In the spirit of general international understanding, we would like to present a slightly different perspective in this week's Netzfundstücke: How do our western neighbors from overseas view the German-speaking part of the Alps and specifically their ever-growing freeride culture?
As an example of this intercultural issue, we take a specialist article from the world-famous PowderMagazine. Photographer Mattias Fredriksson was out and about in Austria's top freeride destinations, particularly on the Arlberg and around Innsbruck, and took a closer look at his view of our Western European ski culture with correspondent Leslie Anthony. The self-description on www.powdermag.com for the article reads as follows: "Austria. An oldie but a goodie, longtime POWDER Senior Correspondent Leslie Anthony checks out the future of one of the world's most storied ski experiences."
The article can be seen in full on the photographer's website with the help of a good eye or a magnifying aid. If you are interested, individual issues as well as comparatively inexpensive annual subscriptions can be purchased at www.powdermag.com. However you take this perspective, which is alien to ours, the pictures are at least worth a look.
