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STOCKTIMES
The guest newspaper of Hotel Stock*****
Issue No. 7 | Summer • Autumn 2012
Stock Building News
Stock’s Employee News
From the Zillertal – Georg Totschnig
Yoga at Stock ...
Stock’s New Generation
From the Stock Wellness Kitchen
Easy Lifestyle Tips by Daniel Stock
Cool Events und Traditional Festivals
Honouring our Guests
Benefits and Special Offers
News Ticker
It’s time – time for something new!
There has been hammering, sawing, and
drilling at Sporthotel Stock since the
middle of April. We are working flat out to
present you with great innovations beginning July 2012. We look forward to combining tradition with modernity and thus
giving a history to the course of time and to
the changing of generations.
from left: Daniel, Christine with David, Barbara, Josef and Alexander Stock
We look forward to seeing you soon in
Zillertal!
Happy reading,
Stock family and their team
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New building
from July 2012
Stock
Building News
Since the middle of April, we have been working on
the first building phase to be completed on 6th July
2012. Building phase 2 will then take place, which
will make everything shine in new splendour by December 2012. However, beginning in July, our hotel
will be open as usual and there will be no restrictions or loud noises! We are looking forward to a
great time with you!
Josef Stock: „We work constantly to maintain and improve our high standard, so it is actually a normal process for us to create something new.
The opinions of our guests also lie very close to the heart and contribute much to the current renovation. We are very much looking forward to
being able to delight both old guests again, as well as new ones, with this
terrific project!”
NEW BUILDING with an opening on 6th July 2012
* Panoramic fitness studio
* 2 new seminar rooms for up to 18 and 50 people
* Expansion of the panoramic terrace
* Expansion of the parlour and dining rooms
* Expansion of the children’s play area
ANNEXE with an opening in December 2012
* 12 new suites
* 25 m sport swimming pool
* Aqua Park experience with inner tube slide and paddling pool
During the closure period from 15th April to 6th July 2012, we can
recommend our STOCK APARTMENTS in Mayrhofen. More details
can be found at www.stock.at. We would be glad to make you an offer
at the following number: +43 5285 6775 410!
Annexe from around November 2012
STOCKTIMES No. 7 | 2012
Brilliance
from the
Zillertal
Stock’s
Employee News
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR
EMPLOYEES!
Diana and Bozo Blazevic had their baby daughter,
PAULA, on 28th November 2011
at 12.37 p.m., weighing 2,500g!
Kathrin and Jan Vostrovsky also had a baby daughter named MIA, born 19th April 2012 at 05.29 a.m.,
weighing 3,355g!
In this way, we wish the families all the best, health
and happiness for the future! We are very happy for
you!
MARLEN WUNSCHEL
FRONT OFFICE MANAGEMENT
“For a total of 37 employees, it was with bag and baggage that we moved into our new apartments. There is
really nothing lacking here… From the microwave and
oven to the flat-screen TV and the high-speed WLAN
connection, everything is available. There is even a
fitness room with power and endurance machines, a
sauna and a tanning bed as well as an infrared sauna
available to us. An additional highlight is of course the
newly built outdoor pool with a panoramic view of Mayrhofen, which offers employees a soothing refresher
even on hot summer days in the Zilltertal Alps. For our
creature comforts, we
also have a vending machine room with everything from gummy bears and a
cool Zillertal beer to freshly baked pizza. Thank you very much to the Stock
family for our new TEAM LODGE!”
GELI FISCHER
Fitness & Personal Trainer
Geli was born 6th May 1988. It was not long before
she made sport and dance her passion. Numerous
training for vitality programmes and dance (in New
York, among others) make her know-how and skills
complete. She loves classical music, good food and
likes to see her
friends and family. Geli: „I love to do sport and to pass
on to the guests the fun involved in fitness, wellness and health. It brings me
joy time and time again to meet new people, to accompany them on their individual athletic path and above all to be encouraging, or even demanding (-:“
In this issue: GEORG TOTSCHNIG,
Cyclist & Real Estate Broker
The former Austrian racing cyclist was born 25th
May 1971 in Innsbruck. Georg first visited secondary
school for skiing in Neustift in the Stubaital, where
he was able to demonstrate several achievements in
youth ski races. After switching to a sport-emphasised grammar school in Schwaz, Tyrol, he also switched his sport to cycling. And then everything took its
course!
