76 | / da smo iz unutrašnjeg bazena mogli da isplivamo u spoljašnji, gde smo se kupali u vrućoj vodi okruženi snegom. Pa onda saune i ostala blaženstva… Ipak, ništa nije moglo da se meri sa odlaskom na Krajšberg, jedno od najmodernijih i najpoznatijih skijališta u zemlji. Žičara nas je dugo vozila kroz zavejane četinare, uspinjući nas na gotovo 2.000 metara, gde nas je čekao jedan divni Hans, instruktor skijanja pored kog bi zaista svaka neznalica brzo proskijala. Pa tako i ja! Dakle, nemojte da vas ubeđuju da pod stare dane ne možete da stanete na skije. Naprotiv! Lako je i toliko uzbudljivo da više nikada zimi neću poželeti da odem na more. Konačno sam otkrila o čemu to stalno pričaju skijaši i zašto tako čežnjivo govore o planinama stalno im se radosno vraćajući. Neopisivo je to kad se nalaziš na vrhu sveta, na mestu koje obično gledaš iz aviona, ono kad preleću snežne vrhove i čini ti se da tamo samo orlovi caruju. Kiseonik napaja svaku ćeliju, srce lupa od treme i uzbuđenja, dok škripi sneg pod skijama i čini se da baš ništa na svetu ne može biti lepše od toga. Ovo poznato skijaško područje nudi ukupno 14 žičara i uspinjača sa 42 kilometra nagrađenih, uređenih, širokih staza, vrhunske škole skijanja i snouborda, kao i mašine za pravljenje snega za savršeno bele piste u svako doba. Deca naročito vole Krajšberg jer ima lift za bebe i magični tepih, a odrasli jer na ovako sjajnommestu ne morate mnogo da čekate u redovima, nema gužve, a staze su sjajne. If you’ve listened to Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony (be sure to readthepreviousarticle), I don’tneedtowastewordsdescribing thebeautyof thosepeaks andvalleys. He took you toGermany, to the area around the famous Garmisch, in themost beautiful way possible, withwonderful melodies and notes. I’m leading you to the fast- owing River Mur, its picturesque hamlets and the blizzard-swept Austrian Kreischberg, and then to the world’s largest ski resort, theunsurpassedThreeValleys, LesTroisVallées, inFrance, representing the winter dream of all lovers of snow We initially got lost in the magic of Austria’s landscapes, beside the River Mur, which ows green and clear through the state of Styria, surroundedby small villages thatwe imagined as being from some ancient stories that we read when wewere little.Theancient townofMurau, locatedat the start of the valley, and the blizzard-swept Kreischberg above it, appeared to me – bathed as they were in the December sun – as though they’d escaped from some paintingpreserved inamuseum. Still, without thewonderful peoplewhowere there tohost and leadus, nothing would have been quite so perfect. Wewereaccommodated intheHotelAlpenblick in the centre of St. Lorenzen, just 300metres from the ski slopes. We were greeted by Isabella, who immediately made us feel welcome in this warm, family-run hotel that doesn’t waste a penny on formalities. The only thing that’s important here is that the guests are comfortable and have everything they needwhen they return froma day at the ski resort.We only included a ski programme for ourselves as of the second day, so we used that rst afternoon to relax in the hotel’swellness centre, where we were, of course, most delighted by the fact that we could swim directly from the indoor pool to the one outside, where we bathed in hot water surrounded by snow. Then came the saunas and other forms of bliss… Nevertheless, nothingcouldbecompared toheading toKreischberg, which is one of the country’s most modern and famous This ski area o ers a total of 14 gondola cable and chair lifts, with 42 kilometres of award-winning, wellmaintained, wide-ranging ski runs, a state-of-the-art school of skiing and snowboarding, as well as snowmaking machines Ovo skijalište nudi 14 žičara i uspinjača sa 42 kilometra nagrađenih, uređenih, širokih staza, vrhunske škole skijanja i snouborda, kao i mašine za pravljenje snega
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