Backcountry Skiing in Praxmar

backcountry in Praxmar

backcountry in Praxmar

Last Monday and Tuesday, Annette and I had work-related meetings in South Tyrol (northern Italy).  We visited several production facilities owned by the Rubner Group, a holding company that includes manufacturers of glulam beams, wood panels, engineered timbers, and pre-fabricated houses.  Since it’s January and the Alps are between Germany and Italy, we decided to spend the weekend near Innsbruck, Austria, on our way south.

For years Annette has been interested in backcountry skiing. She got a taste of it last year while visiting our friends Julie, Adam and Christina in Idaho, but she has always wanted to ski backcountry in the Alps.  Last weekend we were able to try it.

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