Zentralschweiz

By now, the Bannalp ski touring area is well known and can get quite busy even during the week. For those seeking solitude among towering rock walls, the nearby Canal del Emperador offers a perfect escape. After taking in the stunning view of the Brisen from the summit of the Chaiserstuel, a spirit of adventure and self-reliance is essential. Alternatively, you can place your trust in a mountain guide—because this ascent doesn’t come easy!

In times of crisis, people are happy to see not only the colours of the traffic lights in the news (german politics joke), but also the best colour of all, white. Educated physicists with an affinity for art may now lament that it is not a colour, but the oracle doesn't care, because white is the colour of love. The love of any freerider and finally we get to see it again on our beloved mountains.

On the last weekend of April, the PowderGuide team met up with friends, partners and long-time companions in Engelberg to celebrate the end of the season in style.

With this last nordstau, Ullr is sending us what could be the last cold snowfall suitable for weekends and the oracle is using this opportunity to bid a highly official farewell to the summer break, as medium range forecast does not look like there will be any more wintry surprises until the end of April.

Disclaimer: Schlager lyrics will not make sense in English. They do not make sense in German either, so dont worry ;) Ullr is on the retreat, but one last time the pop fan wants to dance the samba with us in the powder, because the powder makes us happy. Powder, Powder Powder, maybe tomorrow it will be over?

Engelberg is a true paradise for winter sport and freeride enthusiasts. The region offers unrivalled opportunities for ski touring and freeriding. The Titlis massif is also very favourably situated for snow and receives fresh snow in both westerly and north-westerly accumulations. Engelberg's Big 5 off-piste runs are particularly well-known and have already been explained in more detail by Sebastian in the article Freeride Eldorado Engelberg-Titlis | PowderGuide, if you're curious.

This winter has been tedious, but at least something is happening again in March. Ullr really hasn't made it easy for us this year. Little snow, warmth, weak layers and so on. But spring is shaping up to be at least halfway decent. Another dump in March that's worth seeing and this time brings snow for everyone!

As announced, the snowfall continues seamlessly. Surprisingly, the snow line for this alarm is lower than feared at times. Ullr likes us after all! A strong westerly flow is also dumping a lot of snow, but no Californian records are in danger.

It's that time again! The end-of-winter powder hunt begins these days and Ullr is spinning the snowfall limit roulette while turning on the precipitation hose at the same time.

The 3238 metre high Titlis is one of the mightiest mountains in Central Switzerland and gives its name to the Engelberg ski area. The mountain railways open up an extensive and challenging freeride terrain and the location on the northern slope of the Alps guarantees a large amount of precipitation during snow storms. Here we present the area and its most important freeride variations, the Snow & Safety Days and the special microclimate, and finally we are giving away 2 x 2-day lift passes!

Ullr wants to give it another go before most ski resorts slowly but surely close after Easter. And with the best 80s synthesizer fanfares, he bravely boxes on like Rocky in the big showdown, knowing full well that his time has actually come.

Just as the squirrel busily collects small food supplies in the fall, the Alps collect Ullr's small gifts in early winter.