"Find the best snow" in the current ideal freeride spot is the motto of the first competition of Mountain Mastery 2012. Your task is to find the best freeride area for you: There are two time periods available for selecting the area: 21-22.01. or 24-25.01.2012.
Participation mode and submission deadlines
Your task is to search for and find what you think is the best freeride spot for the coming weekend (January 21-22). The deadline for the weekend period is next Friday (January 20). As an alternative date, January 24-25 is available for your spot determination. These entries must be received by us via e-mail by Monday 23.01.2012 (23:59). Registrations for the Mountain Mastery are still possible until this date. Please do not post your contributions in the forum, but send them to us by e-mail to the following addresses: knut(at)powderguide.com and redaktion(at)powderguide.com Together with the Mammut Alpine School, we will review and evaluate the contributions and, if necessary, provide additional tips on the individual submissions in the forum. Your entries and our feedback will be published in the forum on January 26th. You have the opportunity to discuss the entries and ask questions with Reiner Taglinger from the Mammut Alpine School and us in the PG forum until January 29.
Evaluation mode
We are aware that a completely objective evaluation of the entries is not possible. The jury consists of the Mammut Alpine School and PowderGuide. We do our best to interpret the entries sympathetically and make constructive, appreciative suggestions for improvement. It is not the team that has found the snowiest fresh snow spot that receives the most points, but rather, in the spirit of Mountain Mastery, the three ingredients for the perfect fresh snow day must be harmonized: (1.) conditions (snow, weather, avalanche danger), (2.) the area or ski touring destination, (3.) the freeriders. The goal is not the one perfect solution or perfect choice, as these rarely exist in the mountains. What is judged is the solution, i.e. how much the teams have dealt with the favorable conditions and risk factors and how intensively safety aspects have been taken into account. Entries that search for spots in the Western and Southern Alps, which are rather poorly equipped in terms of information technology, receive a bonus in the evaluation.
Note
Please select your favorite areas as if you were actually going there on the date you specified. If an area "XYZ" is too far away for you and you choose another one instead, where the conditions are less good, this will not be rated negatively. We wish all participating teams lots of fun and success in their spot search! The Mountain Mastery Crew
