Ski Jumping on New Year's Eve

Some pictures from our New Years festivities. The way I understand it is that Garmisch is 1 of 4 ski jump hills on a circuit in Europe. It is a huge anual event and one of the main reasons why we wanted to be in Garmisch during this time of year. We went on New Year's Eve for the practice and qualifying rounds. Finals were the next day and it RAINED...hard. We watched the finals live on tv in a lodge down the street and were amazed to see how many people braved the rain. Here are a couple of shots from that day and then that evening during the party....and a "Andy and Lisa's Adventures" first, a video from our digital camera.