Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009
When the Montgolfier brothers launched their first manned hot-air balloon in 1783, generations of inventors, pioneers, and masterminds had dreamt about conquering the sky. However, the lucky passengers were not themselves but two audacious army officers; obviously, the Montgolfier brothers did not entirely trust their own invention. Since the king only wanted noblemen to enjoy [...]
Posted in A hot tip on Jan 27th, 2009
Everyone is talking about it right now: safety on the pistes. Rightly so, I may say. Only recently, we all became witness of the aweful accident on Riesneralm. If Althaus and the skier whom he collided with both had worn helmets, it can be assumed that the accident would not have ended in such a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 27th, 2009
A great souvenir directly from the hotel room. Paraglider David sent us this photo and kind regards. Yesterday he took off with his paraglider from Schmittenhöhe and met the pilots of the hot-air balloons participating in the 30th Gas Balloon Trophy
I took this picture from my paraglider today. It was a happy moment. A Swedish [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 16th, 2009
This Superpipe offers superlatives to the full. The construction crew on Kitzsteinhorn works hand in hand to be able to open this gem of a snow park for snowboarders and new-school skiers as soon as possible. A snow groomer with a special attachment, the so-called ‘pipe monster’, serves the team very well: it guarantees [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2009
Our second broadcast on www.zellamsee-kaprun.tv went online just before the turn of the year. Claudia and Basti are glad to give you an overview of the latest events in Zell am See-Kaprun.
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Posted in A hot tip on Jan 14th, 2009
I have just come home after the ‘Freaks on Snow’ show and my hands still feel kind of numb, but this impressive event is worth being reported about right away. I had a seat directly in front of the kick-off ramp today with the guys doing their stunning stunts right above my head. ‘Rapid fire’ [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2009
Yesterday we had the opportunity to visit Hotel Heitzmann – www.zellamsee-hotel.at – after renovations had been completed. In the restaurant facilities of former Mc Donald’s, you’ll now find a reception and dining area which has been implemented with a lot of taste and courage. The individually controllable lighting adds a lot to the relaxing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 12th, 2009
Together with the representatives of the tourism associations of Kaprun, Piesendorf, and Zell am See we (Christian and me) were so glad as to have a look at the construction progress of Tauern SPA World. It is really impressive to see what is going on at this gigantic construction site practically unnoticed by the general [...]
Posted in A hot tip, Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2009
Interim report: together with their team, the ice captains Christian Geissler and Andy Tremschnig had entered the hot construction phase in the end of December. Excavator, snow clearer, and caterpillar bulldozer were turning the sun plateau on Kitzsteinhorn into a marvellous wonder world made of ice and snow. While skiers and snowboarders were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 7th, 2009
After several work-intense weeks we are proud to present you our latest project: www.zellamsee-kaprun.tv!
From now on Claudia and Basti regularly keep you up to date with the latest and most interesting contributions from Zell am See-Kaprun.
At this point, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the project: Audiovision Fuchs (Hans and Tom), [...]
