European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ski Kapraun in the swim in the afternoon at Zell am fashion is not Foremost on summer anything even shorts and Story and photos by Leah Larkin features editor working on a Tan is a serious part of summer i a popular Are ski pastime sailing on the Lake at Zell am t could have been fort Lauderdale Beautiful bodies sprawled soaking up the the Sweet perfumed smells of Piz Bruce Springsteen instead of Sand and these sunbathers were sur rounded by Snow and it was summer skiing on the kit Steinhorn Glacier slopes above the town of a you dont have to be crazy to ski in some skiers even prefer the sport in warm weather the difference is a step off the Cable car at meters Elevation and into Sunshine not blasts of icy wind that almost Send you Over the shed those heavy layers of Long thick gloves and Wool hats for even a bathing suit if youre sure not to no waiting in lift plenty of space on the Moun for the most part easy it Doest take a Phil Mahre to look Good on Steep Mogul slopes thanks to Snow that is soft and its a said 1st Paul Goldberg who is stationed at while taking a break from the slopes last Carol a nurse based in is a Cross country skier who decided that the fourth of july weekend was As Good As any to try downhill she signed up for lessons and loved skiing in the summer is so she you fall dry its not so the Snow is soft so you go slower and its not so summer Snow can be the lifts open 8 when the Snow is still hard and As the Sun gets the Snow quickly turns to by midday it can be like skiing through elmers that when most everyone takes off the skis and concentrates on serious just 8 Kilometres from the resort town of Zell am see on the shores of a sparkling Mountain offers other you can have two vacations in the same place said 1st Debra is incs from kaisers Lau As soon As it gets Mushy on head to the Erich Neuhold of the Kapraun tourist office said that Glacier skiing is not enough to satisfy tourists people can summer ski for just a few so you need to offer windsurfing on the Lake is especially popu he together Kapraun and Zell am see comprise what area promoters Call the european sport it does offer an amazing variety of in addition to skiing and theres sail water hiking after a morning of fun a Friend and i rented a paddle boat and peddled around the Lake for an per person watching windsurfers struggle to stay upright and enjoying great views of the surrounding although Sun is a major attraction of summer its not always the third Day of our four Day Holiday was even drizzly at Many went to the Glacier and skied in the we decided to Check out the swimming facilities in Kapraun an impressive Complex of indoor and outdoor water swim Ming costs you can stay As Long As you for use of All the the Cost is in the we went to the but not to we took the Mai Kogel Cable car round trip to the then climbed to the Gasthaus Glockner Blick Only a half hour but one of those straight the Mountain hikes that leaves you out of Lowhana ing Clouds spoiled the View of the Austri As highest but we enjoyed a we Learned lunch on the outdoor Back Down at the we got in the Saddle for our third activity of the Day Riding at the porsche the car family Riding stable in Zell am an hour on horse Back costs about for the major evening activity was we had excellent meals at both the Gasthoff just outside of and the restaurant at the hotel Cost was from to per including House wine and the place to go for an Are ski calorie treat is the Morocutti bakery and cafe wonderful homemade ice Cream and disco action is heavy at the Baum bar usually crowded with the same bodies from the the disco bar in the Center of town on the Corner opposite the Bridge also has an outdoor bar and both Zell am see and Kapraun Are popular Winter ski Neuhold says his favorite months for skiing a run Are april and Glacier skiing at Kapraun continues although he says the Best time for sum Mer skiing is september is not so he but new snows make october skiing on the Glacier very a lift pass for summer skiing costs for a half valid until about for the entire a cog about 6 Kilometres outside of tunnels through the taking skiers to the base of the from a Cable car makes the trip to the the Glacier ski area offers 8 Square Miles of ski terrain accessible by a chair lift and most of the slopes Are in the intermediate although there is one excellent Mogul run which demands More advanced both Kapraun and Zell am see offer a variety of a com from simple pensions to luxurious a spacious double room with Bath and Buffet breakfast in the Gasthoff Mitte Regger in the Center of Kapraun costs about 13 per Kapraun is about a 6to 7hour drive from from take the Salzburg autobahn and exit at Cross the Border at the then drive through lower to Zell am see and on to More information on both Kapraun and Zell am see is available from Vermehr Verein Postrach a5710 Page 14 the 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