The last of our Europe pics....Kitzbuhel, Austria

Admittedly, these last pics of our trip are long overdue, but you know how it is...you get home, you get back in your scene and all of a sudden a month has passed...oops! So sorry about that, just wanted to show you our last batch of Europe pics from Kitzbuhel, Austria. We were there for 4 days and watched Marco race on the famed Hahnenkamm course which was crazy and beautiful, check it out.

We have arrived and just in time to race over and catch the last training run!

We are staying right across the street from The Londoner! This is the famous bar where the winner of the World Cup race gets behind the bar and bartends all night. Apparently it gets wild and crazy, but we never saw it at its peak. And I am okay with that.

Our second rodel experience. In Kirchburg. At night. Just as crazy fun as the first time.

An 8-person chair! With heated seats! We love it here.

Skiing around Kitzbuhel. It is so freakin' gorgeous around here.

Big crowds with fireworks and all.

Representing.

Erin and I keeping warm with our Gluwein, hot mulled wine. Yummm.

Tyler Staggs and Trev checking out the course, they did NOT want to go down there!

Marco on stage the night of the downhill bib draw. If you look closely, you can see my dad with VIP access standing up top to the left of the light in a navy jacket. There were 7,000 people standing in the rain to watch the top 15 best skiers get their bibs and start order for the next day.

They sure do love their skiing here, it is so awesome. Before the race there were helicopters buzzing the crowd, para-gliders with smoke bombs and even a cheerleading routine in the finish!

Rumored to be close to 100,000 people watching the Hahnenkamm downhill.

If you look closely, through the smoke you can see Marco speeding toward the finish, he is the spec in the middle of the pitch. Go Marco Go!!!

I told you they live, breathe and eat skiing!

Our extended crew on our balcony. We were staying right across from Marco and could basically wave to him from our window, so cool.
From left: Paul (my dad), Trevor, Austrian Martin, Sarah Staggs, Erin, Swiss Chris, Tyler Staggs, Pete (or Baby Huey) and Porc

After the race was over we were able to slip down the course (which was freakin' scary!) Here is Trev contemplating whether or not he really wants to slip down here, keep in mind it is bulletproof ice, a side-hill and so so steep that of course no pics do it justice. I don't think I have seen Trev think this hard about "skiing" something...ever! Many props to Marco and all the other bad-asses on the Ski Team that actually fly down this madness!

Our last day we got an amazingly beautiful day of sunshine and fun...this place is huge! Look how far the cable of this gondola stretches and then the resort continues on two more peaks behind that. We were in awe and loving every minute.

Beauty.

Notice the downhill course framed in the background.
Goodbye Kitzbuhel.
Thanks for the amazing time.
Hope to be back to do it again one of these days.