La Loupe St. Anton, St. Christoph & Stuben am Arlberg No. 4

L.L. What events are particularly intense and which events
are closest to your heart?
P.M. Each event has its own characteristics. The Weisser
Rausch in winter and the Arlberg Giro in summer are definitely
most challenging for the organisers. The concerts for the winter
opening can have a very long lead time; sometimes you book
artists a year and a half in advance. I can’t say that one event
is especially dear to me. I simply love my job and I’m passionate
about it and I’m happy about every participant and onlooker
who enjoys our offer.
L.L. How many members of staff do you have to help you
with your tasks? And what is the stress-factor in this job?
P.M. We work with a fantastic core team. You can see and feel
that every one of them is in it with a lot of enthusiasm and commitment.
Depending on the event we hire additional people who
work on the day of the event. For the opening concert which will
take place with the German band Sportfreunde Stiller this year
there will be about 30 to 40 additional people. I like working with
people and having fun with them. I like going to the office because
my work is my passion. Which is why I never experience negative
stress. When I need some time off, I take it, as far as time permits.
L.L. In January the FIS ladies World Cup will stop in
St. Anton – under the name Arlberg Kandahar Race. Where
does the name come from and what’s so special about that race?
P.M. Sir Arnold Lunn was a co-founder of the British
Kandahar Ski Club in Mürren in Switzerland and in 1928 he
and our skiing pioneer Hannes Schneider came up with the idea
of organising a large-scale ski race. And today the Kandahar
race still has big significance in the entire ski circus. The venue
changes ever year and in January it once more is the turn of
St. Anton am Arlberg. The Karl Schranz slope is one of the most
challenging ones. Here you can really see which skiers have what
it takes and which don’t. For us it’s shame that Anna Fenninger
is injured. But Mikaela Shiffrin will start in the Super G for
the first time and of course we hope that “our” Nina Ortlieb will
participate, too.
Sport & Freizeit
“I like working with
people and having
fun with them. I like
going to the office
because my work is
my passion.”
“You can really say
that we live skiing all
year round here on
the Arlberg.”
“I had the film
Der Weisse Rausch –
White Frenzy – with
its spectacular mass
ski race in my head
and I thought: Wow,
cool idea!”
“Our ARLBERG-well.
com impresses
with its fresh
architecture and
– most importantly –
its multifunctional
character.”
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