Lorenzo Rieg

The Ultenspitze is certainly one of the most frequently climbed tours in the Schmirntal valley and therefore certainly not an insider tip. Nevertheless, it is often interesting, as its north-facing exposure means that it often offers good snow well into spring. Due to its short length, it is a good half-day tour, although the upper part can of course be done twice.

The "King of Dolomites" Powder Photo Contest was held for the second time in San Martino di Castrozza. This is a photo competition in which teams of two skiers or snowboarders and a photographer have the opportunity to take the best pictures in the impressive mountain world of the Dolomites over two days to win not only fame and glory, but also valuable prizes!

The Mammut Sphere UL Winter is one of the lightest sleeping bags in its temperature class, and is correspondingly high-quality but also minimalist in terms of material and features. You can find out why I like using it so much in this edition of "Gear of the Week".

The small ski resort of Kappl in the Paznaun Valley has been a household name for most freeriders since the Freeride World Tour stop was relocated from Fieberbrunn to the Quellspitze. Reason enough to introduce you to the short tour to the summit, where even non-pros get their money's worth...

The Khamski 38 is a ski touring backpack for all kinds of day tours, but thanks to its volume of 38 liters, it also offers enough space for really extended excursions or light overnight luggage.

There are now various, mostly brightly colored clothing lines from a wide range of manufacturers on the market that are specially designed to meet the needs of freeriders. However, the Salomon Quest Motion Fit combination really stands out: special attention was paid to maximum freedom of movement in the cut and material. We have tested for you how the clothing performs in everyday freeriding and ski touring.

The PowderGuide crew was out and about for you at ISPO 2014 and took a look at the equipment for the coming season. In the second part of our ISPO special, we show you what's new in the areas of ski boots and bindings. Here we show you the new products in the area of ski boots and bindings that are of interest to freeriders and downhill-oriented ski tourers.

A thin-skinned workhorse made of full-grain leather for all areas of use - that's what you want in a glove.

The Dynafit TLT6 Performance is one of the lightest ski touring boots not developed for ski touring racers. But not only the weight, but also the walking mode with maximum shaft rotation and the short sole length promise great ascent characteristics. The very stiff carbon shaft is also very promising for downhill skiing.

The bedrock of powder skiing history. When the Völkl company brought out its widest ski to date for the 1993/1994 season, it was not only so wide that it was practically exclusively intended for heliskiing in North America, it could not even be pressed in pairs as is usually the case with skis, the existing presses were simply too narrow.

The small Rosshütte ski area in Seefeld is particularly interesting for freeriders thanks to the diverse downhill options in the Reither Kar. Steep and often powdery north-facing runs can be reached with a short ascent.

The tours from Ehrwald into the Mieminger Kette, especially into the Brendlkar, Drachenkar and Igelskar are much-visited classics. Nevertheless, a visit to the area is often worthwhile. In addition to descents of all levels of difficulty, you will often find good powder snow or firn until late spring.