Posts from April 4th, 2013
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Mittersill in the News – A Rebirth of Family Tradition
Thanks to Baron Hubert von Pantz from Schloss Mittersill Austria in 1946 for having the vision to create a little-Austria village in the beautiful mountains of New Hampshire in the town of Franconia. The Mittersill Alpine ski experience was born, and years of skiing ensued and the history of Mittersill during that time is fascinating! Skiing continued until the winters of 1980 and 1981; which were poor winters for ski areas, and Mittersill was affected financially. At this time the area had been operated by the Franconia Development Co. and the ski area ws forced to close in 1984. In 1989 the Special Use Permit from the Forest Service ended, and the ski area lands...