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04/16/2026
PowderPeople | Flo Orley and Stefan Häusl
Anyone living the dream of freeriding in Austria can learn from the best. Snowboard vice world champion Flo Orley and FWT winner Stefan Häusl have left their active careers behind them - and are now passing on their knowledge to the next generation. Orley as co-founder of the Freeride Academy Innsbruck, Häusl as a coach for young freeride pros on the Arlberg. The impressive offspring from their own ranks proves that both are doing it right: Stefan's daughter Jana is the current FIS Freeride Junior World Champion and Flo's daughter Momo is already a two-time European Champion U14. Freeride DNA literally runs in the family in Austria.
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04/15/2026
WeatherBlog 24 2025/26 | April April does what it wants!
April is known for the small battles between Ullr and Ostara - winter versus spring, cold versus mild, snow versus sun. At the beginning of the week, Ullr tried once again to make up ground. But it wasn't too successful: the PowderAlert station reported a decent 33cm, but the advance was limited to the higher elevations. Ostara is increasingly asserting itself in the valleys - but spring is holding out.
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04/14/2026
PowderPeople | Alexandre Marchesseau - Part II
The risk in your head is one thing - but how do you actually survive at -40 °C when even walking outside your tent becomes a mini-expedition? In the second part, find out why Alexandre Marchesseau sacrificed his beloved monoskis for this trip, how to immerse yourself in an almost animalistic state of instinct after weeks in the ice and why hardened alpinists put on karaoke glitter on summit days.
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04/13/2026
Gear review | Nidecker Kita APX snowboard boots
The Nidecker Kita APX in the test: Powerful all-mountain boot with maximum control on the piste and off-piste, made for precise and demanding riding. A boot that has at least raised my snowboarding to a new level, thanks to a feedback culture that some institutions could take a leaf out of their book.
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04/12/2026
PowderAlert 15 2025/26 | The spring glop alert
The warmth came to stay? In the short term, some snow is still falling in the south, but the snow line is too high and it's too short to justify a real PowderAlert.
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04/12/2026
Gear of the Week | Sunscreen
Sun cream in winter? Sounds exaggerated - until your skin disagrees. Why do we get sunburnt more quickly in the snow and when was sun cream even invented?
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