NEW YORK / MUNICH – The NHL Global Fan Tour the official fan festival of the 2024 NHL Global Series™ Challenge Germany presented by Fastenal will continue its trek around the world with a visit to Hirschau Biergarden in Munich A first-class experience for fans of all ages family-friendly activities to the public on Friday NHL Global Fan Tour will offer a dozen interactive activations in Munich helping fans to explore and expand their love for hockey These activations include the Hardest Shot Station which will allow fans to test the velocity of their slapshot and how it stacks up against an NHL player’s shot Fans can put their finesse to the test in the Accuracy Shooting Challenge as they attempt to hit a series of stationary targets in the net A stickhandling challenge and a long-distance accuracy shooting challenge are also part of the NHL Global Fan Tour offering fans the opportunity to hone their hockey skills Fans can also join in friendly competition with a game of EA SPORTS NHL or challenge a friend to hockey’s version of foosball the Kids Korner offers coloring pages featuring the NHL’s entertaining mascots The NHL Global Fan Tour visits Munich in celebration of the 2024 NHL Global Series Challenge Germany presented by Fastenal the exhibition match featuring the Buffalo Sabres and Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) club Red Bull Munich on Friday This will be the grand-opening event at Red Bull Munich’s brand-new home venue To date, NHL Global Fan Tour has made 42 stops in eight countries with a total of more than 274,000 participants. For more information on the NHL Global Fan Tour, visit NHL.com/GlobalFanTour or follow along on social media @NHLEurope. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: but that isn't the case at Monte Kaolino in Hirschau winter-averse adventurers can experience speeding down a giant slope made of sand Skiing usually requires a tolerance for cold and snow According to Atlas Obscura Monte Kaolino is an artificial mountain consisting of 35 million tons of quartz sand The 360-foot summit attracts sandboarders and skiers during the summer months guests ride their gear down the slope just as they would on snow Monte Kaolino began its life as a massive eyesore The mineral is the primary component in porcelain When the company Amberger Kaolinwer began mining kaolinite in Hirschau in 1901 they ended up with a lot of quartz sand—a byproduct of separating kaolinite from earth—on their hands With nowhere else to put the excess material The sand mound continued to grow until it reached mountain-sized proportions in the 1950s That's when skiers started using the slope to practice the winter sport during the summer Monte Kaolino hosted a ski club and soon became a full-blown tourist attraction In addition to the sand skiing, guests come to Monte Kaolino for many warm-weather activities. They can ride a handbrake coaster down the mound at speeds approaching 25 mph There's even a "dune pool," so skiers can have the unique experience of going for an outdoor swim after hitting the slopes © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved the Slopes Are Covered With Sand Instead of Snow","relatedPosts",[],[],[],4,0,"",{"next":"fc"},["50"],"semantic",{"articles":"f7","articlesQueryURLs":"f8","bySearchQuery":"4s","excludeProperties":"56","excludedIDs":"f9","isFullPost":"f0","limit":"fa","offset":"fb","onlyQueryURLs":"f0","organization":"fc","pagination":"fd","properties":"fe","sourceType":"ff"},{"type":"f6","value":"fg"},{"postsList":"fh"},"Michele Debczak is an Assistant Editor for Mental Floss Some of her favorite subjects include defunct theme park rides Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.",{"type":"6k","value":"ge"},"AR_1",{"type":"6k","value":"gg"},"This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors as well as products provided to Mental Floss for review purposes d) {\n h = h[d] = h[d] || {\n q: [],\n onReady: function(c){ h.q.push(c) },\n };\n d = o.createElement(u);\n d.async = 1;\n d.src = n;\n n = o.getElementsByTagName(u)[0];\n n.parentNode.insertBefore(d \"https://www.datadoghq-browser-agent.com/us1/v5/datadog-rum.js\" Initialize Datadog RUM and then measure TTFB/FCP\n window.DD_RUM.onReady(function() {\n // 3a Initialize RUM\n window.DD_RUM.init({\n applicationId: 'f3f16add-4ebf-4aad-9bb4-adb13da4d17e',\n clientToken: 'pub53fad8ec1eea29e2f92980d95072da2f',\n site: \"datadoghq.com\",\n service: \"voltax-sites-www.mentalfloss.com\",\n env: \"prod\",\n sessionSampleRate: 100,\n sessionReplaySampleRate: 0,\n trackUserInteractions: true,\n trackResources: true,\n trackLongTasks: true,\n defaultPrivacyLevel: \"mask-user-input\",\n });\n\n // 3b Measure TTFB & FCP once the page fully loads\n window.addEventListener('load' {\n ttfb: ttfb,\n fcp: fcp,\n });\n\n // Optional: log them to console for debugging\n console.log('[Datadog RUM] TTFB:' According to Atlas Obscura Monte Kaolino began its life as a massive eyesore \nToday, the resort appeals to novelty-seekers as well as professional athletes. For years, Monte Kaolino was home to the annual Sandboarding World Championships where competitors reached top speeds of 60 mph The resort stopped hosting the event in 2007 due to renovation projects but serious sandboarders are still welcome to practice their moves on the mountain In addition to the sand skiing, guests come to Monte Kaolino for many warm-weather activities. They can ride a handbrake coaster down the mound at speeds approaching 25 mph Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker is unlike any other ski resort in the world Only at Monte Kaolino can athletes shred up a slope full of sand instead of snow Because of its unique material, Monte Kaolino attracts tourists mainly in the summer months. Although the material and season are unusual, the 360-foot slope uses a chair lift that functions as one would on a snowy peak. According to Mental Floss Monte Kaolino uses 35 million tons of quartz sand to ensure complete coverage The origin of Monte Kaolino’s sand dates back to 1900 A company known as Amberger Kaolinwer started mining kaolinite in Hirrschau in 1901 they ended up with an excess amount of quartz sand as the material is a byproduct of kaolinite separation Amberger Kaolinwer