In 2005 he was selected Austrian sportsman of the year. On 16th October
2006, Georg declared his cycling career over, and has devoted himself to
his family and his real estate company ever since.
... This is what Georg told us in an interview:
* Was is always your dream to become a cyclist or did you have other
career aspirations?
All-around, I grew up with sport – with skiing, cross-country skiing and
later cycling. Due to my successes, my career automatically came about
as a result and there were no alternatives to sport for me. But I never
dreamed of the Tour de France as a kid!
* What was the greatest victory for you in your career?
Winning a stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees in 2005
* Was there a specific reason for your withdrawal from cycling?
You’re no longer among the youngest as a 35-year-old in a top-class
sport and I always wanted to end my career on an international level! You
might also miss the jump and I wanted to avoid that by all means.
* Do you still cycle often or are there other things you find equally
enjoyable?
At the moment, my family and my job are my priorities. So you’ll only find
me cycling on the road occasionally.
* If you could wish for anything, what would it be?
That everything stays as it is right now!
* Complete the following sentences …
- My greatest strength is… perseverance and willpower.
- It makes me happy when… I see my children growing up.
- My favourite dish is… fillet steak.
- The most important thing in my life… is my wife and my kids!
der OutdOOr-SpezialiSt
tel. +43 (0)664 4413 074
www.actionclub-zillertal.at
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From the
Stock
Wellness Kitchen
Oatmeal cheese loaves on green salad
(8 small loves of 70 g)
60 g
40 g
370 g
Stock’s
New Generation
80g
2
onion
butter
cheese (Berg, Alm,
Emmentaler)
oats
eggs
green salad
chopped herbs
chopped garlic
salt, pepper
Lightly sauté onion and garlic in
butter and let cool. Mince cheese
coarsely and knead with remaining ingredients into a mass.
Form loaves, fry in oil until brown
and roast in oven at 150 °C for
about 10 min. Serve with fresh
green salad and dressing of your
choice!
Bon appetit from the Stock Sporthotel kitchen staff!
Alexander Höller, Graffiti Artist
15-year-old Alexander Höller,
a.k.a VIDOS, is the son of Jürgen
and Kerstin Höller and has already visited our hotel 35 times
together with his parents and his
younger brother. In
December 2011, he brightened up our new staff
house with some of his outstanding graffiti art.
Here, he tells us a little bit about himself …
How did you arrive at working with spray paint? When I was 12 years
old, I began with airbrushing. These pictures, these writing styles and
the colours of this art movement simply fascinated me.
Is VIDOS a kind of artist name and is there a meaning behind it? Yes,
I was cramming for Latin and saw a graffiti video while doing it. In the
Latin text, there was the word “videre,” which means “to see”. It was like
a little inspiration: videre, video = VIDOS! This is how the name came
about.
Is spraying graffiti legal? You definitely hear a lot about sprayers who
spray walls without permission! What do you think of that? Well, there are both legal and illegal artists. The problem is that people consider graffiti a subculture that arose from the underground. Maybe legal
places to do graffiti should be created.
The so-called “Walls of
Fame” are almost always
occupied with the work
of older sprayers. But at
the same time, I also find
that you shouldn’t look
at all illegal “pieces” as
crime.
Are there special slang terms, expressions or clothes in the scene?
There are unwritten rules within the scene. For example, no spraying private homes, monuments or churches. Have respect for older sprayers.
The clothing is rather loose.
