Challenges in Summer #2 – Hiking
Another freetime-fun-kind-of-training-but-not-really post. BUT I think hiking is a great preparation for winter, not only because of the obvious good impact to the training state of the legs, but also […]
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Challenges in Summer #1 – River surfing
Summertime – the weather is easy. To be honest: Most of the time it’s too hot for me, that’s why I’m incredible thankful, that this summer we have a lot […]
Season Recap 2016
Regarding Snowboarding 2016 was a exceptionally successful year. I won three major 4* Freeride Qualifier Competitions, I got second in Les Arcs 4*, I won the 3 * X-Over in […]
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Recap Norway #3 – Many tents high up
Norwegians are just rockin it. Mass winter camping. That’s only possible in Norway, not only because it’s probably forbidden in the Alps, but also because a lot of Norwegians love […]
Recap Norway #2: On the road again
It was quite cozy in our little hut at the Camping in Roldal, but we wanted to move on to explore more of this beautiful country. In Sogndalfjora we stayed […]
Recap Norway #1: Roldal Freeride Challenge 2016
Somehow I had that feeling that I needed a bit more. More winter, more powder, more adventure, and most important: more new experiences. So why not do a road-trip to […]
Above the clouds – Stubaier Glacier
Despite spring and warm temperatures shortly before we found surprisingly good conditions on Stubaier Glacier last Sunday. Some snow had fallen on Friday and Saturday. One can definitely feel the […]
A fairy tale – Seeking powder, finding focus.
The last days I spent in Hochfügen, a resort which is famous for the endless possibilities it offers to freeriders. There is plenty of playful terrain, steep lines, amazing training […]
#3-on the road – A competition a week – Open Faces Weisssee FWQ1*
I wrote a little story about that competition here: http://www.powderguide.com/magazin/news/artikel/fwq-uttendorf-weisssee-grosse-kleine-berge.html It’s in German, but I guess one can understand the main thing: It was a smaller competition, open for all […]
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