Innsbruck

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.

Whether for mountaineering, camping or winter sports - the right equipment is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience in the great outdoors. However, high-quality outdoor equipment can be expensive and if you only use it occasionally, you should ask yourself the question: Buy or rent? The Alpine Club offers a wide range of equipment for rent, from climbing and ski touring guides to equipment and three-day public transport tickets (Innsbruck section).

The mild westerly weather will continue for a few more days before it gets colder and more unsettled again, at least briefly, at the weekend. The outlook in the crystal ball is not overly wintry, with the westerly flow tending to stay with us.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and lots of powder! Today we're introducing you to part three of the PowderGuide team: our long-standing tours, CR and PowderAlert People, as well as our brand new team members responsible for translation and the event calendar.

I've often heard about this dreamy country with its "champagne powder", the endless amounts of snow and the hot springs where the Japanese macaques have a good time, but I've only heard about it from stories. But I was lucky enough to meet the right people, got carried away and am now sitting in my flat in Innsbruck with a working visa for Japan in my passport, eagerly awaiting winter.

New site, new look, new faces behind the facades. We would now like to introduce ourselves and offer you a look behind the scenes at PowderGuide. Who actually does what here?

The changeable spring weather is still really cold in places and at times already thundery! The meandering jet stream continues to indicate stratospheric influence and it seems that we will still experience some fluffy precipitation in April. The weather in the Alps remains unsettled and summer is still a long way off.

Innsbruck can be seen as the freeride capital of Europe. Where, if not here, should children and young people have the opportunity to explore the terrain together with professional instructors and experience freeriding in a safe environment? The Freeride Academy Innsbruck pursues precisely these goals. The vision is: "to ski or snowboard well, have lots of fun and be out and about with maximum safety away from the secured pistes".

Finally, the start of the season for the ski media of the week! Many heroes, vloggers and collectives have already been busy publishing and spreading just as much anticipation as the first PowderAlert. A few podcasts and the Tyrolean freeski scene are also vying for your attention. Curtain up, clear the ring!

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.

It's finally time again! The ski and snowboard season is just around the corner! In Innsbruck, the new winter will be welcomed with the first Freeride Night on November 1st live at Moustache. The Freeride Nights are a meeting point for Innsbruck's local heroes and a stage for ski and snowboard "home videos". Motivated riders can still submit their videos until 30.10.!

February develops a "Febrile" character and brings us a few days of mild, very spring-like weather before it becomes more unsettled and cooler again towards the weekend. Deep winter cold is not in sight, the snow hopes are focused on "mountain winter" due to westerly weather.