Lorenzo Rieg

The Gilfert is not only one of the prime ski tours in the Tux Alps, but is also not far from the popular freeride spot of Hochfügen. As everything is quickly covered in tracks in the ski area, there are often only short ascents with skins. The nearby Gilfert, although much frequented, usually still offers space for fresh tracks in one of the numerous downhill variants.

Tour from the lifts of the Stubai glacier ski area which, after a fairly short ascent, offers a long, varied descent over sun-protected and therefore often powdery slopes.

The Veda jacket and Vasaki pants are the latest men's models in Salewa's freeski mountaineering line. As a hardshell, they form the first barrier against the elements such as wind, moisture and other unpleasantness that you encounter in the mountains. The membrane used is Powertex, which is not only waterproof and breathable, but also very stretchy. Both the jacket and trousers have a super-thin layer of fleece on the inside. This is not a real lining, the fleece is attached directly to the 3-layer material and is really very thin (approx. 1 mm). Nevertheless, this makes the jacket and trousers slightly warmer than pure shell clothing. I have been using the jacket and trousers combination for just under a month for skiing and touring.

One of the major material trends in the freeride sector in recent years has been the increasing popularity of freeride ski boots. If you want to get away from rutted ski variants or have had enough of wobbly ski touring descents in soft touring boots, you can choose from an ever-growing selection of freeride ski boots suitable for touring. So that you don't lose track in the product jungle, we have once again presented and categorized all the freeride boot models available to us for the 2011/2012 season in this market overview.

PowderGuide presents another new editorial feature: every week we will present a particularly recommendable freeride tour. Whether it's a classic ski tour with a particularly great descent, a freeride variant with a pleasant approach or a crisp steep descent – every week, experienced freeriders and tourers will provide you with a TouringTip that will whet your appetite for freeriding and touring. The tour descriptions will provide you with the most important information you need to follow: difficulty, topographical map, duration, altitude and much more. In addition to a detailed route description, you can also look forward to beautiful nature and downhill pictures.
We start with a Tyrolean ski touring classic, the Zuckerhütl. Despite poor snow conditions, this tour can even be undertaken at the moment (4.12.11).

Winter 2011, which at least in the Northern Alps never really got going, is over, is history, or rather: simply ticked off.
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A great tour, with a relatively short ascent from the lifts in the Kühtai ski resort; with a long, challenging, often untracked descent to Haggen. Despite the short ascent, this is a freeride tour that should not be underestimated, with great views over the northern Stubai Alps.

The revised version of the G3 Onyx for its second season is still the only real new development and innovation in the tech binding concept that has been tried and tested for decades. The basic features have been retained, but the ease of use has been significantly improved.

This quite easy and mostly very lonely crossing offers many meters of descent with a relatively short ascent as well as a great Kalkkögel panorama. Although the Senderstal seems to be made for ski touring, tours are rarely undertaken. The reason for this is the long ascent via the toboggan run to the Kemater Alm and the aversion of Tyrolean ski tourers to lifts and the aversion of most freeriders to ascents.

The well-known coat brand Colltex from Switzerland has launched the ct40, a coat with a new type of adhesive. This is expected to ensure easy handling and good adhesive properties at all temperatures. The ct40 is available in 100, 110, 120 and 130 mm widths and up to 195 cm in length.

The new Tyrol Ski Touring Guide by the two authors Axel Jentzsch-Rabl and Johann Zagajsek presents around 400 ski tours on 384 pages, mainly in the Tyrolean lowlands, the eastern part of North Tyrol.

Autumn is an unfavorable time for ski tourers. Although some glacier ski areas in Tyrol open their lifts as early as September, skiing off the groomed pistes is usually out of the question due to a lack of snow and the risk of crevasses falling. As a result, the start of this year's ski touring season was mainly characterized by the search. The search for enough snow under the boards.