Skifelle

Today we present a belt made from ski fur: is this GOTW a must-have or an accessory? Let's find out together!

The birds are chirping, the flowers are sprouting, the daily rhythm is stumbling over the time change and you can dry your sweaty inner shoes on the balcony: spring is here. Time for morning firn tours, high summits, sunburn and stubborn skins!

"The Freeride Split was developed to tackle any kind of snow and terrain you might find in the backcountry," says the manufacturer Furberg about its Freeride Split, now in its third generation. We took a look at the current version of the splitboard to see whether it also performs well in the test.

Völkl promises "the optimum balance between ascent and descent performance" for the VTA 108. This balance between low weight on the ascent and stability as well as maximum length and width for the descent has been the holy grail of freeride ski manufacturers for a few years now. We tested whether Völkl has found the holy grail with the VTA 108.

Towards the end of the season, the focus shifts more towards firn descents, north faces and challenging, narrow residual snow couloirs. The cold and dark winter period was used by a small community to work ambitiously on the ideal setup for these goals. We are now proud to present the result of our hard work.

Have you ever helplessly scraped ice out from under the spring bar on the toe piece of a Tech binding? Do other bindings make hairpin turns look much easier? No idea what the difference between brittle and non-brittle drift snow, which may be vital for survival, actually means? SnowFlurry helps.

If you translate the word "hovercraft" with a translation program, the suggested translations are hovercraft, aeroglider, ground effect aircraft and the like. In any case, a term that has to do with buoyancy and hovering just before flying. The Jones Hovercraft lives up to the promise of its name: it can't be brought down by any powder in the world.

Today's GOTW is dedicated to a versatile piece of equipment that may be small, but achieves great things. A timeless classic that impresses with its low weight and pack size and is hardly damaged by years of storage in the backpack: the tea light.

Anyone who has ever tried to stow their ski skins with cold fingers on a windy summit and has cursed a few times in the process will be interested in this article

With the start of the 2015/16 season, the scale-like impressions in the one or other ascent track will make you wonder which reptile used the path before. The newly evolved species is called "Profoilius fischeri" in Linnaeus' nomenclature and has recently become commercially available. I have been using the Profoil for a season now. The following is my experience of the climbing foil, which declares war on the conventional climbing skin.

Splitboards are now available in every conceivable shape and color. We put one of the most innovative new splitboards - the Ultrasplit from K2 - through its paces this season; with positive results, that much can be revealed in advance.

Black Diamond is known for its wide range of climbing skins. A number of innovations were introduced in the Ascension Skin series for winter 2012/2013. The main focus was on the adhesive properties and weight. We tested the GlideLite Mohair Mix STS climbing skin throughout the season in a wide range of conditions.