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An interview with Nadine Wallner (born 1989) about her sports away from skiing, her preference for cheese dumplings and the basics of sluff management. And how she once discovered climbing for herself during rehab...

Fresh snow, storms, high avalanche risk in places - winter was barely declared dead before it was back, at least for a few days. Thanks to the fresh snow of the last few days, the snow depth on the main Swiss ridge is approaching the average again, but without replenishment and with settling, it won't stay that way for long. If you can, you should enjoy the snow with due caution while winter is still within reach.

In recent years, films have emerged that go beyond the sport itself, encouraging us to reflect on our responsibility in the climate crisis. They urge us to take imperfect, yet necessary steps to create change. With impressive action and artistic vision, some of these projects show that change doesn't have to be perfect, but instead that every step matters.

Christmas and New Year are over - a wonderful time with family and friends is behind us, and there's still time for a few ski films in between. I hope most of you have had a good start into 2025 - on skis or boards - and feel like getting some inspiration for the coming week.

Winter is just around the corner and with it, more and more new projects from the ski film scene are being launched. Some have been announced for a long time and hyped up with trailers, others are simply uploaded. In this section we would like to present you a weekly selection of videos or films that are particularly worth seeing. I will also be looking at smaller projects - the ones that may fall under the radar but are hidden treasures. I'm sure many of you will discover the big productions by yourselves. Have fun watching and start dreaming of snow now!

Severin's life revolves around snowboarding. Here he tells us how he went from two boards to one and what the everyday life of a professional snowboarder is like.

Among meteorologists, subjective judgements such as "good" or "bad" weather are frowned upon. It's not appropriate to make such judgements; you should remain professional and neutral in any weather situation. Nevertheless, there are of course personal preferences that we can't always hide. Professionally, we tend to be enthusiastic about unusual, extreme or otherwise exciting situations that are often anything but "beautiful". Conversely, classically "nice" weather tends to be boring, especially if it lasts for weeks on end.

High winter in early winter, as proclaimed in PowderAlert #3, is standard for ski film producers. We are confronted with an avalanche of new films and movies, and try to keep ourselves above powder as best we can, and finally gain a clear view and new inspiration. We start with Antti Ollila, end with a podcast by Hugo Harrisson and in between you'll find a competition.

The supreme discipline of PowderGuide articles is also awakening from its summer slumber: the videos of the week are back! With local productions of the finest quality, portraits and farewells, we want to keep you entertained when it's cold and dark outside.

The EOFT is once again going on a major cinema tour through Europe, with more than 100 stops in German-speaking countries. This year's program offers something exciting for all tastes with 6 films. The best thing about it: You can be part of it, because we are giving away 2 tickets again!

In the warm and gray December weather, we present the freeride world with a relatively colorful variety: 1 film of glossy Alaska Spines with a star cast, 1 portrait of a young up-and-coming freerider, 1 VLOG in bloom and 1 VLOG in full bloom, and finally 2 easy-going podcasts with two well-known action heroes and 1 Tech Talk. We wish you good entertainment!

We don't have much to add to the oracle and his current rain alarm today. The weather in the Alpine region is not particularly pleasant, although the temperatures are certainly spectacular. From Thursday afternoon it will be less wet, but even warmer. The weather is expected to cool down at the beginning of next week.