One reason this location was chosen was that the band was less likely to be recognized there than at one of the larger resorts frequented by British tourists.
The Beatles were in Obertauern for two weeks along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who stayed at Hotel Edelweiss.
Most of the crew were based in the Hotel Marieta, where one night the Beatles gave an impromptu concert on the occasion of a director’s assistant’s birthday. This was the only time they ever played on stage in Austria
Photos show two Beatles’ wives from Liverpool, Cynthia and Maureen, and George’s girlfriend Pattie Boyd chatting at the Edelweiss Hotel while their husbands were filming a scene outside the hotel.
