The White Ring Race (Der Weiße Ring, Das Rennen) is a thrilling amateur ski race scheduled each January in Lech am Arlberg, Austria. If you ski or ride, add it to your bucket list. Lech has a long tradition of offering exceptional hospitality and luxury. With Andrea Ruckendorfer, Head of Event Management at Lech-Zürs Tourism, we dive into the White Ring and other fun and delicious events in Lech.

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INTERVIEW WITH:

Andrea Ruckendorfer (LinkedIn, Lech-Zürs Tourismus)

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The White Ring (Der Weiße Ring)

The White Ring Race (Das Rennen)

Lech-Zürs

Lech-Zürs regional overview

Arlberg Weinberg (The Arlberg Vineyard)

Köstlicher Ring (The Delicious Ring)

Lech Card

Vorarlberg (state)

Accommodations

Trans Alpine Run

The Trail Challenge (White Rink in Summer)

The Rally (classic car event)

Lech Community Center (new!)

BUSINESSES MENTIONED

Remus Exhaust Systems

Hotel Post

Hotel Arlberg

Hotel Krone

Der Berghof Lech

Balmalp

Schlegelkopf

Rud-Alpe

Schneggarei

PEOPLE MENTIONED

Jancis Robinson

Nicholas Lander

Sascha Speicher

Willi Balanjuk

CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Introduction

03:20 Andrea Ruckendorfer - Head of Event Management - Lech Events

04:48 White Ring Race overview

07:04 For “hobby skiers”; truly unique - no other race like it

11:18 History behind the White Ring

13:30 Remus Team Challenge

15:20 “The Night” - Legendary parties after the race

17:16 Wine break for Grüner Veltliner

17:52 Arlberg Weinberg Event (“Arlberg Vineyard”) - Annual two-week wine and food celebration

22:12 Best Bottle Award

23:41 Köstliche Ring: The “Delicious Ring” - Curated food and wine pairings at four hotels during the Arlberg Weinberg

25:36 Glassweise: “Glass by Glass” - A ski passport for wine lovers

27:30 Year-round events including summer

28:09 Dynafit Trans-Alpine Run

29:00 The Trail Challenge - White Ring in Summer

30:06 Always a focus on top quality

31:20 The Rally - classic car event

32:14 The new Lech community center

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