Super Mario Matt: How St. Anton bar Krazy Kanguruh keeps skiing great busy

CNN — Life after a glittering sports career can feel like a come down for many top athletes, but for Austrian skier Mario Matt the party is still pumping. “I could never sit in an office and work from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. so for me it was always important during my career that I built something up beside the ski racing and this was a great chance with the Krazy Kanguruh and with the horses too, I enjoy it a lot,” Matt told CNN’s Alpine Edge. “It’s a lot of fun, I really love it, it’s a nice job.” READ: Ski racer using oxygen stripped of victory and $46k Video Ad Feedback Daring helicopter rescue of injured skier in France 01:14 - Source: CNN ‘Overwhelmed’ Celebrated Arlberg resort St. Anton is well-known for its lively social scene after skiing, and Matt says helping holidaymakers enjoy their vacation is part of the attraction. It’s nice,” says Matt, whose younger brother Michael still competes on the circuit, while another brother Andreas won Olympic silver in ski cross at Vancouver in 2010. “I’ve traveled all over the world but apres ski is nowhere the same than we have in St. Anton.” READ: Hirscher hails record-breaking career as ‘unbelievable’ Matt’s career coincided with that of countryman Marcel Hirscher, arguably the greatest ski racer of all time.