Ötztal

The first wild river national park has just been established in Albania. Tyrol, on the other hand, continues to rely on hydropower. It may be renewable, but it is not environmentally friendly. Anne from WET Tirol explained to us why this is the case and why it is worth taking to the streets now to oppose the expansion of the Kaunertal power plant.

It's all about drama, intrigue and a happy ending: welcome to the soap opera about the planned glacier marriage between Pitztal and Ötztal. Or: Why Rosamunde Pilcher couldn't have written life any better.

Once again this year, SNOWHOW is offering free avalanche workshops for beginners and slightly advanced avalanche experts at the start of the freeride season. The one-day practical workshops are kept small with a maximum of 7 participants per mountain guide and the theory is applied and practiced directly in the terrain. The kick-off event will take place on December 2nd at 19:00h in the Carat Congress Center in Gurgl, Ötztal, in the form of a theory lecture.

What do you do when winter doesn't really want to start, there is little fresh snow and the temperatures are actually too warm? Exactly, you take various Alpine Club maps, two good friends and other literature (e.g. Panico Ski Touring Guide Ötztal Alps) to start planning for spring at the end of December. Seeing something new again and experiencing nature in a different way was the aim of our short Ötztal ski crossing, which we undertook from 10. April to 13. April 2022.

Avalanche warning services, the media, numerous avalanche accidents and the first avalanche victims of the season in Salzburg have all issued impressive warnings about the current snowpack build-up over the last few days. We take a look at a current snow profile from Sölden in Ötztal.

Numerous freeriders from all over the German-speaking world and the risk'n'fun team gathered in Fieberbrunn last weekend for the Chill Out, the traditional final session of the r'n'f season. The conditions couldn't have been better: Glorious sunshine, north-facing powder runs and casual firn, hikes and tours, barbecues in deckchairs... In the evening, Lea from the PowderGuide editorial team provided input on weather issues and there were great beats in the Riverhouse.

Three days at the end of the season at the Amberger Hütte in May paired with the opportunity to test pretty much everything that is currently available on the splitboard market, that sounded quite tempting when the offer fluttered into the house in April...

Exactly three years ago, I ended my ski season in Fieberbrunn: a few last turns including the obligatory sunburn. However, the friendly lady at the tourist office drew my attention to the chill-out weekend organized by Risk'n'Fun. The crowning final event of an association which, as part of the Austrian Alpine Association (OEAV), undoubtedly does exceptional work in terms of avalanche awareness and training young freeriders.

The final of the Open Faces and the European FWQs took place on March 21, 2015 in Obergurgl-Hochgurgl in Ötztal.

The current weather is a good opportunity to take a closer look at the sun and its radiation. As we know, it is not only responsible for sunburn and the general living conditions on our planet, but also does one or two things to the snow.

Adrian Sauter is the winner of the three training levels that Risk'n'Fun and PowderGuide have jointly awarded. The 20-year-old freeskier will take part in the Risk'n'Fun camps "Training Session", "Next Level" and "Chill Out" and report on his impressions and learning progress on PowderGuide.

29-year-old Sina Wittman is an enthusiastic snowboarder and took part in the first level of the risk'n'fun freeride course, the training session, as a freeride rookie. Here, Sina describes her impressions and experiences. Sina owes her participation to her extremely charming and enthusiastic application for the training place for the three risk'n'fun camps that risk'n'fun and PowderGuide have advertised for winter 2012/13. Read her refreshing inside report from the first level of the risk'n'fun freeride training program in Sölden.