"Otherwise no chance"

The glorious seven

Patrik Burger, Michael Hetzenauer, Michael Hauser, Fritz Hirzinger, Gerhard and Bernhard Hühnersbichler and Markus Osl (from left)(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

The work of the snow groomer drivers who prepare the Streif in Kitzbühel is not for the faint-hearted. The "Krone" was on board and asked the workers about their special experiences.

With their vehicles weighing up to 14 tons, they venture into the start area, the 85 percent steep mousetrap, the traverse and more - all while hanging from a rope. Their work is the basis for enabling the best skiers in the world to plunge down the Streif. We are talking about the KitzSki snow groomers - seven of them, who have many years of experience and are constantly supported by young colleagues.