Horn sledges and co.

How Tyrolean mountain farmers start the new year

(Bild: Netzer)

While for most people, the Christmas festivities move seamlessly from hectic shopping to culinary delights in a sitting position, the Netzer family of mountain farmers from Pfunds are literally walking a dangerous tightrope.

The days from Christmas to Epiphany - for many, an opportunity to improve the famous work-life balance in favor of the middle part of the word. For Claudia and Harald Netzer from Pfunds, the two terms are not in competition. Not even in summer. As one of the last mountain farmers, they farm 14 hectares of mountain meadows by hand with their children Denise and Daniel at over 1600 meters above sea level.