non . ▁ ▁Sh ows ▁and ▁compet itions ▁ ▁Go a ß l sch nal zen ▁Go a ß l sch nal zen , ▁Go a ß l sch nal zn , ▁Go ass l sch no izen ▁is ▁translated ▁as ▁" wh ip - c rack ing ", ▁from ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁word ▁Go a ß l ▁( G erman : ▁Ge iß el ) ▁for ▁coach wh ip . ▁In ▁earlier ▁centuries , ▁the ▁carriage ▁drivers ▁used ▁elaborate ▁crack ▁sequences ▁to ▁signal ▁their ▁approach ▁and ▁to ▁identify ▁them . ▁Over ▁time ▁horse - dra wn ▁transport ▁dw ind led , ▁but ▁the ▁tradition ▁remained , ▁and ▁coach es ▁pract iced ▁their ▁skill ▁in ▁their ▁spare ▁time . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁Go a ß l sch nal zer ▁(" wh ips n app ers ") ▁do ▁concert ▁performances , ▁often ▁as ▁bands ▁that ▁include ▁conventional ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁Wh ips n apping ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁traditional ▁sport ▁in ▁Bav aria . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁wh ip - c rack ing ▁associations ▁in ▁Bav aria . ▁ ▁Ap ers chn al zen ▁Ap ers chn al zen ▁or ▁Ap as ch no iz n ▁in ▁Bav arian ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁tradition ▁of ▁compet itive ▁wh ip c rack ing ▁rev ived ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁The ▁word ▁" aper " ▁means ▁" area ▁free ▁of ▁snow ", ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁tradition ▁had ▁a ▁pag an ▁meaning ▁of ▁" d riv ing