Stelvio Pass open yet?

[ludwig]

I found the broadcast somewhat disapointing , even if a fellow countyman (and my nephew ) won the race .
They focused too much on the riders and hardly showed the surrounding landscape .
The Italians could learn a thing or two from the French , who when broadcasting the Tour de France take every opportunity to show the beauty of the countryside to promote tourism .
T

[Michael J]

I found the broadcast somewhat disapointing ... they focused too much on the riders and hardly showed the surrounding landscape.

I agree, but most of the watching public is only interested in the riders/race and could care less about the backdrop.

We, however, are educated and know better

I watched it via streaming video, and watched as it went from semi-decent video with a few pauses to a series of stills with short moments of video with heavy compression artifacts as more watchers piled on the data stream.

I really shouldn't watch this stuff. I now feel that I should email Stefan and have him get my bike ready and start looking at airfares...

What I REALLY need to do is to check out the availability of military flights - virtually free, if I can get an open seat. Schedules need to be VERY flexible though.

[tim]

What I REALLY need to do is to check out the availability of military flights - virtually free, if I can get an open seat. Schedules need to be VERY flexible though.

Some of the money you save on the flight would cover any extra days in a hotel, I'm sure.

[Karza]

Today on top of the Stelvio: bikes & people & the wurstman....

[Roadscum]

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............ the wurstman....

A sure sign that Spring is in the air!!

Regards, Paul

[Michael J]

Today on top of the Stelvio: bikes & people & the wurstman....

All three of them, in fact.

[Karza]

What kind of weather type it has been last days in Austria, cold/warm, shine/rain....is the summer finally getting there?

[tim]

We had summer (30C) a couple of weeks ago, then a cold spell(8C), and now it is back around 20C but with heavy showers and very warm sunny spells in between. Which is actually pretty good as we need the rain, but hopefully it will be dryer soon.

[Mark]

Summer was 10 days in May. Still plenty of skiing on the glaciers. Hope we get another summer this year.

[Karza]

Goodbye summer! ...today on top of the Stelvio, 20 cms fresh white snow...

[Mark]

you can always take the tunnel to Livigno

[Karza]

And now the snow is already gone..

[Michael J]

you can always take the tunnel to Livigno

[Karza]

There s snow again up there, stay in the bar...

[Marv968]

Ooh, looking at the webcam, looks like we've got our early snow on the Stelvio!