How would like you like to develop it in the future? And what do you
aspire to do in your career? My goal is to become recognised as an artist. To make my Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/
Vidos/270869032931254) more public, but first to complete my university
entrance qualifier right now. But I can picture myself studying free/modern art and living in the States.
A good day is ... having time. A day at Stock Sporthotel ;-)
What makes you laugh?… Scrubs (TV comedy series)
What does luck mean to you?… Nothing. There‘s no such thing as luck.
There’s also no such thing as bad luck. Everything that happens is based
on my actions. Every person can have good luck, but can also have bad
luck. It always depends on how you take it / what you do.
Veranstaltungshighlights 2012
Sehen, riechen & genießen
in Tirols erster Milch- und Käsestraße!
Auf 6000m² und 11 Stationen erleben Sie
die Welt der Milchverarbeitung und Käseerzeugung
live, multimedial und hautnah!
Besichtigung:
Täglich von 10.00 bis 15.00 Uhr
Zillertaler Sennereiküche:
Mo – Sa von 10.00 bis 18.00 Uhr,
Sonn- und Feiertage von 9.00 bis 17.00 Uhr
Ab-Hof-Verkauf:
Mo – Sa von 8.00 bis 18.00 Uhr,
Sonn- und Feiertage von 9.00 bis 17.00 Uhr
13. Mai
Zillertaler Muttertagsfest
28. Mai
Pfingstfest
2. Juni
Konzert der Amigos
20. bis 21. Juli
8. Nacht der Bergcasanovas
11. bis 12. August
Jubiläumsfest Zillertal Sound
5. bis 7. Oktober
Hooo-Ruck-Fest zum Almabtrieb
13. bis 14. Oktober
Zillertaler Heubauernfest
von Juni bis Oktober
Käse mit Musik, jeden Freitag ab 15.00 Uhr
ErlebnisSennerei · Hollenzen 116 · A - 6290 Mayrhofen · Tel. + 43 (0) 5285 / 62713 · [email protected] · www.sennerei-zillertal.at
STOCKTIMES No. 7 | 2012
10 Easy
Health and
Lifestyle Tips
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· Start your mornings with a
vitality shower! That is,
begin with cold
water and let it get
warmer gradually! You will
see that you will only shower in lukewarm water!
· Push-ups and sit-ups provide a quick and uncomplicated fitness studio in the mornings and
evenings! This should be a daily “must” just
like brushing your teeth!
· Smile at yourself in the mirror in the morning!
This enhances the joy of living!
· Use a tongue scraper every now and then! This
reduces bacteria in the oral cavity, thus protecting the teeth and preventing bad breath!
· Drink cold or warm ginger tea with cardamom,
honey and a shot of lemon!
· Keep a pitcher with water and a glass everywhere you stay for long periods of time so that
you meet your daily fluid intake requirements!
· Leave matches in the WC! The sulphur disperses bad odours and the next person will thank
you!
· Put a positive book on your bedside table! Look
through it every so often and then dream well!
The energy of the book sometimes just makes
you feel good too!
· When falling asleep, breathe deeply, quietly and dream of the good things in life at this
point! Meditate during sleep, as it were!
· If you have to have your mobile phone near you
while you sleep, then switch on airplane mode!
This prevents harmful radiation!
Yoga at Stock...
With much love and a large dose of joy, our YOGA LADIES
give you an understanding of several yoga and relaxation
techniques in the summer and autumn season.
Here are the dates at our hotel! You can take all courses with us FREE OF CHARGE during your holiday!
Barbara Stock: „Consciously observing the signals of the body
and the soul is an important aspect for remaining healthy in this
day and age. Yoga and other relaxation techniques help in this
way to go inward, to sense the signals and to activate self-regulating forces. And so I am very glad to present to you 3 wonderful
women as trainers this year!”
