

Some of the amenities you’ll enjoy are 24 hour concierge service, the Himmel Spa, hot tubs, steam room, transportation to and from the airport, heated pool, family game room and business center. If you’re flying in to enjoy the mountain, Franz Klammer Lodge is only a few steps away from the gondola as well as a handful of other outdoor activities. They also won the certificate of excellence award by trip advisor in 2015. This hotel has a whopping 4.9 out of 5-stars on Google and is only 7 miles away from the Telluride Regional Airport. Fairmont Heritage Place Franz Klammer Lodge We also have several people in house who can speak to the excellent experience they received when staying at these hotels. The 12 listed below are the highest rated on Google and trip advisor. One of the most common questions they ask is “What are the best bed and breakfasts” or “Which hotel should I stay at in Telluride.” While there are no traditional bed and breakfasts in Telluride, there are several very good hotels to stay at. We often get clients who want to fly into Telluride to get a feel for the vibe before committing to buying a home. One of those he inspired was at the London screening.īenni Raich is another Austrian ski racing legend with 36 World Cup wins and 14 Olympic & World Championships medals.Where should you stay while in Telluride? “They’re looking up to me and I’m the idol and I’m very proud that I could inspire many, many people going skiing.” “I’m very proud about that and I’m proud that I could inspire many, many young kids to take up racing,” he said. It became known as the Klammer style and he is credited with being the first racer to carve the top of the turn to the bottom of the turn.

He famously decided “on the spot” that he had to do something different and chose to ride the net rather than take a tight racing line as he would usually do. …Emotions up and down… but when I got into the starting gate, I knew, I’m going to win and I think the film shows it quite well.” “I never did post the fastest time so I was really struggling and every day I was getting slower and slower and slower. Klammer said the title of the film was well chosen as he had been chasing the right line all week in training ahead of the big day. Klammer’s skiing is courtesy of the American former alpine racer, Daron Rahlves.įranz Klammer at the London premiere of Klammer Chasing the Line – photo © PlanetSKI Klammer and his then girlfriend – now wife – Eva are played by Julian Waldner and Valerie Huber. It had its UK premiere in central London on Monday, hosted by the Austrian National Tourist Office. The race and the tense week-long build-up, when things did not go well for the Austrian, are the focus of the feature film, Klammer Chasing the Line. The defending champion, Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, had set an astonishingly fast time and led by more than half a second when Klammer entered the start gates.įew then believed he could do it, but he did, cementing his place in ski racing history. NEWĪnyone who watched it will never forget it.įranz Klammer, a 22-year-old Austrian ski superstar, who had won every one of his races the previous season, clinched Olympic downhill gold. Klammer was there and so was PlanetSKI’s Chief Reporter. The race is the subject of a feature film that had its UK premiere this week.

But the greatest moment of Franz Klammer’s career was that brilliant downhill gold at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics in front of a home crowd. He is a legend in ski racing with 26 World Cup wins.
