Last winter the women's Alpine Ski Team around skiing star Lindsey Vonn came to Zell am See-Kaprun for the first time to prepare for the up-coming competitions in Europe. This year again, the team is setting up its winter training base in the region. 'Here, we can profit from excellent training conditions. For this reason we've decided to stay in Zell am See-Kaprun for some more years', explains the team's head coach Alexander Hoedlmoser. That is why the cooperation with the 'United States Ski and Snowboard Association' (USSA) has been extended for four more years.
Until the season of 2014/2015 Zell am See and Kaprun are the U.S. ladies' 'home away from home' and their training base for the Alpine Ski World Cup. Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, and their fellow team members are arriving in the region in the beginning of December. On the local mountains, they are getting ready for races in Val d'Isere and in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Their main training area will be Schmittenhöhe. 'On the slope at Ebenberg lift, we profit from privileged use and can even ice up the piste. This is common practice during world cup races. That way, we are guaranteed premium training conditions', says Hoedlmoser.
In the valley, the preparations for the team's arrival are in full swing, too. After all, the 45 members of the U.S. delegation bring three tons of equipment. Two heated containers will be set up for the service team. The delegation is lodging in an apartment in Kaprun until March.
Until the season of 2014/2015 Zell am See and Kaprun are the U.S. ladies' 'home away from home' and their training base for the Alpine Ski World Cup. Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, and their fellow team members are arriving in the region in the beginning of December. On the local mountains, they are getting ready for races in Val d'Isere and in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Their main training area will be Schmittenhöhe. 'On the slope at Ebenberg lift, we profit from privileged use and can even ice up the piste. This is common practice during world cup races. That way, we are guaranteed premium training conditions', says Hoedlmoser.
In the valley, the preparations for the team's arrival are in full swing, too. After all, the 45 members of the U.S. delegation bring three tons of equipment. Two heated containers will be set up for the service team. The delegation is lodging in an apartment in Kaprun until March.
