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World Cup alpine ski races in Soelden
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Views from the top cable car station at the Rettenbach glacier.
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Frosty fence, yay!
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Checkered view.
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Through the fence.
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33.
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A stark contrast with last year's view when the surrounding mountains were still snowless.
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Rettenbach glacier.
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Along the women's GS course.
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Along the women's GS course.
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The finish area was still in the shade at the beginning of the first run.
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Surrounding peaks.
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Another section of the ski ground that was still closed.
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Surrounding peaks enveloped in fog.
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Due to fresh snow the pistes were less than optimally prepared.
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The Rettenbach glacier with the women's GS course.
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Lots of fresh snow.
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A viewing platform suspended from the mountain was closedfor visitors as it was being cleared of snow and ice.
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The view from the platform.
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The Tiefenbach cable car.
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The Tiefenbach T-bar lift.
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The Tiefenbach T-bar lift.
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Fog in the valley.
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Yellow snowmaking gun.
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On the piste.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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Shadow.
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Sparkling snow.
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Cracks in the glacier.
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Pattern.
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Snow groomer in action.
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Following the groomed snow.
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Panorama of the Rettenbach glacier.
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The GS course.
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After the end of the race.
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.
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Looking into the valley from the finish area.
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Finish area.
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Fans.
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Spectators at the stadium.
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Michaela Kirchgasser.
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Julia Mancuso.
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Irene Curtoni.
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Maria Pietilae-Holmner.
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Tina Maze.
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Tina Maze.
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Top three: Kathrin Zettel (2nd), Tanja Poutiainen (1st), Denise Karbon (3rd).
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Lindsey Vonn.
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Manuela Moelgg.
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Maria Riesch.
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Tanja Poutiainen at the press conference.
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Tanja Poutiainen at the press conference.
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Kathrin Zettel at the press conference.
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Denise Karbon at the press conference.
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A photo taken through the bus window of the fog in the valley.
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Looking back at the glacier.
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.
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View from our apartment balcony.
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View from our apartment balcony.
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After sunset from our balcony.
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After sunset from our balcony.
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After sunset from our balcony.
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After sunset from our balcony.
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Taken while waiting for the bus on Sunday morning.
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Panorama.
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Sunday was warmer than Saturday and some of the snow lower in the valley melted.
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Snow groomer.
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At the start.
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Along the men's GS course.
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The lower part of the course.
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Finish arena.
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A layer of fog.
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A small lake.
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Two layers.
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A tunnel connecting the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers.
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All of a sudden the sky was overcast.
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On Sunday the viewing platform was open to visitors.
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The platform.
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Views.
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Panorama from the viewing platform.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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My skis. :)
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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Mountains in the background.
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A cable car.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.
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Then the sun broke the clouds again.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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Red rock.
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Red mountains.
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The T-bar lift at the Tiefenbach glacier.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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Looking to the other side.
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More ski pistes in the distance.
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37.
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Keep this way.
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Snowmaking gun.
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The Tiefenbach glacier.
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When I was returning to the Rettenbach glacier, it got cloudy again.
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Speeding past.
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The hot-air balloons at the finish area.
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Hot-air balloons.
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The podium: Ted Ligety (2nd), Didier Cuche (1st), Carlo Janka (3rd).
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Max Blardone.
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Aksel Lund Svindal.
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Benjamin Raich.
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Ted Ligety at the press center.
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Ted Ligety at the press center.
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Ted Ligety at the press center.
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Carlo Janka at the press center.
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Didier Cuche at the press center.
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