Karina Wagner
14th Oct – 20th Oct 2012
25th Nov – 1st Dec 2012
After a serious illness, recovery and many spiritual journeys,
she is one of the most well-known, if not the teacher for Lomi
Lomi Nui, Qigong, Tai Chi and many others in Germany. She has also been working
as a trainer since 2000 and has also recently become an author.
Bahar Yilmaz
26th Aug – 1st Sept 2012
18th Nov – 24th Nov 2012
Author, medium, yoga instructor and sensitive consultant with
Greek and Islamic roots. She has the gift of seeing symptoms,
healing them and much more. Let us surprise you!
Sabine Broghammer
4th Nov – 10th Nov 2012
16th Dec – 22nd Dec 2012
Yoga instructor trained in Aranja Yoga, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga,
Hatha Yoga and meditations as well as Ayurveda Therapy.
She tenderly combines all yoga styles together and places great value on correct
breathing and mindfulness of the self.
… ein Geschmack einer Landschaft,
einer Tradition und einer Leidenschaft
Seit Generationen wird am Stiegenhaushof in Schwendau der Mythos „Brennen“ erleb- und spürbar. Unser oberstes
Gebot ist: Herzstücke der Natur mit viel Liebe, Geduld sowie Erfahrung in Form von edlen Bränden und Likören
herauszuarbeiten und zu bewahren. Eine besondere Rarität ist unser Orig. Zillertaler Bergheubrand. Probieren Sie‘s!
Wir freuen uns, Sie in unserer neuen Brennerei bei einer gemütlichen Verkostung begrüßen zu dürfen.
Fam. Fankhauser
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süss.
der elegante
Geschmack.
Edelbrände
Martin & Kathrin Fankhauser
6283 Schwendau 130
Tel. 0664-1983150
www.stiegenhaushof.at
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Zillertaler Schürzenjäger
6th – 8th July 2012:
Zillertal Bike Challenge
After the sensational success of last year,
this 3-day stage race secured itself a benchmark as the toughest cycling race in the Alps
in the calendars of pros and hobby cyclists!
9th – 15th July 2012: Zillertal Schmankerl
Week in Mayrhofen-Hippach
During this week, the traditional delight can
be found evenings all over Mayrhofen and
Hippach in taverns and restaurants. The large treat is thus the highlight of the Schmankerl Festival.
27th July 2012: Mayrhofen Street Festival
– Strawanza
The entire main street in Mayrhofen becomes a venue for music, ambiance and delicacies. A festival you shouldn’t miss!
4th Aug 2012: Open air concert – Zillertaler Schürzenjäger
Finkenberg quakes, the legend lives on! The
annual open air concert by the Zillertaler
Schürzenjäger always attracts more and
more fans and friends from near and far!
About 5,000 fans are anticipated this year
and the atmosphere is smashing!
5th August 2012:
Harakiri Mountain Race
The best runners in the world such as Markus Kröll, Jonathan Wyatt, Andrea Mayr or
Brandy Erlholtz have already appeared here
and made the event the Monte Carlo of the
mountain running scene. But hobby athletes
and ambitious runners can also run alongside the world elites of mountain running. An
altitude difference of about 1,170 metres
will be overcome within a stretch of 10.4 km.
19 Sept 2012:
Cattle Ceremony
in Finkenberg
DJs
and
live
groups guarantee
the best entertainment with bouncy dance music and the
latest top hits. Experience all kinds of delicacies with original Zillertal specialties
available at the farmers’ market!
Cool
Events &
Traditional
Festivals
6th Oct 2012: Cattle Ceremony in Mayrhofen, Hippach and surroundings
For those in the Zillertal it is a practiced tradition – for the guests, a particularly colourful spectacle while on holiday. Thousands of
people from home and abroad do not miss
this rural festival day – and many only because of the delicacies served
28th – 29th Sept 2012: Hintertux Oktoberfest
Magnificent
atmosphere
and great entertainment
by top music
groups guarantee a unique festival in beautiful autumn
scenery. The highlight is the Cattle Ceremony from the Bichlalm, which counts among
one of the most beautiful in all of Tyrol. The
cattle are festively decorated with hand-tied
“bunches” and bells.
