me in the austrian alps
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skiing above the clouds... (click for a larger version)
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is this heaven? nope, just austria (click for a larger version)
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the picture doesn't even come close to the real thing
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notice the 2 skiers at the bottom (click for a larger version)
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those specks on the leftmost slope? people, not trees
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i'm not the only one admiring the view (click for a larger version)
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me on the slopes
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luckily, i didn't need one of these...
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angie and i, during a brief pic-taking rest during the first day
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jan and karo
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thomas with all his hardcore ski gear...
he's got that body armour underneath
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lunchtime! (l to r) karo, jan, christof, martina, alex, angie and stefan
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on top of the world? it only felt like it...
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(l to r) stefan, angie and me, on a lift
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skiing back home, on the shady side of the mountain
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the place we rented out...
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and the tiny kitchen where we all hung out
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(l to r) stefan, angie, jan, and karo, on white-out wednesday
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this was the visibility on white-out wed
(though maybe a bit brighter)
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après-ski with (l to r) benny, anja, birte, angie, karo, and thomas
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the montafon valley...
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i just like how the rocks stick out here...
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the only black run i did... it drops off quite steeply, where the others
are standing
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(l to r) stefan, me, karo and angie, after the last run on the last day
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