Switzerland's Daniel Albrecht was one of the notable unfortunates in Kitzbuehel's ever-ready festival of skiing that features a heady mix of thrills and spills allied with fur-lined glitz and glamour.

I had the pleasure of skiing ... Kitzbuhel is many things to many people and serves up some fantastic opportunities off the slopes with its 70km of groomed and free cross-country trails, Austria ...

The World Cup alpine ski race in Kitzbühel ... gathered here annually since 1931 to barrel down the steep mountain trail at top speeds of roughly 87 mph—all fighting for the fastest time ...

in December for Brazil's first ever World Cup podium in Alpine skiing. "Kitzbuhel is my highlight... I was so nervous today, Kitzbuhel means so much to me," Pinheiro Braathen told Austrian TV.