Lea Hartl

The WeatherBlog is back from its summer break, although summer is doing the same.

Films about skiing fall under the umbrella term "ski porn". The porn aspect probably refers to the fact that there is often little or no framing story and that you don't have to think about it because of the moneyshots. There are occasionally films that do it differently, or at least try to. The complexity of the plot is usually somewhere between "Why is there straw here" and Fifty Shades of Grey.

The second part of Arc'teryx's Commit Webseries is about things you could theoretically do.

With the Atom series, Arc'teryx has various jacket models in its range that are intended as an insulating middle (or sometimes outer) layer. The in-house Coreloft filling provides high thermal performance with low weight, even when damp. The jackets are available in the light version (LT) tested here and in the somewhat more robust all-round (AR) version, as well as in a version without a hood (Atom LT).

The second episode of Black Diamond TV follows avalanche forecaster and researcher Drew Hardesty. Hardesty lives and works in Utah and has been observing developments in the ski touring scene for a long time.

After Arcteryx and Black Diamond, Dynafit is now also launching an online video series. The four-part Connections series is about the connection between the past and the future. In the case of Dynafit, Fritz Barthel, the legendary inventor of the first low-tech binding, stands for the past while working in his basement workshop, while North American Dynafit athletes represent the future with their "hard-charging" riding style.

The last PowderGuide interview with Fabian Lentsch was a few years ago and was entitled 'The Junior'. In the meantime, Fabi, now 22, has established himself as a pro in the freeride scene. He rides for the most famous of all action sports-hyping effervescent manufacturers, qualified for the Freeride World Tour and then voluntarily left it behind, has appeared in several major film productions, traveled from Tyrol to Kyrgyzstan with a camper van and skis, and started speed flying. Over coffee, he told us about his FWT exit, how he deals with risk and his plans for the future.

The father says to his son: "Come on, do a bit of active queuing! Through there, just push through there! But don't push! It's the first day today, let's stay relaxed."

Black Diamond presents the silent, unknown protagonists of the ski and climbing scene in a new web series. The Swedish ski mountaineer Henrik Westling makes the start.

"Bavarian Alpine Manifest" (BAM) is the latest project from busy hobbyist Markus "Bambam" Steinke, previously best known as an indie ski builder for Mountain Wave and Skylotech. At the heart of BAM is the Pindung®, a touring binding that combines a PinTech system with an alpine jaw binding.

A bit of product video, a bit of #vanlife and soul skiing: insights into the everyday life of a functional jacket developer.

Winter returned with a roar over the Easter holidays. Hurricane Niklas was followed by further disturbances embedded in a strong NW current and snow and cold down to the valleys. Easter Monday seemed more like a successful St. Stephen's Day. This impression was only disturbed by the occasional rumble of thunder.