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ADAC selected Zell am See as 'Shooting Star of 2008'
'Shooting Star of 2008': ADAC granted top marks and awarded a prize to Kaprun's Snow Park
The ADAC assessed the offers of renowned holiday destinations in Italy, France, Austria, and Switzerland and gave marks in eight different categories, among them 'Ski Alpin', 'Cross-country', 'Family', 'Diversity', 'Après-ski', and 'Mighty Midgets'. Another criterion for the jury were the 'Snow Parks' - and a clear winner was found: thanks to the new 'Mellow Park' on 3,203-metre-high Kitzsteinhorn the region was selected as the most attractive skiing area for snowboarders! In comparison to the competitors from Austria and Switzerland, Zell am See-Kaprun only had to yield the palm to the 'Snow Parks' in Mayrhofen, Austria, and in Laax, Switzerland. According to the report published by the ADAC, 'the first glacier skiing area in Austria has become an important centre for snowboarders in recent years.'
In the last of the eight categories, however, the region stands unrivalled: in the winter season of 2008, Zell am See-Kaprun may call itself 'Shooting Star of 2008'. Due to substantial investments into the infrastructure the region put all the other competitors in the shade - among them renowned regions like Hochpustertal (second place), Obergurgl/Hochgurgl (third place), Bradnertal Valley and Pizol in Switzerland. The key factors triggering the decision were the improvement of the pistes, the extension of existing and the construction of new lift and cable car facilities, and specials like the drive-in Intersport store at the upper station of Schmittenhöhe. Since November two new cable car facilities, the Breiteckbahn and the trassXpress, take skiers and snowboarders to the 77 kilometres of perfectly white pistes on the local mountain of Zell. According to ADAC 'reason enough for the jury to award the title 'Shooting Star of 2008' to Zell am See-Kaprun and Schmittenhöhe.'
This year, the committee consisted of 15 experienced winter experts. Besides journalists and experts of the tourism industry, Austria's most successful female ski racer Marlies Schild and Gustav Thöni, trainer of the World Cup winner and Olympic gold medallist Alberto Tomba, attended to the assessment and grading, which have been published in the 'Ski Guide' of the ADAC publishing house as well.
For more information on the 'Shooting Star of 2008' Zell am See-Kaprun please visit us at www.zellamsee-kaprun.com.
Contact within the region
Guest Service Zell am See-Kaprun
Phone +43 (0)6542 - 770 0
welcome@zellamsee-kaprun.com
http://www.zellamsee-kaprun.com
Press contact
knoefler-journalist . media + communications GmbH
Mr. Benjamin Knöfler
Phone +49 (0)6028 - 80729 0
zellkaprun@kj-media.com
http://www.knoefler-journalist.com
The holiday region Zell am See-Kaprun with its 14,000 beds and two million overnight stays every year is one of the most important holiday destinations in Austria. During the summer months you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities like rafting, golf and hiking. And also in the cold season there is never a dull moment thanks to sleigh rides and hiking tours in snowshoes. Skiers can comfortably reach the 132 kilometres of slopes with powder snow with one of the 56 lifts. Snowboarders enjoy the perfect conditions of the Snowpark on the 2,600 metre high glacier plateau. Even in the summer you can swish down the slopes here. The renowned German publishing house of 'Falk Verlag' awarded Zell am See and Kaprun the decoration of the most family-friendly holiday region in Europe.
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