Village of Ramsau we passed on our way up the mountain
Horses in their winter coats
After a rather hair raising drive (the roads are very narrow here!), we parked the car and took the cable car up to the top of the mountain. My fear of heights is definitely still there, but it was such an amazing and memorable experience. We rode up with some of the Polish cross country ski team, who were practicing up on the glacier. And the weather up there was perfect, pretty warm considering and no wind at all.
On our way up in the cable car
View from the top
The Dachstein Glacier, covered in snow
Me, clinging to the hand rail for dear life!
Andre
View down to Schladming, where we're staying
Us
A house perched on the edge of the mountain, we saw on our way down in the cable car
After some stops at several souvenir shops, we decided to explore the mountain behind our hotel, while the light was still good. We drove through a little village called Untertal and then took the road through the Obertal valley. Where the road ended we came upon this very quaint mountain hut (looks like it may be used as a hiking stop in the summer). Everywhere we looked are just gorgeous views and scenery:
View up the Obertal Valley
Hut
The main hut
During our drive we stopped and socialized with this little family of ponies
Andre feeding the pony some bread
Farm in the valley
Village of Untertal we passed through
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