Innsbruck

Everyone should have noticed by now: It's snowing. As predicted by the oracle, the amount of fresh snow in the Nordstau so far is impressive. The 48-hour difference in fresh snowfall on the Seegrube is over one meter and there is likely to be more to come today. Other reservoir locations have been similarly richly endowed. Almost the entire northern Alps have a 4-meter forecast for today.

The high pressure will stay with us until tomorrow, but then the general weather situation will change to much more zonal, mild westerly weather. This means more snow, at least for the higher elevations, albeit at relatively high temperatures.

Not far from Innsbruck, the Arztal above the village of Ellbögen is the starting point for some interesting tours. We would like to introduce you to two tours that allow you to ski down beautiful, north-facing slopes without being too technically demanding.

Since September 23, 2021, the Alp-Con Cinematour is back on the road in numerous cinemas. As already announced, you can win tickets for the snow block of the tour here.

The more southerly parts of the Alps up to the main ridge and a little beyond now have a decent base after the extreme southerly dust, while the northern Alps still have to wait. The different conditions can also be seen in the CRs at the moment: In the south and southwest, powder is great, while in northern Salzburger Land a reporter has to make do with ski tours on frozen fields, slightly sugared.

The Freeride Nights in Innsbruck have become a popular monthly fixture for the Tyrolean freeride community in recent years. People meet up for a beer (or two or three), see the usual suspects, watch a few videos together and chat about the latest powder days. As this is unfortunately not possible as usual at the moment, the Freeride Nights are now virtual! Positive aspect: You don't have to be in Innsbruck to take part!

The striking and beautifully shaped Rosskogel to the west of Innsbruck catches the eye again and again on the approach through the Inntal valley. In the right conditions, this ski tour not only offers a magnificent view and an appealing, alpine ascent, but also a spectacular descent through the north-east facing Rosskogel gully.

Every two years, full-time snow scientists - both practitioners and those with a more theoretical bent - meet to exchange knowledge at the International Snow Science Workshop, the so-called "Ei-S-S-double-you" (ISSW)*. Every two weeks, we take a look at individual topics from the last conference and summarize them in a generally understandable way, or at least try to. What the ISSW is in particular, and what the last one was, can be found in this article:

372 written papers were submitted to the International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck last October. The Schneestöberer has distilled the most interesting 10% of them for the particularly ambitious readers and collected them with a direct link to the respective paper.

From October 7 to 12, Innsbruck became the center of the world. The world of snow and avalanches. The International Snow Science Workshop was held for the first time in the "Capital of the Alps". A review of a successful week and a look ahead to interesting developments in avalanche prevention and accident management for winter sports enthusiasts:

The Alpinmesse in Innsbruck has established itself as a fixed meeting point for the German-speaking mountain community. A short report on the lack of groundbreaking innovations, general trends and the annual see-and-be-seen:

The Linehunters Movie Tour is back! The Linehunters mainly bring local films to the big screen and show that even productions with a tiny fraction of the budget of TGR or MSP have a lot to offer. The motto of the tour is: By freeriders for freeriders.