Aline Bock

The proven splitboard testival Climb the Mountain goes into the next round. From 27-29 January 2017, test equipment for splitboarders will be available at the Berggasthof Piz Buin at the Silvretta reservoir on the Bielerhöhe. There will also be a lecture program, a film screening with Aline Bock and guided tours in the Silvretta on request.

Freeride pros Eva Walkner, Aline Bock and Jackie Paaso are launching an avalanche safety project for women together with ski guide Geli Kaufmann. The SAFE AS courses, which have been successfully training women in the USA since 2012, serve as a model. The first SAFE ON SNOW dates will take place in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the fall.

The Line of the Year Awards were presented for the first time during the Kitzbühel Freeride Weeks. The jury and audience had previously made their decision and Sandra Lahnsteiner and Fabi Lentsch were delighted to receive the wooden chamois buck and a number of prizes.

Christine Hargin and Drew Tabke underline their role as favorites among the skiers on this year's Freeride World Tour. Jonathan Charlet wins on his home mountain, as does Laura Dewey among the snowboarders.

Aline Bock, 2010 Freeride World Champion (Snowboard), spoke to PowderGuide about the 2011 Freeride World Tour, snowboarding and her goals as a professional rider. After finishing a surprising second in her first year on the tour, she won the title race in 2010, her second season on the tour.

Fortunately, the journey is not always the destination. After all, 40+ hours of traveling in planes, trains and terminals can be quite exhausting in the long run. The only question that remains is, is it worth the effort to go powdering in faraway New Zealand in the European summer?

At her first Freeride World Tour participation, German snowboarder Aline Bock surprisingly climbed to the second step of the podium. Shortly before the start of the FWT 2010, PowderGuide spoke to the runner-up freeride world champion about her attitude to freeriding and her personal risk management...