I give skiing lessons with a local sport club.

Regarding snow conditions, we got a couple of inches the past few days - one should find good conditions in the Alps...

On Garmisch's website it shows the lifts that are open but also major descents like Kandahar. They are all marked closed at this time. Is that correct info?

I'm still working on the schedule for that weekend. I'll try to join on 01/02-Feb-03.

You guys are killing me! Einar and I will be there the next weekend - Feb 7-10 on an Oakland - Munich mileage run! Anyone know the best and fastest way to get to Liechtenstein? Want to put my foot in that country!

Well, I am pretty sure that there is no train service in FL. Well, let's take a look......

You could take a train to Lindau from MUC but it gets messy after that -- it looks like you have to take a train to a nearby Swiss town and bus it into the valley.
http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/d

Otherwise driving is a better option. It shouldn't take more than 3 hours, although it gets complicated around the Bodensee and you have to enter Austria for a while. I have a strong dislike for Austria, so I never set my foot in it for many years, but I have heard that they may technically require an international driver's license for a US license holder.

I don't know about the international drivers license, but if you rent a car in Germany, you will have to buy a sticker (vignette) for your windshield to be able to drive on the Austrian autobahns (& Swiss, for that matter). If I remember correctly, it isn't very expensive.

I'm in. I arrive on Saturday morning at MUC. First trip on my new airline of choice - United. Have any definite get-togethers been planned yet?

I booked tickets. Arrive on Thurs and will be in Garmisch until Sat evening. What are the plans? I may not be able to log on next Thurs-Sat knowing German hotels out in the country.

I am currently trying to decide on a place where we can meet for dinner Saturday evening while trying to fulfill Spiff's request for Bavarian Cuisine...

Haxenbauer?

We really do need to set up either a place of contact or a person of contact.

I'm coming in on Friday, staying at the Arabella Sheraton Westpark. I have a probable dinner meet that evening with an international law colleague at the Augustiner Grossgastst�tte. If we're planning to do a haxen Saturday, though, I'll forego doing one Friday at the Augustiner.

Any plans for daytime? Alte/Neue/really Neue Pinakothek? Schlo� Nymphenburg? If essxjay can make it, perhaps a tour of nathan detroit's favorite places?

And we mustn't forget a stop at the Hofbr�uhaus for any who haven't seen it (or who just want to see it again), and the Bratwurstherz'l for those who like N�rnbergerw�rstchen at reasonable prices (and Hacker from a Holzfa�).

Who's in charge of this get-together, anyway?

I would definitely like to see the Hofbr�uhaus, though not necessarily spend a lot of time there.

In charge? I defer to the professionals/residents.

Yes, please designate a leader. Spiff, fellow libertarian , I'll email my GSM number to you for now.

As mentioned, I'll probably be out of touch after Wednesday. German hotels often have digital PBXs from my experience.

I live mostly in Munich and will be there on the mentioned weekend. Friday 31st I am busy going to a birthday party, but on the 1st I will be in town. Please send me details about when you are all meeting. You can get my email from the profile. By the time you look my profile will be updated.

Thanks!

I will be leaving Munich just before your party but wish you good time and to Spiff happy Spiffing!

Thanks! My name is seldom used as a verb, so I'll have to come up with some kind of "action" for it...