Alpinforum

Once again, the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety organized the Alpine Forum as part of the Innsbruck Alpine Trade Fair. Every year, numerous experts report to an interested specialist audience on a highly topical and hotly debated subject. The trend towards more and more mountain rescue missions in summer and winter, the increasing pressure to perform, the professionalization of alpinism and the winter topics of avalanches, falls and cold led to this year's key question: "Mountaineering - only healthy?". This question was explored in four different thematic blocks. We at PowderGuide were able to take part in the exciting presentations, the sometimes heated debates and the impressive field reports and would like to report on our personal highlights below.

The alpine fair (Alpinmesse)with the alpine forum (Alpinforum), Europe's leading mountain sports trade fair and conference, will take place in Innsbruck from November 22nd to 23rd, 2025. This annual event brings together experts, mountain sports enthusiasts, major organizations and brand manufacturers. Two days full of mountain sports and PowderGuide will also be there.

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The Alpine Forum was divided into three thematic blocks, whereby we were primarily interested in thematic blocks one and two: "What has changed in the mountains?" & "Mountain professionals: consequences in everyday working life and training?". We also got hold of the analyse:berg issues and would like to give a brief overview of selected content here.

The Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety (ÖKAS) analyses alpine accidents and derives trends, recommendations and prevention measures from the data. Since 2006, the Alpine Fair has served as a platform for information, training and networking, with the Alpine Forum, organised by ÖKAS, playing a central role. Since this season, ÖKAS has also been a partner of PowderGuide, with the aim of jointly disseminating information and knowledge on the subject of alpine safety.

Just in time for the start of the season, the Alpine Fair and Alpine Forum 2022 will take place in Innsbruck from November 12 to 13, 2022. In addition to exhibitions, lectures and film screenings, there will once again be the opportunity to take part in exciting workshops on the topic of safety in the mountains and refresh your own outdoor knowledge.

Once again this year, the Alpinforum will not take place at the Insbruck trade fair as usual, but digitally. The top-class presentations are therefore accessible to everyone with an internet connection, either as a live stream on Friday or later on YouTube.

The annual Alpine Forum will also take place digitally this year due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 situation. On November 13 and 14, the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety will present online lectures, live streams, webinars and tutorials.