Après-ski

As ( the ) Après -ski [ aprɛʃi ː ] (from French après, after) refers to the pleasures offered in ski resorts for tourists who are perceived after skiing or snowboarding.

Expiration

Guests celebrate situated partly directly on the ski slopes Inns ( huts ), outdoor bars or nightclubs, generally consume much alcohol and be entertained by disc jockeys with après ski typical music. Après -ski music is characterized by catchy melodies, which should encourage to sing along. Accessed frequently on pop and dance. To give an authentic setting, the hosts of après ski venues also like to undertake local bands. One of the most famous songs for après- ski is Schifoan (1976; German "skiing" ) of the Austrian Wolfgang Ambros singer. The music industry offers an assortment of typical après ski music in annual expenditure of various compilations.

In young skiers the major events in Ischgl are popular.

Typical drinks for après-ski are alcoholic and sweet (like Williams pear, vodka with fig and " Flügerl ", a mix of vodka with Schlehdornfrucht and sour cherry flavor and energy drink ), often hot ( as Jagertee and mulled wine). Regional a cocktail of eggnog and hot milk is sold under the name " après -ski". Male après-ski guests with a strong urge for appropriately recognized by the people known as " after-ski instructor " flirting. Helmut Qualtinger sang in The après- Schigolo (1957 ) provide this type.

Origins

Between 1895 and 1924, the year of the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, one called with an après ski the evening socializing after a cold day in the mountains, usually with good food and wine. Well because of its exotic sound took over Austrian economists, for example, in St. Anton, the French term for their respective regional variant of the evening socializing.

Internationally

• In North America, the après- ski is quiet committed a rule than in the Alps. In bars in the U.S. and Canada are also snacks and small meals of the day.

Miscellaneous

• According to the dictionary, the term après-ski is also available for convenient or fashionable clothes that one wears after skiing.
• " Après -ski" is often misspelled. Reason for this may be the use of the grave accent (`) on the e. Add ski areas can be found on posters, leaflets and labels in building numerous variations of the correct spelling, such as " apres-ski ", " apres ski " (with so-called Deppenapostroph ) and very often " après-ski ".