Matilda Rapaport

What to do in times like these? Act appropriately! We have all heard what that means: social distance. We express condolences to all who are affected by the current situation.

Skiing is not just a sport. It's the little moments between the big runs that Sandra Lahnsteiner makes really big in her latest Shades of Winter film Between and that make skiing what it really is.

The unified Freeride World Tour has crowned its first world champions: Drew Tabke (USA), Ralph Backstrom (USA), Nadine Wallner (AUT) and Elodie Mouthon (FRA). The winners of the final on the Bec des Rosses were Kevin Guri (FRA), Ralph Backstrom (USA), Matilda Rapaport (SWE) and Elodie Mouthon (FRA). The contest took place in very good snow conditions at an absolutely top-class level! Thousands of spectators on site and over 180,000 viewers followed the 18th Verbier Xtreme live via webcast.

Last weekend, the freeride hotspot Hochfügen once again welcomed the best contest riders to the annual Big Mountain Event. The freeride contest is one of the top-class 4* events within the Freeride World Qualifier series and attracted many onlookers thanks to the good weather. For PowderGuide, participants Julian Zenzmaier and Jochen Mesle were there to report on their impressions.