TV tip: When our mountains learned to ski

In view of the normality with which people from all over Europe enjoy winter sports in the Alps today, it is always surprising that this movement only began around 100 years ago. In a very interesting two-part documentary, Katharina Schickling presents the eventful history of skiing in Bavaria, which is representative of the dramatic change in the way the winter mountains are treated. The Geschwandtnerhof near Garmisch is used to illustrate how the actually poor location high up on the mountain - where the poorest farmers originally lived - suddenly became a particularly exclusive location due to a change in the world view and the associated change in the economic cycle. Those who recognized the potential of the new economic form of tourism in good time were quickly able to escape poverty. And - who would have thought that the Monopteros hill in Munich's English Garden was Bavaria's first "ski resort"? For fear of ridicule, the first skiers practiced at night, which prompted the Munich police to ban the new sporting equipment without further ado - even 100 years ago, discipline and order prevailed in Munich. A trip to the Zugspitze cost 40 Reichsmarks - half a month's salary. At that time, transportation was a luxury for the wealthy classes. If, in addition to all the new movie trailers, you now feel like getting involved in a cultural history of skiing with historical film footage and eyewitness accounts, we strongly recommend the two-part documentary. Available until tomorrow in the 3Sat Mediathek: Part 1Part 2