archive for the ‘events’ category

march top 3

March 6th, 2011

Horses biting

A look back at the goings on at Up and Downhill in March in previous years. This is a quick selection of our favourite posts, polo on snow, loads of other activities to enjoy in the Austrian alps in winter and some fun tobogganing videos.

october gone by

October 7th, 2010

On a berm, nearly

A look back at the goings on at Up and Downhill in October in previous years. This is a quick selection of our favourite posts, how to press apples, how to chop logs (quickly), a look at loads of twitter posts and a riding with our guets from Poland.

september in the alps

September 5th, 2010

Singletrack trails in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser

A look back at the goings on at Up and Downhill in September in previous years. This is a quick selection of our favourite posts, A World Cup event, guests from England and Greece plus a festival that holds a world record.

back in may

May 3rd, 2010

A look back as the goings on at Up and Downhill in May in previous years. This is a quick selection of our favourite posts, a May ski tour and loads of getting ready for the bike season.

winter polo in reith, kitzbühel

January 17th, 2010

Shock

A new format on an old post. Check out the winter Polo event we visit each year. Loads of action and the odd tumble or two…

st. nikolaus and krampus

December 18th, 2009

Krampus

The festival events start even earlier in Austria than England (apart from the TV ads in the UK which I really don’t miss). I apologise for the lack of mountain biking…

26trix leogang bike park

July 13th, 2009

The approach

26trix brings together the World’s best riders to compete in a dirt jump competition, we spent a somewhat wet afternoon watching these guys ride bikes like we never will…

winter polo world cup

March 3rd, 2009

fast hard polo action

I’ve never really thought of myself as a journalist and this blog post about the 7th Hypo Liechtenstein Snow Arena Polo World Cup 2009 is no exception. However, there are…

scheffau 30000

February 13th, 2009

View from Scheffau

Scheffau 30,000 is my own little attempt to challenge myself on a full days skiing. The 30,000 relates to trying to complete 30,000 vertical metres of descent in one day. There are a number of factors…

new years eve

December 31st, 2008

Merry Christmas and Happy New YearAs 2008 draws to a end and the turkey is finally finished. What did you do with the leftovers? turkey curry? turkey sandwiches? Myself and Manu hope you all had a great Christmas and hope you enjoy the New Year celebrations. We’ll be enjoying…