Nov 12, 2009 – The moon lights up Obertauern in the Alps of Austria – Andreas Ebert

• What’s a snow cannon for?
  Hint: It’s not a weapon of mass destruction
• Want to witness death-defying feats of daring that will leave you gasping in disbelief?
  Nope, it’s not the circus
• Where do children learn to ski as part of their regular school curriculum?
  Right here
• Beatles fans might recognize this place from the “Seemingly Safe in the Sheltering Alps” scenes in the movie HELP!
  Where is it?

Obertauern is a famous tourist destination which is located in the “Radstädter Tauern” in the “Salzburger Land” of Austria.The very famous winter sports resort is separated in two communities: Tweng and Untertauern. Obertauern is one of the Radstädter Tauern situated in the south east of the Austrian Bundesland of Salzburg between 1,630 and 2,526 meters above sea level. The village is located around the highest point of the “Tauern pass” where the “Katschberg Street” (B99) runs. Obertauern belongs to the two districts: St. Johann/Pongau and Tamsweg. Therefore the community is separated into the two townships Untertauern (Pongau) and Tweng (Lungau).