Freeride

Perfect conditions at the home peak for the first Austrian Freeride World Qualifier event in 2016! After numerous cancellations or postponements in this year's "Austrian Freeride Series" due to poor snow conditions or high avalanche danger, it was now time to start the freeride contest season in beautiful Austria under sunshine and powder snow! And the riders were really happy to find great conditions and were delighted with the perfectly organized contest.

This text is aimed at all those who like to take part in freeride camps, test days organized by magazines and ski brands, freeride days organized by safety equipment suppliers and state or private educational institutions or even ride-with-me offers advertised by professional freeskiers themselves. Who are you actually following into what can be high alpine terrain with all its alpine beauty and dangers? And what happens if something happens? Stephan Skrobar tries to sharpen your awareness of potential problems.

Together with risk'n'fun, we raffled off participation in a three-stage r&f freeride training course. This year's winner Max Loidl already completed the first camp (Level 1, training session) in Sölden a few weeks ago and is now reporting on his experiences at the Next Level Camp on the Kitzsteinhorn.

Winter. It came for a brief moment. We welcomed snowfall in the valley with more gratitude than usual. Hope that our favorite runs would fill in was briefly restored. Whisky consumption had a positive rather than bitter note to it.

Niko Göz was in Les Arcs for PowderGuide at the premiere of the 2 and 4* FWQ contests. He wrote his report in English so that his colleagues and fellow participants as well as the organizers could theoretically read along.

I actually had no expectations when I was invited to this press trip to Livigno. The reason for my visit was the cooperation with our new partner ALPsolut, the proximity to my home and my own interest in this special valley.

The fact that Courmayeur has a lot to offer freeriders has become increasingly well known in the north of the Alps in recent years (it took long enough). However, Rudy Buccella's guide, which was published in 2012, is relatively unknown. Reason enough to present it in a PowderGuide review.

The Freeride Junior World Championships were postponed from Thursday 28.01. to Saturday 30.01.16 due to poor snow conditions. Our reporter Christiane, who unfortunately couldn't be on site until Saturday, briefly describes her impressions and interesting background information from Thursday before going into the results of Saturday's contest. This is followed by a short interview with German junior skier Leo Birker and a spot check of the mountains in Andorra.

Hike to Ride Contest on the Bielerhöhe - sustainability, nature compatibility, community spirit.

Like many manufacturers, Salomon now has a number of freeride boots in its range. We tested the Salomon Quest Pro 110 for you.

Together with risk'n'fun, we raffled off participation in a three-stage r&f freeride training course. This year's winner Max Loidl completed the first camp (level 1) in Sölden and reports on his experiences. He also brought us a little video!

There's a lot unsaid about returning home. As much as there is an allure to new adventures, being among good friends in familiar places has a therapeutic quality. And we need this therapy because the snow in Hakuba has been absolute shit. Except for a very small handful of moments in the alpine, Japow has yet to Japow this winter.