Saalbach-Hinterglemm

This is the most curious public viewing of the World Ski Championships

Holidaymaker Betina enjoyed the most unusual public viewing of the World Ski Championships on Thursday.(Bild: JHK)

A public viewing without a screen and TV signal: impossible? But it can! The most unusual "live broadcast" of this World Ski Championships is taking place in the Hinterglemm Bergstadl. 

"Anyone can put up a screen, we wanted something a little more unusual," grins Mucki Maierhofer from the Hinterglemm Bergstadl. The ski hut is located not far from the Zwölferkogel and offers the best view of the World Ski Championships race courses. Maierhofer set up a large wooden frame on the terrace of his mountain hut - and the World Cup public viewing was complete without a TV signal. "It doesn't get any higher resolution than this," says Maierhofer.

Mucki Maierhofer had the idea.(Bild: JHK)

The guests at the hut are delighted with the unusual idea. "Really cool," said holidaymaker Betina from Denmark. She watched the world's best giant slalom skiers through the "transmission window" on Thursday. "But I'm not really a ski fan at all."

The hosts of the Bergstadl have also made provisions for true World Cup enthusiasts. Inside the hut, every World Cup race is shown on several televisions. "Business is going really well, we can't complain," says Maierhofer.