30th Nov and 1st, 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th,
21st and 22nd Dec 2012:
Mayrhofen
Advent on
Waldfestplatz
The
various
Christmas-decorated stalls
and the cosy
bonfire in the middle lend Waldfestplatz
its special shine along with musical performances, traditional groups, choirs, Klöpfel
singers, etc
15th Dec 2012: Rise & Fall – the mega
event for the season opener of the mountain railways
4 athletes – 1 team! After the ski climbers’
mass start, it is handed over to the paragliders at the finish, then to the mountain
bikers and then to the free skiers or snowboarders. Great changes in altitude are coped with in the „up-and-down rhythm”! A
magnificent spectacle with a great supporting programme!
www.riseandfall.at
Honouring our
Guests
Reinhard & Claudia Wörl with Franziska & Theresa (50 stays)
Franz & Ritta Hoffmann
with Manuel & Franziska (40 stays)
Anita & Willi Mack
with Ann-Kathrin (40 stays)
Diethelm & UIrike Sauerland with Marco
(40 stays)
Rudolf & Manuela Hofmann
with Felix & Christina (40 stays)
Friedl & Zita Baur with Paula,
Maximilian and Louis (40 stays)
Wolfgang Schauff & Christa Kluger
(30 stays)
These guests were
recognised between
Peter & Elisabeth Kress with Philip
December 2011 to
(30 stays)
April 2012 and here you
can see those guests with the most stays.
Thank you very much for your friendship and
loyalty!
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WELLNESS
STOCK’S WELLNESS TIME
13th Jul – 2nd Dec 2012
3 or 4 nights incl. a massage, a beauty treatment
and a wellness spa of your choice
from € 596 per person in a
Penken double room
HSV
The footballers from the Hamburg Sports Club (HSV) will also
arrive at Stock Sporthotel in
2012. From 6th – 11th July 2012,
the players along with their manager and coaches will
strengthen their bodies for the coming season in the
healthy mountain air.
SPORT
Your personal
RUNNING COACH
MARKUS KRÖLL
SPORT AND ACTIVE WEEKS
9th Sept – 25th Oct 2012
6 nights incl. hiking, vitality and cycling programme and a € 45 voucher in our Wellness Centre
from € 984 per person in a
Penken double room
INDULGENCE
You can make Markus
Kröll (extreme mountain
runner) your personal
coach next summer or
autumn! Sponsored by Salomon and Red Bull, he
has won national and European master titles! You
can get coaching, tips and tricks for € 75 per hour!
Stock booking hotline: +43 5285 6775 410
STOCK WINE WEEK
18th – 23rd Nov 2012
5 nights incl. workshops, tastings, ski safari, infusions, Gala Night, wine blessing, “Riedel” glass
worlds, wine quiz, top wine-growers from near
and far and much more
from € 1,000 per person in a
Penken double room
FAMILY
FAMILY HIGHLIGHT
AWARDS 2011/12
19th Aug – 2nd Sept 2012
2nd Sept – 30th Sept 2012
14th Oct – 26th Oct 2012
4th Nov – 2nd Dec 2012
In the past year, Stock Sporthotel had the distinct
pleasure of again accepting numerous awards and
is thus assured once more that the path we’re on is
the right one! Here is an excerpt …
Children up to 14 years old stay for free in their
parents’ room!
· TOP PERFORMER 2011
of the BEST WELLNESS HOTELS AUSTRIA
· TOP HOTEL 2012 by Holidaycheck
· 3 LILIES in RELAX GUIDE
· AWARE OF TYROL by Agrarmarketing Tirol
· EXCELLENT by the German Wellness Association
· 5 STARS certification by the Austrian Federal
Economic Chamber
BOOK TIP
You can find more offers in the latest
brochure and at
www.stock.at
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directly to the website:
Download QR code app,
align mobile phone on the code,
photograph, decode and surf!
