Storys from Eben
Here we share our experiences from our place with you.
Through our stories we would like to bring you a little closer to our beautiful home and give you a little digital time out.
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Back to the Future
Off to the 2nd RETRO ski race at monte popolo
Anyone who claims that time travel is not possible was probably not at last year's retro ski day at monte popolo in Eben im Pongau. But that doesn't matter, because on 9th March 2024, the 2nd RETRO ski race at monte popolo will take you back to the future.
Full commitment at monte popolo
On the road with operations manager Josef Stadler
Shortly before the start of the season, I had the opportunity to look over the shoulders of Josef Stadler, Operations Manager at monte popolo in Eben im Pongau, and his staff and take a look behind the scenes. Because even if you ski regularly - it's not every day that you get to visit a pumping station or take a ride on a snow groomer, is it?
Mystical Moor November
an autumn walk on the Ebener Moor
The success stories of companies like Apple, Google and Co. are world famous. What do they have in common with the Eben Dirndl Dress Sunday? They all started in a garage. Cäzilia Althuber, chairwoman of the Eben Women’s Traditional Costume Club, tells us today exactly what Dirndl Dress Sunday is and why it is celebrated.
A day in honor of traditional costume in Eben im Pongau
The “Dirndl Dress Sunday”
The success stories of companies like Apple, Google and Co. are world famous. What do they have in common with the Eben Dirndl Dress Sunday? They all started in a garage. Cäzilia Althuber, chairwoman of the Eben Women’s Traditional Costume Club, tells us today exactly what Dirndl Dress Sunday is and why it is celebrated.
About the great art of capturing moments
a portrait of wedding videographer Wouter Oudemans
Wouter studied sports and marketing in his home country, the Netherlands. Alongside his studies, he worked as a ski instructor in New Zealand, Canada, and Austria, where he eventually decided to settle.
When everything goes swimmingly
A day at the Eben im Pongau Adventure Bathing Lake
Finally, it’s here, summer! Although winter has its advantages, I can hardly wait for summer. A relaxing day at the lake, a refreshing cool down after a nice hike – always a highlight in the hot months. Let the summer sunshine on your face, cool off in the water, play a game of volleyball with friends, or simply switch off. My “place to be” for this: the Eben im Pongau Adventure Bathing Lake.
The Local Heritage Association
“D’Burgstoana” dance into May
It’s all happening here in Eben in Pongau at the May festival on 30th April: the maypole, a tall spruce, stripped of its bark and branches, decorated with red and white ribbons and wreaths made of twigs, is erected in the middle of the village.
The Eder Bakery
happy rolls from free-range bakers.
On the way to school, I quickly grab a croissant and a chocolate drink. I open the heavy door of the local bakery in my home village and the smell of the finest baked goods wafts into my nose. I place my “snack money” on the counter, standing on tiptoe, and whizz off with my provisions in hand – a typical morning during my primary school days.
Farm garden in the cycle of the year
The peace of winter
The first snow has fallen and covered the landscape with its glittering blanket. Everything seems quieter, the air fresher. Time for my fourth and thus last “farm garden blog visit” to the Buschberghof in Eben im Pongau. I am already curious about the role the garden will play in winter and how Elisabeth will use the quiet time.
Farm garden in the cycle of the year
Golden treasures in autumn
The days are already getting noticeably shorter, the temperatures are falling, as are the red and golden coloured leaves, the mist is drifting across the countryside – all harbingers of autumn. Autumn has also arrived at the Jäger family’s Buschberg Farm. On my third visit to Elisabeth’s farm, I was able to learn about the processing and preservation of the rich harvest and take home some practical tips and tricks (and freshly harvested fruit).
Farm garden in the cycle of the year
The precious summer season
Do you remember my blog article about the spring awakening in Elisabeth’s garden at the Buschberghof Farm in Eben im Pongau? Now summer is here, and I was allowed to visit the Jäger family (and of course the farm dog Maja) again. For Elisabeth, summer days are busy days – besides the work on the farm and in the fields, such as the “Mah’n und Heign”, i.e. the hay harvest, she also fulfils her role as a family member.
Farm garden in the cycle of the year
The awakening of spring
The sun sends its first warm rays, the flowers stretch their heads upwards towards it. The fields turn from mottled white-brown to lush green. I don’t know about you, but the smell of spring in my nose always increases my motivation to spruce up my garden, balcony and the like. Elisabeth Jäger, a farmer from Eben, feels the same way. After the winter break, there is a lot of work to be done in the farm garden at the Buschberghof.
The monte popolo
a little gem of a ski area for all ages
The sky is bright blue, the snow is sparkling in the sunshine – do you know what it’s like to really look forward to a day of skiing? Even getting up early is easy for me. Out of the ski bus, into the lift, onto the slopes! Today I’m taking you to monte popolo – the small, fine ski area in Eben im Pongau. The two chairlifts Popolo I and Popolo II take us up to 1600 m above sea level. To where our ski day can finally really begin.
On 2 runners instead of 2 boards
a family in toboggan fever
Fresh snow has fallen, we are warmly wrapped up and our helmets are on. Looking down into the valley, we’re excited about the descent. But not on skis – today we’re going down on a toboggan. Quickly, everyone takes their position at the start of the Hochbifang toboggan run. “On the count of three, off we go! One, two, threeeey!!”. Turn after turn, the track winds its way through the forest. On every straight stretch we try to overtake. Until I hit the snow wall at the finish and we almost fall off the sled laughing.
The tailor-made local costume
“s'Ebener Gwandl“
Admittedly, I don’t really have much to do with dirndls and traditional costumes. But when I heard that Eben im Pongau was going to have its own local costume for the first time, “tailor-made” to fit the village and its people, I became curious. How do you combine fabrics and materials of a traditional costume so that it represents a community? I was allowed to ask these and many other questions of Ebener Cäzilia Althuber, master seamstress and creator of “s'Ebener Gwandl”.