Karwendel

Every year, the Splitboard Festival and Testival takes place on the Tyrolean fjord, halfway between Munich and Innsbruck, in the cold hole of the northern Alps, in the snow-rich Karwendel, more precisely in Pertisau at Lake Achensee. Splitboard enthusiasts come together - whether they are experienced splitboarders, beginners or newcomers. Old-school hands who still saw their boards by hand and manufacturers and providers of splitboard tours and camps are also present. This year for the 10th time - congratulations on the anniversary edition. I want to check it out, it's a first for me.

Hohohoho ! It's St. Nicholas Day and if you survived the Krampus yesterday, you can pick up your St. Nicholas present today! In cooperation with Sport Conrad we are giving away TWO home sleeper tickets for the Splitboard Festival from 12.01.-14.01.24 at the Achensee. The prize includes all services of the ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE, but without accommodation and meals.

As freeriders and snowboarders, we like to enjoy nature away from the regulated and marked slopes. The free flow, your own line is always interesting. With more freedom comes more responsibility for your own actions. This irrevocable connection is crucial for thriving together in the natural winter landscape. So before we have to regulate, it is up to us to implement the right behavior.

Ski movie trailers as a mirror of society: last season, some lockdown ski home videos still focused on the new and unfamiliar situation and went "ski touring" in gardens and living rooms. This year, having arrived in a new normality, the cinematic focus is on nature experiences in the immediate vicinity with the closest crew.

Heinz Zak is not only a well-known climber, mountaineer, photographer and slackliner, but also an excellent connoisseur of the Karwendel. With his new book "Karwendel", he brings "his" mountains closer to more than just mountain enthusiasts in 280 pages full of pictures and stories.

The small Rosshütte ski area in Seefeld is particularly interesting for freeriders thanks to the diverse downhill options in the Reither Kar. Steep and often powdery north-facing runs can be reached with a short ascent.

City beautification trees lining cycle paths are slowly beginning to blossom and you increasingly cycle through clouds of sweetly scented flowers. In public parks, motivated people fall off their slacklines at every corner, albeit sometimes into dog piles that have only recently emerged from under the snow. More and more often, you hear the words of those who have come to terms with winter: "You really can't complain this winter."