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More than 30 balloonist teams are going up into the skies on 28th January to discover the 'Europa-Sportregion' from the air during the 'BP Gas Alpine Balloon Trophy'.
(openPR) - From 28th January, 2007, the sky above the roofs of the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun' is going to be very colourful for a whole week. About 30 international balloonist teams will be going up into the air during the 'BP Gas Alpine Balloon Trophy'. Spectators can expect an adventurous competition consisting of various disciplines and a number of attractive frame events related to ballooning and aviation.
Pioneers of aviation: the fascination of the colourful spheres had its origin more than 200 years ago. It goes back to an idea born by the Montgolfier brothers. After a demonstration trip above the gardens and the palace of Versailles King Louis XVI decided that no 'ordinary' person should ever rise above nobility. From then on only noblemen were allowed to ride in a hot-air balloon, a 'Montgolfière'. Even today, balloonist meetings are still called 'Montgolfiades'.
The 'BP Gas Alpine Balloon Trophy' is the 'mother' of all hot-air balloonist meetings in the Alpine republic. It first took place in the year 1979. The pioneers from the aviation club 'Team Polar', Josef 'Joschi' Starkbaum and his partner Gert Scholz, were not prepared to accept the unfounded assertion that 'hot-air balloons were unsuitable for use in the Alps'. They were proved to be right: over the past 27 years no serious problems have ever occurred during the 'air rides over hill and dale'.
The last great adventure of aviation: you can still feel a certain thrill when climbing into the basket. Once airborne, it takes you on a journey into unknown territory. After all, it is not possible to navigate these colourful spheres directly. The destination of the ride can only be aimed at by letting the balloon rise and fall purposefully to make optimum use of the winds. The basic principle has not changed since the times of the Montgolfiers: hot air gives the balloon its uplift, and it starts to descend when the air cools down. In the pioneering days the balloons used to be 'steamed' with straw or sheep's wool, whereas modern propane gas burners are employed to this end today.
Visitors of the 'BP Gas Alpine Balloon Trophy' can also 'turn on the gas' themselves. If you like, you can take part in a ride across the snow-covered mountain tops of the 'Europa-Sportregion'. No demands are made on the passengers except for having to bring along warm clothing and a pair of sunglasses. And after the ride, a royal surprise in memory of the law made by the baroque monarch is waiting for the participants.
More information on the '28th BP Gas Alpine Balloon Trophy' in the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun' is to be found at www.europasportregion.info on the Internet.
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General Information:
With its 14,000 beds and two million overnight stays a year, the 'Europa-Sportregion Zell am See-Kaprun' is one of the most important holiday regions in Austria. More than 40 activities like rafting, golf, and walking are offered during the summer months. In the cold season of the year rides in horse-drawn sleighs or snowshoe walks provide a welcome change. 56 chair lifts and cable cars take skiers to thick powder snow on 132 kilometres of pistes - snowboarders find an ideal terrain at the Snowpark on the glacier plateau of Kitzsteinhorn, 2,600 metres above sea-level. Here, skiing and snowboarding is possible even in summer. Moreover, the renowned German publishing house of 'Falk Verlag' has named Zell am See and Kaprun as the most family-friendly holiday region in Europe.
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