Jürgen Höller,
author
and motivational speaker,
describes his rise, his fall
and his “rise again”. This
book (in German) is available to download for free at www.und-immer-wiederaufstehen.de!
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BEST OF STOCK - Hit weeks at Stock!
Experience, enjoy and take advantage of the Top Programme Highlights at Stock in the Zillertal
BE S T O
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Sto ck
WEEKLY PROGRAMME
every SUNDAY
· from 9.30 p.m. / Stock’s Top Fashion Show
every MONDAY
· -10% off all beauty treatments (between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.)
· Cheese tasting at the Zillertal alpine dairy
· Schnapps tasting with our distiller
every TUESDAY
· Mountain brunch or alpine lodge party with music and
snacks accompanied by the Stock family
· 7 p.m. / “Honouring Stock’s guests”
every WEDNESDAY
· Free Power Plate Training with vitality coach Geli in the
new panoramic fitness studio
· Stock Hit Night with wine tasting, magic show,
competition, poker & live music
“Win 2 nights for 1 person at Stock”
(to be redeemed during the 2013 hit weeks)
every THURSDAY
Gala night with an expert’s dinner and top speakers from
the areas of economics and sport (for a fee)
2012-09-13 – with Leonhard Stock, Christa Kinzhofer &
Susan Erdmann
20th Sept – With Beate Ecker – “The Secrets of
Body Language”
27th Sept – Expert to be confirmed!
18th Oct – Karina Wagner (yoga expert) and others
8th Nov –
Sabine Broghammer (yoga expert) and others
15th Nov – Geli and Teresa for a fitness talk
19th Nov – Karina Wagner (yoga expert) and others
Additional highlights during the Stock hit weeks:
9th–21st Sept 2012
19th Sept 2012
28th–29th Sept 2012
6th Oct 2012
Speechers from various experts
Cattle ceremony in Finkenberg
Hintertux Oktoberfest
Cattle ceremonies in Mayrhofen,
Hippach etc.
14th–19th Oct 2012 &
Karina Wagner (yoga expert)
25th–30th Nov 2012
Sabine Broghammer
4th–10th Nov 2012
(yoga expert)
Zumba, Dance & Fit with Geli
11th–16th Nov 2012
and Teresa
Sun, 9th – Fri, 14th Sept 2012
Sun, 16th – Fri, 21st Sept 2012
Sun, 23rd – Fri, 28th Sept 2012
Sun, 14th – Fri, 19th Oct 2012
Sun, 4th – Fri, 9th Nov 2012
Sun, 11th – Fri, 16th Nov 2012
Sun, 25th – Fri, 30th Nov 2012
Available starting from 3 nights incl.
wellness comfort board, all-inclusive
services, as well as
· 5% early bird bonus for bookings at least
2 months before arrival
· 1 day on the Hintertux Glacier for skiing or
a trip to the ice palace (ski pass not included, 1x weekly)
· Vitality and health programme with Geli
(Power Plate, yoga, etc.)
· Infusions in our 4,000 m² spa
· Guided hikes and cycling tours
· Child and youth supervision 7 days a week
· Culinary highlights and themed evenings
· A great atmosphere and music at the
hotel bar
· New for summer 2012: a large panoramic
fitness studio with Magnificent views and an
extended panoramic terrace, children’s area
of the parlour and seminar rooms
from E 492 per person in a
Penken double room
-5% early bird bonus = E 467
Stock Family
A 6292 Finkenberg, Dorf 14
Tel. +43 5285 6775, Fax ext. 421
email: [email protected]
www.stock.at
from E 573 per person in a Tirol suite
-5% early bird bonus = E 544
from E 654 per person in a Grünberg suite
-5% early bird bonus = E 621
Extra day from E 154 per person
-5% early bird bonus = E 146
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Version: Mai 2012