Stelvio 2008

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Stelvio 2008

Postby Michael J » Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:06 am

Fresh Snow-Cat tracks today!

The season approacheth! :D
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Postby pingvin » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:00 am

First trip of the year today :D . Only 30minutes. And on the XT, not the Superduke, but still just nice to be back on a bike :D :D :D

I thought the XT was surprisingly fast...till I realized the supermotard wheels f&?ck up the speedo :oops:
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Postby tim » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:43 pm

Been snowing again, by the looks of it :-( I wouldn't want to be up there even in ski gear.
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Postby Michael J » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:47 am

Looks to be the better part of a meter more at the shop doors...
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Postby Torque » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:16 am

Damn, I'll be trying to get up there within 5 weeks, the way it's looking now there won't be much trying about :(

And same shit for the Gavia, or even worse :?

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Postby ludwig » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:58 am

" The season approacheth! " ...Michael , I understand your impatience , but I bet you a bratw?rst that the stelvio will not be open june 1st this year . ( east and west )
Much more snow falleth before the W?rstman cometh ...
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Postby Michael J » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:27 am

Is that "Open" or "open"?

I've been on Stelvio a couple times when the signs at the bottom said "Closed" :D
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Postby ludwig » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:59 am

If you can get to the top , wave at the camera and go down the other side , that counts as " Open " , w?rstman or not .
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Postby Torque » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:24 am

So...

I'm of to the Alps in week20, what's your prediction of the higher roads beiing open or not :?

Going to the Bolzano/Lago di Garda region, but if there's nothing to ride, 'cause to much snow, than I'm probably of to the Provence again.

Damn, first time I'm not going to Castelanne, and the winter is later than ever :roll:

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Postby tim » Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:04 am

The Dolomite roads will almost certainly be open. But I doubt the Penserjoch will be.
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Postby Karza » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:21 pm

No Wurstman on top of the Stelvio today... :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby fahr_side » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:02 am

Holy crap. That's about the most snow I've ever seen up there on the cam.
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Postby Karza » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:40 am

Yes, thats the truth! :shock: :shock: I guess Stelvio pass road will be open in the end of June.. :roll:
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Postby pingvin » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:34 pm

Just in time till I'm there then :D

Been out riding every day the last week :D But not up in the mountains yet.
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Postby tim » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:09 am

Has anyone heard anything more about the plans to put tolls on the Stelvio/Stilfserjoch and in the Dolomites?
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