 Poster: A snowHead
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When in Soll 3 years ago my friends and I decided, that as tha bus back to the airport was not till mid afternoon, we would get the gondola up the Holne Salve for a meal at the top one last time. When we got to the top we couldn't understand why the resaurant was so packed in one side but empty everywhere else. We then saw the big screen in the corner. Sure enough Europsports was on with that weekends FIS world cup event on (downhill I think). It was packed with various nationalities all vying for their man.
I was interested to know if in the alpine regions Skiing on the telly is more important to the locals than say football or rugby as you would see in many British pubs on a saturday afternoon. Do those who live in the alps find that more pubs show alpine sports than other sports?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No  It's not covered much on TV, there's a lot of coverage in the local papers though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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ise, Maybe thats because you are in Switzerland  Maybe if they had a chance of seeing a Swiss winner then.....!!!
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In Austria the sport is boosted by the manufacturers of
XXL cowbells.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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No, it's not covered much in Germany or France either. I'm less sure about Austria.
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Hhmmmm, thats ruined my vision of lots of Europeans all cramming into their local montain hut in order to watch Ski-ing. 
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Last time I saw live ski racing on the TV when I was in a ski resort it was being largely ignored. Perhaps not many people see a connection between their recreational activity and competitive skiing?
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In Austria skiing is on the main TV channels as well as Eurosport. It's also covered live on Radio.
Skiing in Austria is pretty much equivalent to Football in England.
There's a TV in an office here, during ski races it's often left with no standing room.
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DB, You have restored my faith in the Austrians.... I knew they would pull through
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Not quite as in DB's Austria, but I've seen busy - if not packed to overflowing - bars showing World Cup races live, with some pretty vocal French customers, in the resorts themselves. Not the tourist visitors though, just the local people. Ski racing is popular in the mountains, but not that much elsewhere.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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These figures were on Der Standard web site in June, unfortunately no longer available on-line.
According to the survey, the most popular TV broadcast on sport events in Austria:
1. The Olympic Games - 64%
2. Alpine skiing - 62 %
3. Football World Cup - 51%
4. Ski Jumping - Four Hill events - 49%
Formula One race and the national football leauge are behind them.
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