The Tyrolean chapel is called by Schneewald’s inhabitants  "Zu unserer lieben Frau des Waldes". This is because the chapel is built on the spot where Fritz Blumberg, a predecessor of the present day Bernhard Blumberg of Bernhard's Backstube, found the statute of Mary in the woods. It was an ancient statue, but by some wonder the colour of the cloak was still a clear blue. They called it a miracle in Schneewald, and built a chapel. Anna Ratinger,  the wife of wood worker Wilhelmus Ratinger, and sextoness of the little chapel cleans the chapel, locks the doors at eight o’clock in the evening to prevent drunken skiers from entering, and cherishes the statue of Mary, which always stands in the niche and is slowly being destroyed by wood rot. 

Her husband has given it a professional examination, but says that there is nothing to be done about it. He calls it porous wood. Effected through and through with wood rot, not worth starting on. "Pfarrer" Victor Konrad, priest of the big church in Schneewald, feels very involved with Anna’s work. Although officially the chapel does not fall under his responsibility, he still does his best to maintain its function within the village.

This does mean spending some of the collection money on it, because of course there is no official income. Not a single curious skier makes a donation and the town council isn’t exactly lining up to donate either. Only Johan Friedrich, Schneewald’s clock maker and a very pious person, donates a substantial sum each year for the upkeep of the chapel. And wood worker, Marty Friedenau spends much of his spare time doing small restorations.