Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 4th, 2010
Visitors of Zell am See are rather bewildered when they take a stroll through the pedestrian precinct and see that huge amounts of snow are unloaded here. Elsewhere, municipalities are desperately struggling to get the current snow chaos under control and we flood our pedestrian precinct in snow?
But wait, here comes the answer: tonight the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 27th, 2010
On 23rd January 2010 the 9th Winter Triathlon took place in Zell am See-Kaprun. For the first time the triathlon was a World Cup competition in the International Triathlon Union (ITU) as well as the Austrian country championship and the regional championship of the province of Salzburg.
In radiant sunshine about 100 participants competed against each [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2010
Tonight daredevil ‘Freaks on Snow’ will be performing breathtaking jumps and stunts on the kicker for the first time this year. This winter season, the Snow Night is taking place at the valley station of cityXpress cable car every Wednesday at 8 pm.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2009
The 12th day of the 12th month of the year is a very special skiing day: in context with the opening ceremony of the new cable car facilities, Schmitten gondolas and Kettingbahn, winter sports fans can enjoy the day swishing down the slopes on skis and board for just 12 euros. The proceeds of this [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2009
I guess it is safe to assume that many of us had visitors last weekend. And all those who had been good boys and girls in the last twelve months had nothing to fear from Saint Nicholas and his grim companion Krampus, right? The eerily beautiful creatures roamed Stadtplatz square in Zell am See on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
Last weekend we witnessed yet another highlight of Advent which contributed its share to get us in the right mood for Christmas in Zell am See-Kaprun.
On Friday the Coca Cola Christmas truck stopped at the car park of Areitbahn cable car and made children’s eyes beam with joy. When the young visitors stepped on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2009
This was exactly what happened at Kaprun Castle last Saturday. Two completely different music styles were taken beyond their borders and merged in an absolutely unique and still harmonious way.
In the beginning the audience still had the premonition that two worlds were about to clash violently in regard to the optical appearance of the bands [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
A musical performance which guarantees for an entirely new experience of folk music!
On Saturday, artists, musicians, and a man of letters are coming together at Kaprun Castle to conduct a truly unique musical experiment. You may already have guessed from the name: IRISHsteirisch plays traditional folk music in a somewhat different way – Irish style [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 27th, 2009
‘Mountain Festival’ on Schmittenhöhe on 6th September 2009
On Sunday, 6th September, Schmittenhöhe is inviting its guests to enjoy the traditional ‘Mountain Festival’ and the ‘Ranggler Alpencup’ wrestling tournament with high-class participants. The ‘Mountain Festival’ is kicking off with a mountain mass at Elisabeth Chapel at 10 am.
The following morning get-together includes a presentation of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2009
Colourful city cruisers, a great atmosphere, and delicious food at the opening event of the smart times 2009 – and two girls from the tourist information, Andrea and Steffi, were right there at the heart of action!
In general, we are no dyed-in-the-wool automobile fans but at this spectacular event, we were absolutely smitten with amazement…
This [...]
