Guests Will Require Covid Pass and Masks to Ride Lifts at Austrian and Italian Ski Resorts This Winter With Austrian ski resorts available to overseas tourists for the first time in two years, the government is putting measures in place to prevent the headline-grabbing covid-19 outbreaks of 2020. They will require covid passes and masks to be able to use lifts, reports Reuters. “This year there will definitely be winter holidays in Austria. We have developed strict rules for […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 23, 2021 2 Comments
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Jilted Lover Murders 5 in Mass Shooting at Upmarket ‘World’s Best Ski Resort’ Kitzbühel, Austria A 25-year-old man murdered five people on Sunday morning in Kitzbühel, an upmarket Austrian ski town, when he opened fire at his ex-girlfriend’s home, according to reports. The unnamed suspect admitted to officers that he killed his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend, her family and new boyfriend, Austria’s Kurier newspaper reported. The suspect had broken up with the girl just 2-months ago. “I have […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 7, 2019 0 Comments
Austrian Ski Racer and Vail, CO Legend Pepi Gramshammer has Passed Away Aged 87 Pepi Gramshammer, the Austrian ski racer who became Vail’s premier hotelier, died August 17 at the Vail Valley Hospital. He was 87 years old and had recently suffered a series of strokes. “He was in a beautiful room with a view of Riva Ridge,” said Sheika Gramshammer, Pepi’s wife. “The first thing he said when they rolled him in … […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 19, 2019 0 Comments
Austrian Climber Killed in Avalanche on Pakistan Mountain | Pakistan Army Rescues Two British Survivors A member of a three-man mountaineering expedition has died in an avalanche on a more than 23,000-feet high peak in northern Pakistan, officials said Saturday. Karrar Haidri, secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, said Austrian mountaineer Christian Huber was killed when an avalanche hit the climbers’ tent Friday night during a strong storm at a height of 19,400-feet on Ultar […] Avalanche AvyBrains | July 2, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Austrian Snowboarder Breaks Neck During Race | Completes Race and Waves to Crowd as Crosses Line Austrian snowboarder Markus Schairer broke his neck during the men’s cross quarterfinals at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday, reports NPR. Schairer fractured his fifth cervical vertebra during the fall, according to a statement from the Austrian Olympic Committee shortly after the accident. “The good news: Neurological impairments are not present, consequential damage can currently be ruled out,” wrote the committee. […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 16, 2018 0 Comments
Austrian Man Survives 10 Hour Avalanche Burial An Austrian man survived being buried under a massive avalanche in Gschnitztal, Tyrol, Austria for ten hours on Sunday. His companion, a 27-year-old German man, tragically died at the scene. A rescue team was remarkably able to dig out the 23-year-old Austrian alive and conscious after he had been buried under 5 feet of snow. He is making a strong recovery.The two men were reported missing around 6:45pm, hours after they failed to return home for lunch. A helicopter search team spotted the fresh avalanche in the Sandesalm area, at an altitude of around 6,200 feet. The avalanche covered an area around 1,300 feet long and […] Avalanche ameliatraynor | April 18, 2015 0 Comments
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