UV-Strahlung

Sun cream in winter? Sounds exaggerated - until your skin disagrees. Why do we get sunburnt more quickly in the snow and when was sun cream even invented?

April does what it wants - and we ski tourers are at a loss in front of the closet. Bright sunshine at the parking lot, an icy north föhn on the ridge and the obligatory snowstorm just in time for the summit champagne. If you don't fancy the constant switching between beanie and baseball cap, there is a solution that is as simple as it is ingenious: the cap with integrated ear protection.

It's the weekend, the mountain is calling - and the same question arises as always: which glasses should I take with me? Classic sunglasses for bright skies - Blue Bird, as we love it - darken so much in flat light or whiteout that you can barely make out the contours. Glasses for bad weather, on the other hand, are so blinding in good weather that they hurt. So how practical it would be to have a single pair of glasses that automatically adapt to all light and weather conditions!

Who cannot relate? You wake up in the morning full of anticipation for a day of skiing, put on your ski boots and... urgh! Cold, clammy boots, accompanied by a smell that rivals ripe mountain cheese. After a long day on the board or boards, your boots are damp from sweat or snow. The perfect breeding ground for odour! Some people may celebrate this smell as a sign of frequent use, but nobody is really happy about it. Ski boot dryers provide a remedy for this.

The WeatherBlog was recently on a ski tour. Due to a lack of competence in choosing a destination, he found himself in a cloud. Not under the cloud, but actually in the cloud, which from the point of view of those affected becomes fog. Above the fog, the sun was shining, while below it you could at least enjoy ski-length visibility. In the cloud, you couldn't see much other than fog. It was damp and somehow warm. Warmer than outside the cloud. The snow was also noticeably heavier. The WeatherBlog didn't get smeared, as it was cloudy, and got sunburnt.