Obertauern – one big stage for the stars
Skiing and more – winter holidays in Obertauern: Celebrities in Salzburg
Ich&Ich singer Adel Tawil
with Heribert Lürzer
Lürzer Holidays in Obertauern is a popular holiday resort for young and old, tall and small but also for the beautiful and famous of this world. Even the Beatles resided in Obertauern in 1965 and left their VIP traces in the snow, which have not been blown over to this day. They were immortalised on their legendary HELP! album cover with filming here. It was March 13th 1965 when John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison arrived to shoot the HELP! cover in Obertauern, near Salzburg in Austria. And how is that connected to Lürzer Holidays? In1965 Herbert Lürzer acted as a double for none less than Paul McCartney on skis! If that is not VIP snow history what is?!
Hermann Maier in Obertauern
Nowadays you may not see the Beatles anymore but with the legendary après ski parties at Lürzer Alm Chalet, the rich and famous happily follow an annual pilgrimage to Obertauern. And this is before you even mention that Obertauern was the official ÖSV Olympia training camp for a long time. Any important figure within the alpine skiing world who started small and became famous was regularly seen training in Obertauern. This includes a skiing superstar with a story suitable for Hollywood: Hermann Maier. But also names like Heinz Schilchegger or Trend-Extreme sports pro Felix Baumgartner are seen now and again skiing, partying and taking some well-deserved relaxation in this unique Austrian skiing region.
However, skis are not the whole world for the VIPs at Obertauern. Of course many stage stars and celebrities from the radio, movie world and TV spotted every season in Obertauern near Salzburg. For example Christina Stürmer, the Austrian who came second in the Music casting show Starmania 2003. Five years on she is one of the top musicians in Austria – and is happily coming back to Obertauern! Members of the Austrian radio station Ö3 as Robert Kratky, Gernot Kulis and Tom Walek as well as ATV anchorman Dominic Heinzl are also total Obertauern fans. And stars of skiing and snowboard szene as World Champion PGS and twice winner of the Overall FIS World Cup Manu Riegler stop by to dance, party and ski.
One thing is certain: there is no lack of VIPs and celebrities in Obertauern, Austria, whether you find them during an elegant sun skiing session, wellness treatment, or when things go wild during the après ski parties for which the region is truly famous.
Is this something you would like to see with your own eyes? How about following in the snowy tracks of the Beatles in Obertauern? Your skiing holiday in Austria starts with a no-obligation online enquiry.
