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At the Arc'teryx Academy in the Giessereihalle in Zurich, you can spend the whole day in the spirit of outdoor and mountain sports. The day's program includes workshops on climbing/bouldering, climate research and outdoor photography, while the evening program is filled with film screenings, lectures and, of course, a party. And best of all: admission is free! Here is the exact schedule of the Arc'teryx Academy.

In the avalanche bulletin, the typical avalanche problems are also indicated in the hazard description. While the avalanche danger answers the question "How high is the danger?", the avalanche problem gives an indication of "What is the problem?".

The Mindbender 116 is the widest ski in the new Mindbender series from K2. Thanks to a Paulownia core construction, the ski is relatively light for its width and therefore versatile. We are giving away a Mindbender 116 in 186 cm length with special edition topsheet design!

It's getting cold outside, even in the previously barren northern Alps there is now at least some snow in most of the valleys and in the pedestrian zones of the world there are sometimes more, sometimes less tasteful Christmas lights. All of this is an unmistakable sign that Christmas, the end of the year and a new winter are on the horizon.

The SLF's weekly report serves as an important source of information for winter sports enthusiasts outside the geographical borders of Switzerland. We present this regular contribution to you today.

The Snow&Safety Conference on the Arlberg is entering its 8th season this year and is a good opportunity to practice with the avalanche transceiver, exchange ideas with like-minded people or simply listen to an instructive lecture. It will take place next weekend, 13.12.2019 - 14.12.2019 (Friday and Saturday) in Lech am Arlberg.

Patagonia is bringing a new way to support environmental organizations and projects to Europe with the Action Works platform. Already established in North America, the platform enables regional and national organizations to receive support from people across Europe and to connect with each other.

In addition to the two-year statutory warranty, Dynafit now offers an extended warranty for touring bindings covering the entire product life cycle. This means that when you buy a new Dynafit binding, you are now covered for 10 complete years. To mark the occasion, we are giving away a ST Roatation 12 pin binding - is it Christmas yet? Not quite yet, but first things first.

The PowderGuide weather service is starting the season. As usual, you'll find a preview and short text forecast on the homepage and our PowderMap in the weather section, which you can use to navigate to ConditionsReports, text forecast, fresh snow and sunshine forecast.

For all of you who were wondering why your favorite website PowderGuide.com was down over the weekend: Unfortunately, our hosting provider had a total server failure. We are working on it and hope that everything will be up and running again soon.

The Alp-Con Cinema Tour is back on the road in Austria and Germany, bringing spectacular films with it. In three different film blocks - BIKE, MOUNTAIN and SNOW - the tour shows a variety of stories from different sports.

The European Outdoor Film Tour - EOFT - has been touring through the fall again since October 10, 2019. As already announced, you can win tickets for the tour here.