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The 25th edition of the Prowinter trade fair - the central meeting point for manufacturers, retailers and brands in the winter sports and outdoor industry in the European Alpine region - will open its doors in Bolzano from January 11th to 13th, 2026. From clothing and equipment to safety-relevant and sustainable, innovative technologies, there will be plenty of new products and trends to discover. PowderGuide will be there for you to report.

For the 4th Advent, you have the chance to win a powerful cold-weather set worth over €250: an insulated jacket, a thermos flask, and a stainless steel drinking cup—perfect for braving winter (which we hope will arrive soon) with an extra layer and a hot summit tea. With a bit of luck, the set is just one comment away under this article or on our Instagram channel.

From February 5th to 8th, 2026, the Arc'teryx Freeride Academy returns to St. Anton am Arlberg. Look forward to high-quality courses on safety and skiing technique with experienced mountain guides and Arc'teryx athletes as well as inspiring, free events in the Freeride Village. PowderGuide will be live on site to take you through the Academy weekend. Secure your place now and become part of four intensive freeride days in St. Anton.

Winter has picked up and the conditions in Engelberg are great. High time for a raffle from our partner Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus. Once again this year, you have the chance to experience the freeride Eldorado for yourself.

The announcement has been running up and down social media in the last few days and has been frequently clicked and shared: There's a new Atomic x Arc'teryx Grottoflage collection! And this time it's not just a pair of skis and clothes, but a complete set including poles, helmet and goggles from Atomic and a jacket with pants from Arc'teryx. The limited collection has been available to buy for a few days now and, just in time for the 2nd Sunday in Advent, you can open your package exclusively on PowderGuide.com and win a complete set worth over 3,000 euros!!!

Every year... the European Outdoor Film Tour comes down to Earth's cinemas and has been doing so for over two decades. Each time it doesn't bring Christmas presents with it, but beautiful adventures by and with interesting characters who have been out and about in the snow, on the rocks, in the air or elsewhere. This year there are exciting stories from Alaska and Switzerland, but also inspiring films such as the one about Sheri, the 50-year-old dressmaker, or Elladj, who does his ice-artistic laps on frozen lakes in the Canadian wilderness. It's definitely worth taking part and watching! And it's definitely worth reading on and winning!

An essential part of any ski touring or freeride equipment is the avalanche transceiver. It is well known that this was not the case at the beginning of the 1970s, when the first avalanche transceivers came onto the market. With the MINI IPS, PIEPS is launching a very compact avalanche transceiver onto the market this winter, which you can win here.

They are rarely missing even in freeride backpacks and are almost standard equipment these days; for ski touring backpacks, this has always been true anyway: a pair of climbing skins! This makes it all the more important to have a skin with the right properties. The product range is now so wide that this is no problem. In the improved guide line, Contour relies on lighter, more robust materials and improved gliding and adhesive properties. Now you can win your own pair of the revised guide skins!

The Xenic plus 12 is for those who want to keep all their options open on the uphill and blossom on the downhill. In its category, the Xenic plus 12 impresses with outstanding downhill performance and a complete package of safety technologies.

Are you ready for an unforgettable winter experience in the Alps? Then watch out: We're giving away a short break for two to the world-famous ski resort of St. Anton am Arlberg!

High 5000-metre peaks, UNESCO World Heritage Sites and remote ski touring and freeriding opportunities: The Georgian region of Svaneti in the wild Caucasus combines two ski worlds with cat skiing and ski touring.

Little snow, difficult conditions and an early spring have made tour planning and the search for powder anything but easy. But it is precisely at times like these that the true character of winter sports enthusiasts is revealed. PowderGuide didn't let this rather below-average winter get in the way of the often poor snow conditions and can look back on a successful season.