Monoski

The risk in your head is one thing - but how do you actually survive at -40 °C when even walking outside your tent becomes a mini-expedition? In the second part, find out why Alexandre Marchesseau sacrificed his beloved monoskis for this trip, how to immerse yourself in an almost animalistic state of instinct after weeks in the ice and why hardened alpinists put on karaoke glitter on summit days.

The Warren Miller Film Tour will be touring Germany again from the second of November. This time, the 66th Warren Miller film presents the fringe groups of winter sports: speedriding, powsurfing, but also real classics such as monoskiing. Of course, the classic powder runs through Alaska, Utah and Chamonix are not neglected either.

This week's GOTW describes more than just an object: it stands for an attitude to life, for free spirits, for visionaries, for life beyond conventions and restrictions ... it stands for the monoskier/monoskier as such...

The sun has been shining on April 2 in La Grave for 22 years. Good karma for one of the most legendary Derby races in the world. And this year, Peter and Mother Hulda made common cause and sent half a meter of fresh snow to the front of the Bluebird on race day. The Meije – the mountain of the race – shines in a fresh, white dress with the faces of the thousands of race participants who have arrived.