Fake It Til’ You Make It

Last year, I spent some time in Austria over Christmas and New Year’s, thus tagging along on one of the many skiing trips that my friends go on throughout the year.  If you didn’t already know: Austrians are born with skiis on. Me? Not so much. The “big hill” at the local skiing spot where I live in Canada is the size of the bunny hill here. But there is much more to skiing in Austria than actual skiing. So here I’ve decided to give you my top 5 tips for how to survive ski season in Austria:

 

It really does not matter how well you can ski, you just have to look cool. In other words, “fake it til you make it”. If you dress in the right gear, and act like you know what you’re doing, you’re nailing it.

Half of the reason you go skiing is to experience “aprés ski”. After the hills close at 4, everyone rushes to the little lodge bars to drink while still in their snow pants and ski boots.

Since we’re at the DeutchAkademie learning German, be prepared for how inappropriate, sexist and racist aprés ski songs can be when you start understanding them. 

Learn how to knock the bottom of a glass full of wheat beer (Weizenbier). Let the prank wars begin.

HAVE FUN. You’re in the Alps, how amazing is that!?