began to use the quartz sand to make a pile that was continuously growing the pile reached “mountain-sized proportions.” Later Monte Kaolino’s unique time as a ski resort has proven to be a success as they hosted the Sandboarding World Championships several times over the years The unique experience Monte Kaolino provides is exciting From snow to sand and skiing to sandboarding My name is Breya Bergom and I'm a ski racer located in the St Be one of the first to try our new activity feed Germany’s Monte Kaolino is a sand-pile wasteland turned summer-skiing attraction In one of the best reuse scenarios a skier can dream up, there’s a sand-skiing slope in Germany made from a gigantic mound of mining byproduct. The little hamlet of Hirschau, Germany, deep in Bavaria, is home to Monte Kaolino, a sand-skiing destination where the centerpiece is a 390-foot slope made from kaolin—that’s the quartz-sand-like byproduct of kaolinite the main component of porcelain—where skiers come every summer to schuss down the powdery slopes Talk about making the best of a (sandy) situation… When a company called Amberger Kaoliner set up shop in Hirschau at the beginning of the 1900s with the intention to mine kaolinite it didn’t give much thought to what to do with the sand byproduct instead letting it pile up on the outskirts of town By the late ’50s, Monte Kaolino was an official sand skiing destination with its own ski club and fledgling amenities. Today it’s a bonafide amusement park that also features an alpine slide, pool, mini-golf, and a ropes course. But sand skiing is where it all started. While it’s no Garmisch, the 650-vertical-foot ski run is served by a funicular-style Doppelmayr lift that ferries nine people at a time in two vessels. The ride takes about a minute and a half. There’s also a marked climbing route to the top if you prefer to work for your turns (skis on shoulder, no skinning). There are rental skis at the base, because you don’t want to muck up your own, of course. Interestingly, the slope is “groomed” throughout summer season with the same type of Pisten Bully snowcats used on snow, and every fall, after Monte Kaolino’s slope shutters for the winter, the staff collects all the sand from the bottom and redeposits it across the ski run using trucks and shovels. A labor of love, indeed. The jury evaluates the project as follows: A showcase project for sensitive respectful and honest handling of existing historical substance in the form of a typical Bregenzerwald house While the residential building was renovated to a high standard largely without any interventions or changes and the grown structure was retained - also in the form of unconventional room heights in the living areas - the use reinterpreted in the geometry of the rear building represents a design and construction contrast But at the same time a natural unity with the residential building The glue-free and high-quality wooden formwork as well as the materials that are separated from each layer and can be optimally dismantled demonstrate a conscious and highly responsible use of resources You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Germany in the summer is not only for eating all the eis (ice cream) to your heart’s content but is also filled with sunny spend the day swimming and catching rays at these five pristine lakes Köningsee is often cited as one of Germany’s most beautiful lakes and it’s easy to see why With its crystal-clear waters reflecting the peaks of the Bavarian Alps Having a reputation as being Germany’s deepest and cleanest lakes nature-lovers can relish in water activities such as kayaking cruising the lake via an electric boat and Be sure to also take a look inside Bartholomew’s Church which is located on the Hirschau peninsula Four countries surrounding one lake makes the Bodensee (also called Lake Konstanz) an unlimited summer adventure Activities at the Bodensee include various types of water sports and activities such as swimming highlights include strolling the island of Mainau taking the children to Affenberg Salem where they can feed monkeys hiking and visiting beautiful sites such as the Abbey of St Situated in a picturesque alpine landscape is the largest lake in Bavaria — and third largest in Germany Chiemsee was also a favorite of King Ludwig II It is here that he built the Herrenchiemsee Castle Women can also take pleasure in strolling through an island named after them in Fraueninsel — women island If marveling at historic buildings is an itinerary during your travels a picturesque medieval town which is close to Chiemsee This sparkling lake next to a fairytale castle calls visitors to come back every summer with its romantic and charming vibes climb an observation tower — the Kaninchenwerder — or check out the magnificent Schwerin Castle which is on its own pristine island in the lake Seeing bodies of water all around you won’t be hard as the city of Schwerin is enveloped by 12 lakes and is heaven on Earth for water sports enthusiasts to include activities such as surfing and sailing Clear waters with visibility up to 40 meters make Walchensee particularly interesting for scuba divers Along the lake bottom is a series of wrecks to explore — including three aircraft But you don’t have to be a diver to enjoy the wrecks Walchensee is a paradise for windsurfers during the summer take a bus to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and hike up the Zugspitze Tip: Walchensee may be the perfect summer destination but there are also various activities to enjoy during the winter to include hiking and cross-country skiing in the neighboring mountains the best way to feel like a local in in this German city is to kick back with a foaming mug of beer For retro design, head to Cocoon where things kick off in reception with faux ’70s veneer and suspended ’60s ball chairs laptop ‘cabins’ and the hotel name above the bed in ’80s robotic lettering (Lindwurmstrasse 35; from £100) Cortiina is an elegant hotel that’s been minimally decorated without compromising comfort have parquet floors and glass-encased bathrooms lined with stone (Ledererstrasse 8; from £165) Bayerischer Hof has a super central location, a pool and a jazz club. 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