibt’s diesmal keine Fotos, weil die Batterien die Kälte nicht vertragen haben… sorry. In Kürze: Knietiefer, daunenweicher Powder, und das Terrain nicht steil genug um ordentlich fahren zu können… aber immer noch ein [...]

deep powder fun

Another evening, another nighttime backcountry skiing trip with Niko, another iPhone video. Not the best quality, but not too bad. No still photos this time because the camera’s batteries disliked the low temperatures… sorry. In a nutshell: knee-deep fluffy powder, terrain not steep enough to ski properly, but still lots and lots of fun.