Snowboard

The HEAD STELLA is a lightweight and easy-to-ride snowboard for beginners and slightly advanced riders. The True Twin shape and Zero Camber profile make the board easy to control and provide a solid foundation for making your first strides on the slopes, riding switch, and in the park. I tested the STELLA for several weeks in a variety of conditions, from hard and icy slopes to soft spring snow and even some off-piste excursions. The test shows just how versatile this board really is.

The Nidecker Rift Pro Women is a lightweight snowboard boot with medium stiffness, a Dual BOA system, and a relatively narrow fit. It offers a secure fit with enough freedom of movement for a variety of on-mountain activities. I tested the boot for about two months on the slopes, in powder, and on splitboard tours. I experienced everything from cold winter days to wet spring slush. This review shows how the Rift Pro performs in terms of comfort, control, and versatility.

The season finale for many snowboarders took place in the best weather and a great atmosphere! A race where winning comes third, with over 700 participants from very young to "relatively" old - and PowderGuide is right in the middle of it instead of just being there.

The Nidecker Kita APX in the test: Powerful all-mountain boot with maximum control on the piste and off-piste, made for precise and demanding riding. A boot that has at least raised my snowboarding to a new level, thanks to a feedback culture that some institutions could take a leaf out of their book.

April, April - VDW is back, for the penultimate time this season. It's not over until it's over, and that's exactly how this winter feels. I've brought you lots of spring edits, including a conspicuous number of Swedes - like Bjarne's new web series Fika, in which he accompanies ski and snowboard legends through their everyday lives. There's also NUBZ TV with Freeride World Tour icons Ben Richards and Toby Rafford as well as a documentary that is particularly close to my heart: Into Altai with Victor Daviet - on the road in the UAZ bus through Mongolia.

174 centimeters of matt black. Not a gimmick, but a clear statement: The Gun! The Supermatic Carbon is mounted on it. Strap in, engage, step on the gas. Together, this setup looks as if it has been cast from a single mold. It's stiff, direct and damn determined. A board that doesn't just handle speed, but actively demands it. And a binding that ensures that every movement arrives exactly where it should.

March ushers in spring - and to match, here's my favorite short film by Finn Bilous, which has just been released. We also go snow camping in the Swiss Alps and Manu Bernard presents his unique style of season recap in pure, simple art. The full review of the Nines is online with breathtaking footage and we get exciting insights into the development of a new Armada snowboard.

An astonishing number of campers have been using the PUSHcomponents bike rack for several years now. Mounting with the handlebars on the rear doors, which was still conspicuous at the beginning, has already established itself as normal. The ski, snowboard and cross-country ski holders and the SNOWbag from PUSHcomponents are even less common. We have tested the SNOWbag and provide an update on the options for attaching winter sports equipment to campers and vans.

The big brother of the Escape 2026 comes with a design that appears simple at first glance. There is a lot of black with colorful accents. As with some other manufacturers, the plus means that more carbon is used. This makes the board stiffer and provides more control at high speeds. The sizes range from 156 to 165 W, making the board more suitable for taller riders. Find out how it performed on the mountain here!

From January 18th to 20th, the new models for the 2027 season were presented in Zillertal. All the big names in snowboarding were there. A huge test area, inspiring talks with the manufacturers, an incredible number of visitors and exciting panel discussions make a visit to the "1st Try" store the perfect start to the event season.

rockercamberhybridcamberrockerhybridpowdercamberbananarockercruisecamber... The list is long. If you want to buy a new splitboard today, you will inevitably be confronted with one of these terms, namely when choosing the suitable or desired shape of the new sled. The list is so long that we cannot and do not want to provide an all-encompassing overview, but we have taken a quick look at the field to help you make sure that your new splitboard suits you and your tours to some extent.

Survived Christmas, said hello to the whole family in love and stress - or hid somewhere in the snow or on the beach? I'm using this space this week to draw attention to a website: the Freeski Museum. Eric Iberg has been working for years on creating a platform that brings together all ski films, all ski pro models, all podcasts, etc. It's finally online and still a long way from being finished - but wow, so cool. Thanks for that.