Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2009
Last Saturday the fan club of the EK Zell am See ice-hockey club – ‘The Icebreakers’ – staged its traditional party at the end of the season at the pavilion in Kaprun. Just like every year participants in estimation games could look forward to winning great material prizes.
The members of the fan club flocked to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 30th, 2009
Some weeks ago I reported about Sven’s Freiluft Blog and his efforts to share some ideas on exciting outdoor activities in my post ‘Are we couch potatoes?‘ I was not aware of the fact that by writing this contribution I was participating in a raffle…
But indeed! I won the first prize: a Singing Rock Slackline [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2009
Every two years the team of the tourist information of Zell am See-Kaprun goes on a works outing and finally the time had come again! Thanks to our colleague Steffi, who took care of all the preparations, everyone quickly found the right seat in one of the two busses and was well provided with food [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2009
Radiant sunshine, clear sky, lush green meadows, turquoise-coloured water, and the snow-covered mountain summits in the background: only those who had to work did not grab the opportunity today to spend this day outside. The cameras on Kitzsteinhorn bore witness of lots of fresh snow and ideal conditions for going skiing. But we choose to [...]
Posted in A hot tip on Apr 28th, 2009
It is a true sight for sore eyes when I take a look out of my window in the mornings and let my gaze wander across crystal clear Lake Zell amidst the incomparable Alpine panorama of our beautiful region of Zell am See-Kaprun. I am itching to set out for one of the lidos on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2009
That’s it! Over and done with. Calendrically, meteorologically: winter is gone. ‘What a pity’, many skiers and borders may think if they have been roaming Kitzsteinhornand Schmittenhöhe during the past months. But nothing is lost, actually… There is still the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn boasting its all-season skiing area at nearly 3,000 metres of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2009
From now on everyone can go on a discovery tour with Schmidoline. In the new town guide booklet for children, she introduces kids to all the interesting facts and figures on Zell am See. On her stroll Schmidoline, the sister of Schmidolin, the mascot of the local mountain of Schmittenhöhe, learns many new things and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 3rd, 2009
Whenever the members of the cult band come to the region, they are a guaranty for lots of fun! Yesterday we met Smokie on the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn. At an altitude of 2,600 metres above sea level, they fooled around, relaxed, visited the Volvo Ice Camp, raised a glass to the successful season with snowboarding [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2009
The Volvo Golf Challenge which took place on Kitzsteinhorn on Saturday was a real challenge in the true sense of the word for all participants. The extraordinary venue was the Volvo Ice Camp on the glacier of Kitzsteinhorn at an altitude of about 2,600 metres. As many as 26 golfers – among them Michael Hadschieff, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2009
While the preparations at the valley station of Areitbahn were in full swing, up here on the mountain having fun was what really mattered. The band members of Smokie were having a blast splashing about in the whirlpool and dashing through the snow on skidoos or snow groomers. It was quite obvious that Smokie enjoyed [...]
