Stories

To ensure that your day here with us in Damüls Faschina is just as wonderful as you would like it to be, we offer you lots of interesting and important information here for perfect planning. We wish you great sporting experiences, wonderful hikes, great culinary discoveries or simply a relaxing holiday day!

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Good prospects

The Alpe Elsa is located in the Damüls skiing and hiking area at 1,760 meters
meters above sea level below the Elsenalpstube mountain inn. Farmer Johannes
Gasser manages the hut and pastures together with his wife
Maria and produces traditional Bregenzerwald alpine cheese and butter.
and butter. This summer, the two are celebrating their 10th anniversary with the
Elsenalpe is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The land of swings

Beyond the Alps.

The power of yoga

Energy wants to flow

Tips for spring in Damüls Faschina

Flowers are sprouting from the ground and the urge to exercise in the fresh air is growing in us. Are you also drawn out into the blossoming nature?

LIVING WITH A DISABILITY

In an interview with Nicole Klocker-Manser, we learn what it takes to live a good life with a disability. The author, association chairwoman, scientist and mother of a daughter with a disability talks about fear of contact, her children's book and how inclusion can succeed in our society.

Open day - Damüls biomass heating plant

After a long wait, we were finally able to hold our open day at the Damüls biomass heating plant on July 1, 2022.

Forest bathing

Bathing in the forest? No, forest bathing has nothing to do with water. It has to do with consciously experiencing nature. Forest bathing has been scientifically proven to improve physical, mental and spiritual health. Expert Dorothea Nachbaur explains why forest bathing is good for us and what's behind the new trend.

Opening of the presentation "Strolz - Strolz"

We had the pleasure of presenting the new special exhibition to honor the successes of Hubert and Johannes Strolz.

Theater meets Bergreich

The first Damüls theater hike is history!

Summit happiness

The fact that the mountains make you happy is certainly no hocus-pocus. Who doesn't feel like the king of the world at the top? That incredible feeling of freedom and the breathtaking view. As a Damüls fan, Lukas Holland can sing a few songs about this. The man from the Allgäu likes to swap work for nature and also takes fantastic pictures of it.

Word ge forest

On Wednesday, August 10, "Wort ge Wald" - Poetry Slam took place for the first time in the Pfarrstall in Damüls.

Heating plant

For 19 years, Damüls has been heating and producing hot water using renewable energy. With local wood, which grows twice as fast in Vorarlberg as it is consumed. Karl and Richard Türtscher from Damüls tell us how this works and why it has been a really good idea to this day.

Silent Cinema

What a brilliant open-air movie night!

Ski museum

This is not just any museum, but an outstanding collection of stories and unique pieces that honor Vorarlberg skiing. Curator and winter sports fan Christian Lingenhöle has dedicated a large part of his life to this exhibition in Damüls and reveals his favorite pieces.

My most blatant jump

Many know his name and immediately associate him with one thing: snowboarding. The likeable Bregenzerwald native has shaped the sport like no other. In the interview, the father of two tells of his beginnings in Damüls and why he is still thick in the business today.

Ukraine relief operation by Maria Madlener

In view of the situation in Ukraine, due to the war by Russia, the municipality of Damüls has decided to design, print and send no Christmas cards this year.

ALTON MINI SHRED DAY

RECAP - WE HAD A BLAST

Passport concert // Rainer von Vielen

The first pass concert in Faschina

Alpinale in Damüls

The short film festival visits Damüls

liebes leben // Story evening

An evening full of stories about love.

The first Perspectival

We look back on the first Festival of Perspectives in Damüls.

BERGTEE // Learning from nature

"Mountain tea is not a product, mountain tea is a story!"

THE ONLY BEEKEEPER

More than just a hobby

The last baker

The Obergrechter Bakery has been in Fontanella since 1977. Baker Oliver Konzett runs the business in the second generation with his wife Conny and drives fresh bread to tourism and gastronomy businesses every day – from St. Gerold to Damüls.

Käsestrasse Bregenzerwald

The KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald (Bregenzerwald Cheese Route) is a road that is well-known beyond the borders of Vorarlberg. But it is not a road at all, it’s a brand - for the rural region and its cheese

Opening of the presentation Nina Ortlieb

We had the pleasure of presenting the new special exhibition in recognition of Nina Ortlieb's successes.

From the field to the perfect rails - Snowpark Damüls

From the hills of the Czech Republic to the snow paradise of Vorarlberg: Tomáš Pavelka, the head shaper at Damüls Snowpark, talks about his beginnings in snowboarding, his passion for his craft and the challenges of mastering the perfect obstacles in the park.

Summits & Community

Christoph (25) and Philipp (23) Schäfer are both passionate mountain rescuers. The brothers share stories of thrilling rescue missions and discuss the significance of community, as well as the preparation for emergencies.

Passport concert // Krauthobel

Last Saturday, our Passport Concert took place in the Damüls community hall. The bands "Lunauten" and "Krauthobel" created a great atmosphere that attracted many visitors.

Opening of the special exhibition "100 years of Kästle"

On March 16, numerous guests gathered in the community hall to celebrate Kästle's 100th anniversary together

A life for letters & parcels

In a world in which the way we receive mail is constantly changing, one man in Damüls is reliably at the forefront: letter carrier Remo Plankel from Au, who has been carrying letters and parcels through the streets of the tourist region for almost 40 years

Through the mountains by carriage

Alfons Bischof, who has been keeping the tradition of horse-drawn carriage rides alive for decades, lives and works in the mountain kingdom of Damüls Faschina. What began as a hobby has become a life's work for him, bringing him joy and fulfillment. In this interview, he talks about his enthusiasm for horses and tells us about unforgettable excursions into nature in a horse-drawn carriage