Lisa Amenda

Outdoor clothing is harmful to the environment, full of PFC, conventional down or other problematic materials. As skiers, we often have to face these accusations. However, there are also companies that do things differently and place value on sustainability and environmental friendliness in their products. We have put together an outfit from such manufacturers for you here - from helmets to skis.

Freerider and filmmaker Sandra Lahnsteiner is hosting the first Shades of Winter FilmFest in five cities from November 27 to December 13, 2018, showing her two latest films alongside films by Nadine Wallner, Arianna Tricomi, Lorraine Huber, Evelina Nilsson and Janina Kuzma, among others.

State-certified ski instructor. Mental trainer. Freerider. And filmmaker. Hardly any other female skier has as many professional facets as Sandra Lahnsteiner. She has made freeskiing more feminine with Shades of Winter and tells us in an interview why it's worth just doing something, why it's brave to say "no" sometimes and why her films also inspire men to ski.

Skis, snowboards and clothing, far removed from the motto "Shrink it and pink it": Coalition Snow is shaking up the ski industry and producing skis - by female skiers for female skiers.

Combating climate change and stopping the melting of glaciers: These are the ambitious goals of Whistler Blackcomb. But can one of the largest ski resorts in the world reduce its impact on climate change without sacrificing its economic interests?

The 1st European Women's Outdoor Summit took place in Flims/Laax from October 27 to 29, 2017. It was three days, 62 female outdoor athletes, lots of discussions, plenty of inspiration and the question: are women in outdoor sports really different to men? Lisa is a copywriter in the outdoor industry and blogs on wildrecreation.com about sustainability in outdoor sports, among other things. She reports from Flims for PG.

Our winters are changing. This is not only due to too many party-happy tourists storming the ski resorts, but also to climate change. This has an impact on our sport as we know it. Protect our Winters knows this, as does Dani Hochmuth, founder of POW Austria.

Skiing is not just a sport. It's the little moments between the big runs that Sandra Lahnsteiner makes really big in her latest Shades of Winter film Between and that make skiing what it really is.