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DOWNHILL ON FAT TYRES
For a long time, bicycles and snow have gone together as badly as hot chocolate and sunsets. But since the arrival of the fat bike, you can go out on the mountain on two wheels even in winter – mostly downhill, though.
HURRA! HERRH IS BACK!
Anyone under the age of ten (or anyone who knows anyone under the age of ten) will know HerrH. Simon Horn, as the singer is called in real life, is one of the stars of the children’s music scene. At the end of February he’s performing in Kappl again. We spoke with him about his fans, his own childhood and Paznaun.
ISCHGL’S ALPINE ZOO: THE TRISANNA CARNIVAL SPECIAL
Today is Shrove Tuesday. Today’s the day when the whole world does fancy dress. And once again, Ischgl is ahead of its time. Because people get dressed up here the whole season long. Why? We don’t really know. But we’ve taken supporting photos of the Ischgl Alpine zoo this year just for good measure. Leilei, hurrah, or something along those lines!
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE LIFTS AREN’T WORKING
Okay, so the best of Ischgl is high up on the pistes. But what happens when the weather doesn’t play ball, when the lifts – and so the skiers, too – have to take a break because of heavy snowfall? It’s really not that bad, say the people we met down in the town. There’s more to Ischgl than the best ski slopes in world, after all.
THE PAZNAUN DIALECT FOR BEGINNERS
What does someone from Paznaun mean when he says “Åffaschibli” or other strange words? Trisanna knows, of course – and introduces you right now to the finer points of a very special language.
THE PLAYLIST FOR IN BETWEEN
Let’s be honest: right now is the most difficult of times. Christmas is long since over, and the end of term holidays are a long way away, too. So Trisanna’s music editors have put together a soundtrack to make the waiting time until your next Paznaun trip a little shorter.
SKI RACING LIKE IN THE OLDEN DAYS
Every Tuesday evening, people tear down the slopes in Galtür on short, curved wooden planks. What’s known as barrel stave racing is traditional in Paznaun. So what is it, then?
SNOW SCULPTURES: WHERE THE MUSIC PLAYS
The winners of the international snow sculpture festival in the Silvretta Arena have been announced. The most impressive sculpture built on the Idalp this year is, in the eyes of the jury, a saxophone and a guitar. And they’re quite right.
THE TRISANNA WINTER QUIZ: DO YOU RECOGNIZE THE WORD?
We’ve talked enough. In an admittedly very irregular series, we’ve asked our cartoonist, Ernst, to draw winter sport terms for us. What’s the artist trying to tell us here?
THE ABC OF TOBOGGANING: TOBOGGANING WITH KIDS
Had enough of skiing? Then why not have a go at tobogganing? We’ve got four tips on making it safe for children – and still having fun.
WHERE AM I SITTING? THE BIG IDALP CHAIRLIFT QUIZ
The Idalp: centre of skiing in Ischgl, the venue for great concerts and what feels like the place with the most number of chairlifts in the eastern Alps. It’s easy to lose track of where you are. Welcome to the big “Which chairlift am I sitting in?” quiz. How well do you know your way around the Idalp?
NEW YEAR’S DAY, A FREE DAY FOR SKIERS
Hung over on New Year’s Day? No, never. Because then you’d miss a wonderful day’s skiing. We have three good reasons why skiing on 1 January is super:
TRISANNA LANGUAGE COURSE: LEARN TO SPEAK SKI INSTRUCTOR
Staa op! Gedraag je! Astav mesta! These days it sounds a bit like the UN General Assembly on the Idalp (and in Kappl, and in See, and in Galtür). It’s quite difficult to stay on top of things. Unless you have Simon Otten’s legendary cheat sheet, with which you can understand every single kids’ ski course.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?
There are a couple of things that you only do in the winter holidays. Five moments where you realise that you’re on a skiing holiday.
THE SPEED KINGS OF ISCHGL
Many people are magically attracted to the speed test run on the Idalp. Racers as well as speedsters, world-class skiers like Svindal or pizza slice beginners. We were there too, and took a look at how fast everyone was (the highest speed on our outing was just a little above 80km per hour – Ed.).
5 REASONS WHY IT’S BETTER TO BE IN PAZNAUN TODAY THAN AT HOME
Apparently there are still people who celebrate Christmas at home in their living rooms. It’s a mistake. We have five good reasons why celebrating Christmas in a hotel is the best.
ZIPFLBOB NEWS
On Sunday the first Galtür Zipflbob World Championships take place. It sounds like fun – and it is fun, but you should probably know a couple of things beforehand about zipflbobs – or one-person minibobs – to make it even better. Eight basic facts:
OFF TO ISCHGL. SOUNDTRACK FOR A PERFECT JOURNEY HERE.
We’re setting off for the first perfect Ischgl weekend of the season, and as usual, the Trisanna music editors have put together the perfect playlist for the journey to Paznaun. You can’t just feel the excitement, you should hear it, too!
THE KRAMPUS DAY QUIZ
Not long now until the Krampus figures and the Austrian Alpine witches arrive and the wild activities begin. But do you know what connects the Krampus with King Kong? Or why the Krampus was even […]
