Dominik Pircher is 37 and has run the ski school in See for the past year and a half. When summer comes to Austria, he flies away to follow the winter. A conversation about being away – and coming back.
OPEN FACES IN KAPPL: WHAT IT IS. AND HOW IT WORKS.
Jumps, spectacular runs and all of that with a downhill gradient of 60 percent or more: the Freeride World Tour is one of the most spectacular sporting events in winter sport right now. This weekend the freeriders are stopping off in Kappl.
PRO AND CONTRA: IS IT COOL TO HAVE MUSIC BLASTING OUT OF YOUR BACKPACK ON THE SLOPES?
An occasional series discussing the big questions of skiing – questions with only yes or no answers. Today: is it cool to have music blasting out of your backpack?
CREW FOR YOU
Ischgl is special. Not just for holiday-makers, but for the people of Paznaun, too – and everyone who works here. Starting this season, all employees will receive the Ischgl Crew Card with a huge range of leisure time and further education special offers. We spoke to Daniela Wolf and Werner Aloys to find out more.
THE DYNAMIC FOUR (OF SIX. OR SEVEN)
Team Dynamic is one of Ischgl Ski School’s three show teams. This evening, the guys will once again conjure up some spectacular runs over the Prennerhang, as part of the ski school’s demo show. We spoke to them.
INSTA-MOMENTS OF THE WEEKEND
January’s always a bit grey – in the city, anyway. In Paznaun, it’s different. That’s what Instagram says.
THE TRISANNA FASHION BLOG: BRILLIANTLY BRIGHT!
A neutral, white ski outfit is a thing of real beauty. But what about when it’s foggy and snowing? Right, that’s when your outfit really has to pop on the slopes! Trisanna has been on the lookout for real fashion pros.
PAZNAUN PEOPLE: MICHAELA PFEIFER, GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Michaela Pfeifer is 30 years old and has worked for five years as a freelance graphic designer in Kappl. She tells Trisanna just why this move has made her happy – and why you should just do your own thing.
THE SMUGGLER. STORIES FROM EMIL ZANGERL (PART 2)
Emil Zangerl, 85, is the face of Paznaun’s smuggling past. For decades he smuggled goods over from Switzerland into the valley. On skis, too, and mostly when it was really dark. He tells Trisanna some of his best stories. Today: the telltale tights.
THE TRISANNA MORAL COMPASS. TODAY: CAN I TAKE A FEW BREAD ROLLS FROM THE BREAKFAST BUFFET “FOR LATER”?
This is where we take an occasional look at the big moral questions in the daily life of a skier. For example: is it acceptable to make up a packed lunch at the breakfast buffet?
OR AS JASON DERULO WOULD SAY: COLOURS!
Yes, places change over the years. Trisanna’s photo editor has dug out old pictures and photographed the same places for you again, several years later. Today: the Piste 1 valley downhill run
SHRED, SLEEP, HAVE FUN
There’s been a female snowboarder crew in Ischgl for a couple of years now. The Shred Chix don’t just mix it up in the fun parks and on the powder slopes, but do a whole lot more besides. Which is why we met up with them.
IMPROVE YOUR INSTA – PERFECT STORIES
Have you always asked yourself how influencers produce those elaborate stories? Trisanna’s picture editor has the answer.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM THEN? THE BIG TRISANNA NATIONALITY QUIZ
In winter, so they say, Ischgl isn’t a village any more – it’s a metropolis. That’s when people from almost every part of the world are bustling around down in the town and up in the mountain. But in ski gear, everyone looks pretty much the same. Or can you work out where these people are from?
PEOPLE IN PAZNAUN SPECIAL: A ROUND WITH SNOW PLOUGH DRIVER BENNI
Without them, we wouldn’t be able to move: snow plough drivers like Benni, 29, from Ischgl, clear the snow from the streets and pavements for us. On one of the most wintery days of the season so far, we were in the cockpit with our video camera.
HOW CAN WE PROTECT THE TOWN FROM THE SNOW, MR MAYOR?
In the past few days, it’s really been snowing here in Paznaun. One street, the one to Galtür, was even closed for a short while for safety reasons. Trisanna wanted to know: who takes these decisions? We got the answers from the mayor and chairman of the avalanche commission in Ischgl, Werner Kurz.
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER (EXCEPT FOR CHILDREN)
Snowfall. Icy wind. And right now, unfortunately, the children’s ski course is about to start. Now what? We asked an expert: Christian Pöll from the Silvretta Ski School in Galtür.
HOW DO YOU MAKE A PISTE AVALANCHE-SAFE?
Long before the first skiers are allowed out onto the mountain, Serafin Siegel and the avalanche commission people have begun their working day. It’s especially important on days like these.
THE DEVIL’S SLABS IN GALTÜR
Paznaun is a region full of history and wild stories about clever people, visionary deeds, good and bad figures – and the devil is normally never far away. At least not in the legends. He’s haunting Galtür today, gathering in a lost soul.
INSTA-MOMENTS OF THE WEEKEND
It’s snowing – and HOW! The people who really know all about it are the ones who saw more snow here in Ischgl than a city dweller might see in their whole life – and who shared the most fascinating moments on Instagram. Like our Instagrammers of the Weekend.
