Shane McConkey

Three years ago, we already dedicated an entry in this section to powder boards - this season, the innovative ski manufacturer from North Lake Tahoe has once again upgraded its flagship product. Reason enough to once again showcase what is perhaps the best powder ski in the world, to scrutinize the personal selection criteria when buying new powder skis and to finally state that you don't actually need sidecut in powder.

This movie is not a freeride movie, but a documentary about freeriding and its development. Extreme skiing is like the Olympic Games: There is an old time; "Der weisse Rausch" by Arnold Fank proves this wonderfully.

A tree is set on fire to perhaps bring more light into the darkness, or the MSP crew wants to protect the North American forests from bark beetles? Since both seem rather absurd to me, there is only one thing left to say: pointless action! That concludes the worst contribution in this year's MSP strip.