Going up...
18 August 2005 | ||
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| ...the Horn... After we had had such nice views of it, it was time to pay a visit... | ||
View from further up
18 August 2005 | ||
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Cows from Above
18 August 2005 | ||
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| Kinda liked this one... | ||
Wilder Kaiser
18 August 2005 | ||
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| In front of it Oberndorf, our family's second home... | ||
Radio Tower Structure
18 August 2005 | ||
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World's most famous Skiing Race
21 January 2006 | ||
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| The Streif! | ||
Austrian Fans
21 January 2006 | ||
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| ...many American and Canadian flags all around, too.... | ||
Final Area
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Speeds of up to 140km/h.... | ||
Amazing Event
21 January 2006 | ||
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| The Streif is the most famous downhill competition. Very difficult and real big fun to watch.... | ||
Herminator entering the final areas
21 January 2006 | ||
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| ...and the flags are flying. He dissapointed though, but the last runner of the day, Michael Walchhofer recaptured the honr.... | ||
Hausbergkante
21 January 2006 | ||
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| They shoot over the Hausbergkante with speeds up to 140km/h and jump 40 metres... | ||
Balloons
21 January 2006 | ||
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Paparazzi
21 January 2006 | ||
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| No clichees in sight though.... | ||
Gluehwein
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Mulled wine warms up your body and soul.... | ||
Strange Delegation
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Swiss massive cowbells... So these three guys walked around making massive noise and holding the bells in front of them as if they had massive gonads... | ||
German Celebrators
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Funnily and sadly, there was not a single German Skier on the lineup... | ||
Testing my new Mountain boots
3 June 2007 | ||
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| A birthday present from my parents up with them in the mountains of Kitzbuehel. | ||
Kitzbüheler Horn
3 June 2007 | ||
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Wilder Kaiser
3 June 2007 | ||
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| The Wild Emperor Mountain range.... | ||
Ski Worldcup
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Another year at the Streif, this time with Bernhard, Carmen, Karin and PW. | ||
Scott Macartney Crash
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Very bad crash by this American Skier... We were a few meters from him, but couldn't see him lying there. as we were just down a small hill. But here you can see the crowd looking down at him. His helmet had broken at impact. | ||
Helicopter arrives
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Carmen was just repeating over and over: 'He is dead! He is dead! I am sure!' | ||
Medics take Scott away
19 January 2008 | ||
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| To the hospital in Innsbruck, where he regained consciousness a few days later. | ||
Hermann Maier comes!
19 January 2008 | ||
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| The Herminator drives the crowd wild! | ||
140kmh
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Taken with 1/2000s... | ||
5 Layers of nets...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...the arrangement that is saving lives these days... Just go and youtube Hermann Maier's Nagano crash. | ||
Rolex and Teeth-clenching
19 January 2008 | ||
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Looks nice...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...but is at 140km/h... | ||
Group Photo
19 January 2008 | ||
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| And then the Apres Ski Music started... | ||
The Wiesnbedienungen start going mad
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...since one of the Wiesn' songs was starting to play... | ||
Ein Steeeeeern.....
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ....derrr Deinen Namen trääääägt... | ||
Come on! Stop dancing!
19 January 2008 | ||
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| More Glühwein... | ||
Karin goes into Politics...
19 January 2008 | ||
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At night after some Glühwein, we headed back to the official ceremony...
19 January 2008 | ||
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Boozed up crowd...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Kitzbühel gets 50000 visitors for the Streif | ||
And the fireworks...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...vanish in the clouds... | ||
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