Posted in A hot tip on Feb 24th, 2009
When you work for Schmittenhöhebahn AG, you are in for many new experiences. One of my personal highlights is to watch children meeting the mountain’s mascot Schmidolin for the very first time. Some of them eye the cute green dragon with initial distrust, but I am always surprised how quickly they throw their caution to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 23rd, 2009
Yesterday was a day when the dreams of young and old alike came true. At the lift station of Lechnerberg in the town centre of Kaprun, even the sun in the radiant blue sky was eclipsed by the kids’ little faces shining with joy! On the mountain, I was able to watch tomorrow’s skiing stars [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009
We are proud to announce that from now on Schmittenhöhe boasts a new highlight: the ‘ROME SCHMITTENPARK‘ has opened its gates.
In cooperation with its partners Rome Snowboards and La Resistance, Schmittenhöhe has set up a park for riders by riders! It was built by Lars Eriksen (Artic Challenge) with support of Nordicrails and offers the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2009
On 20th February Kaprun Castle will be gearing up for a Scottish evening. This holds true in many ways: not only will the evening’s performers be wearing the traditional kilt, visitors can look forward to Irish-Scottish punk rock music, too.
Of course, Basti is treating this topic in his podcast as well.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2009
Looks like the ladies from the guest service have beaten us to the punch . Here comes our report.
On Tuesday, Carina and I made use of the great opportunity to discover a magic world made of ice and snow and headed for the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn surrounded by a stunning Alpine panorama. Dirk, one of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2009
What an incredibly beautiful day! Last Tuesday in the afternoon, we four girls from the guest service of Zell am See-Kaprun came back from our wintry walk to Volvo Ice Camp. In bright sunshine the glacier jet took us up to the Alpincenter at an altitude of 2,450 metres. From there a winter walking trail [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2009
Winter sports are generally associated with skiing and snowboarding. But our region has a lot more to offer. If it is not really your cup of tea to dash down the slopes on boards, you can set out on foot to discover the mountains surrounding Zell am See and Kaprun. Equipped with warm winter clothes, [...]
