Hoagascht - Spurensuche auf zwoa Brettln

It started with two wooden boards and developed into a world sport: skiing. Hans Müller from the Landesskimuseum Werfenweng explains the role played by Salzburg's ski pioneers. Daring nostalgic skiers demonstrate the adventure behind the descent on wooden skis. On the other hand, more and more skiers are venturing back onto the slopes with telemark skis. Richard Deutinger finds out from telemark skier Markus Aichhorn why the sport is on the rise again, how the technique works and what makes this type of skiing so much fun.
A good 12 years ago, Rupert Thurner from St. Johann i. Pg merely started building his own skis. Since then, he and his family have set up their own ski factory in Mühlbach am Hochkönig. He combines traditional ski construction with modern materials.