European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ski Europe is photos by Carlos Bongioanni skiers Arent the Only ones hitting the slopes Early a snowboarder in mid season form goes airborne. Derrick Brough left from Wurzburg Germany Mike Smith from Aviano Italy and Nancy Turner from Wurzburg Stop for a snack. On top of the world a chair lift provides a panoramic View of the austrian Alps at right a Ballet skier practices her routine. Continued from Page 15 Barren Glacier was t something we looked Forward to. A Good meal a few Beers and laughs with , plus a Good night s sleep in a cozy austrian pension lifted the collective spirit but not the weather. Solden shares the Valley the Otz Tal. And the dramatic Otz Taler Alps with the resorts of hoc Hoiden Oberg Virgl and Hoch gurgle plus a few lesser known places. All wore Gray of the Day. Our bus Laboured for mile after mile up through the overcast to Deposit us at the foot of the Glacier s four person chairlift. Cold thick fog wreathed the world. Was t this going to be fun we made our Way by braille Down the first Short run. The visibility was awful but what wonderful Snow about four inches of new powder covered what Glacier s usually serve up in the morning ice depending on the Day glaciers often turn wet and Slushy under the afternoon Sun. Grooming machines come out at night to Deal with the evening freeze. They often Rake still Slushy runs leaving behind chunks of Snow and ice. These so called Snow crunches make the going Tough and tumbles can be Nasty. While we did t have the usual. Morning ice and we did t have Snow crunches we could t see Worth a Damn  the Glacier god smiled. The tips of surrounding leaks spiked the gloom. The shroud steadily withdrew Down the Mountain. In less than an hour All the majesty of the surrounding Alps was revealed. Skiing was a Joy. The temperature hovering around freezing perfectly maintained the Snow condition. The runs opened up All the Way Down to the base Lodge permitting a Jong sweeping run of better than a Milea pretty fair length by . By bus departure time we d had the Chance to get in four hours of skiing quit enough for the first Day of the season especially at an oxygen thin High Altitude location. While Many of the now weary skiers grabbed a few  during the two hour ride Back to Carmich others talked about their Glacier Outing i m very impressed by this Glacier skiing but it s definitely intermediate level. I think a beginner would have a very hard time of it said dr., Dan Flynn a 40-year-old podiatrist assigned to the army Hospital at Wurzburg Germany the trip got High Marks from Derick Brough a 21-year-old army military policeman also from Wurzburg. The wonderful weather totally turned the Glacier skiing around. Today s was probably the Best Day of skiing i be done in Europe said the intermediate skier from Pekin ind. Few skiers on the arc Outing realized just How rare a Day they had had on the Glacier. Today s weather and Snow conditions delivered the Best Glacier skiing i be encountered in nine years said Hans Chan an arc sports specialist who guided our tour. People who go on the Glacier ski program should be at least at the advanced beginner stage Chan said adding that a Glacier in t the place to learn How to  16 october