27.11.2009 - 06.01.2010   CHRISTMAS MARKET IN BRUNICO

There is a very special pre-Christmas atmosphere, when the Graben, a lovely pedestrian
area, and the Rathausplatz is shrouded in darkness and the small lane between the little
stalls of the Bruneck Christmas market is illuminated by a myriad of lights, when the air
is filled with the scent of freshly baked biscuits and you hear some very soft and idyllic
music somewhere in the background while skilled local craftsmen are producing a varie-
ty of splendid objects such as exceptionally beautiful crèche figures in Father Christmas
Workshop. The Christmas market in Bruneck has always been meant to be a small,
traditional and pleasant event and as such it has established itself and now occupies a
very special place together with the Christmas markets of Bozen, Meran and Brixen.

  31.12.2009   NEW YEAR'S EVE

In our hotel we will celebrate a very special New Year's Eve with a very well-known, local
musical band called 'Cosanostra' from Brunico.
Also, there will be a New Year’s torchlight procession and fireworks in Riscone.
The exact location and time are not fixed yet.

  17.01.2010   DUMPLING MARATHON

If you burn off calories, then you’re certainly entitled to eat well. There is no other event which
combines sports, incomparably beautiful countryside and unique gastronomic delights better than the
Gsies Dumpling Marathon. Sheer pleasure and enjoyment at the beginning of the year! By the way –
a small bus will be at the disposal of all gourmets who prefer to come without their skis.

  18.01.2010 - 20.01.2010   SNOW SCULPTURE FESTIVAL

Cold art - sculptures made of snow. Artists from all over the world are coming together to transform
inconspicuous 3 x 3 x 3 m large snow cubes into highly imaginative works of art which develop their
very own play of colour in the light of the evening illumination. Barbed wire, saws and shovels are the
artists’ only tools. Within three days the cubes have to be chiselled and shaped.

And you, dear audience, play a really essential role: your votes decide which of the ten teams of artists
has created the most beautiful of all these marvellous yet unfortunately ephemeral works of art.
The snow sculpture festival will stop off in S. Vigilio di Marebbe.
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  19.01.2010 - 24.01.2010   BIATHLON WORLD CUP

For more than 30 years the organizing committee has been inviting athletes from all over the world to
take part in the biathlon event in Antholz which represents the international highlight in the World Cup
calendar.

Wednesday 20th Ladies 15km
Thursday 21st Men 20km
Friday 22nd Sprint ladies 7.5km
Saturday 23rd Sprint men 12.5km
Sunday 24th Pursuit ladies and men

For further information please check this website: www.biathlon-antholz.it 

  06.02.2010 - 07.02.2010   EUROPEAN HORN SLEDGE CUP

After the European Championships in 2005 and the European Cups in 2006 and 2008, 2010 will reunite
the horn sledge racing élite at the "Panorama" run in Olang for the European Horn Sledge Cup finals.
Expected are around 30 teams from 5 different countries. Each team consists of 3 athletes, whose
collaboration is the key to a top performance.

For the audience, this spectacular sports discipline is pure action. The large crowd and the fantastic
atmosphere at the races in recent years is a worthy reward for the dedicated athletes, who put a
great deal of effort and enthusiasm into their passion. Horn sledges were originally used for working
and transportation purposes, but at a racing speed of up to 90 km/h, the sport has added a touch of
danger to an old tradition.

  13.02.2010 - 14.02.2010   EUROPEAN SLEDDING GRAND PRIX

The absolute highlight of competitive sledding is coming to Olang: the 2010 European Sledding Grand
Prix, Europe's only international sledding race
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Competitive sledding has become increasingly popular in recent years, and sledges have developed
into sophisticated and technically elaborate sports devices. If it all started off as a simple leisure
activity, for which passionate lugers dusted off their sledges at the sight of the first snowflakes to
speed down snowy forest and hiking trails, times have changed indeed: Modern-day race tracks are
iced just as natural luge tracks are and require a top physical condition as well as regular, hard
training. Only that way are athletes able to keep up and prove their sledding skills in winter.

  20.02.2010 - 21.02.2010   INTERCONTINENTAL LUGE CUP

2010 will not only see the European Horn Sledge Cup finals and the European Sledding Grand Prix
take place in Olang, but also another international luge race: the Intercontinental Cup finals.

The Intercontinental Luge Cup is another series of international races beside the natural track luge
World Cup. In terms of importance, it can be compared to the European Cups of other sports disciplines.
Olang has hosted several international luge races on its first-class "Panorama" run: the 2000 World
Championships, the 2008 European Championship and a number of World Cups. It is the ideal place for
large-scale events and no doubt the stronghold of sledding and luging in South Tyrol and the Pustertal
valley. As the events' official host, the Olang Amateur Sports Club is looking forward to welcoming both
athletes and visitors and delighted to guarantee three weeks of pure sledding bliss.

  21.03.2010 - 28.03.2010   NOSTALGIA

In the Holiday Region Kronplatz – on the slopes of the Kronplatz mountain and in the surrounding
villages – you can re-experience ancient times. Böcklfohrn (ski with seats), the harvest festival
Schmelzpfandl, traditional fashion show on the Kronplatz top, the Kniabiaga ski team…

Great ski fun, traditional culinary delights, cookery course, nostalgic pageant, telemark and lots more.
Further there are several restaurants and huts that offer typical tyrolean dishes during this special
week. A whole week in the Holiday Region Kronplatz, especially dedicated to the ancient times –
a week which emerges nostalgic feelings.

  18.04.2010   "LOCKNFESCHT"

After one year’s pause it will be staged again, this unique, unparalleled event on Kronplatz –
the “Locknfescht”. This soaking wet spectacle shall mark the end of the skiing season with participants
jumping into the cold water. It all started over a decade ago when a group of locals tried to cross the
small pond, which forms from the melted snow in the Seewiese on Kronplatz every spring. Over the
past twelve years the big puddle has grown bigger and bigger since it has been fed with additional
amounts of water. The pond and the event have become famous far beyond the borders of South
Tyrol. The Locknfescht is a most crazy event indeed. Cars without wheels, beds, bath tubs, sky
rockets, desks, deckchairs and parasols, compositions of tyres, semi-nudes or fully uniformed
daredevils as well as an abundance of rideable, slideable or rollable vehicles have all come down the
slope and tried to make their way over the pond. It goes without saying that the event is always spiced
up by hip music and plenty to eat and drink!