Zell am see is on a lake. Around the lake the mountains tower above. Zell am see 700 metres in altitude, Kitzteinhorn glacier a bit over 3000 metres and the Grossglockner is nearly 3900 metres. Serious altitude and it seems like a skier's paradise in all but summer.
To get to the glacier it is a bus to the town of Kitzsteinhorn then three gondolas/cable cars to 3000 metres. Lots of work going on at the imtermediate stations in preparation for the ski season. And the views get better as you go up. All vehicles up there are brought up by cable car as there is no road.
Although in late summer the glacier looks a little worse for wear and tear the views from that altitude are pretty good (its hard to keep thinking up new superlatives). The alps look like they stretch forever and although you are not at the top of them it seems like you are.
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| Zell am see and the town of Schuttdorf at the south end of the lake |
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| The Alps go forever |
They are set up well for tourists with viewing platforms and a small slope with toboggans for the kids. Well worth the trip up.
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| Us at 3000 metres with Grosslockner over our heads |
Although at that altitude it is cold, there is a tunnel through the mountain that runs for about 500 metres. Inside it is freezing. Hard to see it being more that a couple of degrees above freezing - if it was.
So enough altitude training. Back down for the race.
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