"Great fun for all"

Faßldaubenrennen

(skiing on flat boards made from parts of a barrel)
"Faßldaubenrennen" is the perfect combination of winter sport and entertainment which takes place every two years on the steep slopes of the "Gschwandtleitn" in Au/Bad Goisern.

Dressed in old costumes and with flat boards from an old barrel attached to their feet, rather like skis, "gladiators" race through obstacles down the steep slope to the finish line, much to the delight of their audience!

Throughout this race of a very special kind, contestants have the opportunity to slide, skid, stumble and "ski" on their flat boards ....... there are certain to be many spectacular crashes and stunts along the way! There will be hundreds of spectators to clap and cheer the contestants along their way.

So what are "Faßldaufeln" exactly? They are the curved wooden "planks" which when joined together, give barrels their shape. The "skiier" only has a leather strap to hold on to.

When?
Fasching Sunday 2nd March 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
Prize giving: 6:00 p.m. at the Schützenheim in Untersee
Where?
Gschwandtleitn (Au)
Why?
"Because it's fun!"

For further details please contact Tourist Information in Bad Goisern or the event organiser - tel (+43) 664 1518620

Ferienregion Dachstein-Salzkammergut
Tourismusverband Inneres Salzkammergut
Geschäftsstelle Bad Goisern

Kirchengasse 4, 4822 Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee
Tel.: +43 (0) 6135 8329
Fax: +43 (0) 6135 8329-74

e-Mail: info@dachstein-salzkammergut.at
Web: http://www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at