Speed Legend Fritz Strobl Finally Gets His Commemorative Gondola
Twenty-five years after his first victory, Fritz “The Cat” Strobl finally made it to the ceremony this month.
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Visit This Summer-Only Ski Resort in the Alps, Plus 6 More Spots to Make Glacier Turns
There’s always snow somewhere, and in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the glaciers of the Alps are where it’s at.
Ikon Pass Adds Major Resorts in Italy and Austria for 2021-’22
Dolomiti Superski and Kitzbühel join Zermatt as European destinations for Ikon Pass skiers craving a trip to the Alps this season.
Resorts in the Alps Are Finally Opening in Time For Summer Glacier Skiing
High-elevation ski areas in France and Austria, largely shuttered due to the pandemic, plan to reopen for a summer ski season.
Big Tricks and Perfect Turns Earn Second Freeride World Tour Win for American in Austria
Ross Tester has now won two competitions during his rookie Freeride World Tour season and a Polish rookie broke through in the women's field.
Stay Up Late Tonight to Watch a Crazy Freeride Event
With an early start in Austria, the Freeride World Tour Event in Fieberbrunn is ready to rumble on the famed Wildseeloader Face.
Fast and Furious Freeride World Tour Season Hits Another Speedbump
The first FWT21 stop of the season in Fieberbrunn, Austria, won't take place until March 12 at the soonest. Patience is a virtue, right?
Off-Piste in the Arlberg
Exploring the legendary side and backcountry high above Zürs, Austria with the region’s best boutique ski school.
Tricomi Wins FWT20 Stop in Austria
During a tough day for the ski women, only four clean runs went down in Fieberbrunn.
Craig Murray Takes FWT to a New Level in Fieberbrunn
The skier from New Zealand put together a wild run on the Wildseeloder face.
'Call Me Crazy: The Legend of Mike Wiegele'
A film chronicling the story of the man behind the heli-skiing empire.
Polartec presents: "SERVUS" Starring Baker Boyd
Baker Boyd dedicates his latest ski video to his late friend Sam Coffey.
Autobahn Adventure Trip
In search of high-speed adventure, Aspen native Baker Boyd and Whistler local Ian Morrison head out on a road trip from Munich, Germany to the Austrian Alps, home to some of the best freeride terrain in Europe. From the minute they hit the Autobahn, the duo has one mission: Charge.
Everything You Need to Know about the 2020 Freeride World Tour
Another season of the best freeride skiers sending it on some of the gnarliest faces around the globe is coming right up.
Where the Magic Happens: A Look Inside the Tecnica Group Ski Competence Center
The ski factory in Mittersill, Austria, is responsible for making some of the best-performing—and best-selling—skis of the past decade.
Ski.com Epic Dream Job Recap: Europe
Jackson Lebsack made the most of skiing and experiencing Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and France.
Nikolai Schirmer's Endless Winter
One Norwegian pro skier's quest to become a better skier and produce less carbon dioxide emissions in the process.
Stranded in the Austrian Snow
What it’s like to spend three days at a timeless ski hotel in Zürs, Austria during an epic 60-hour snowstorm
Team USA Achieves a First at the 2019 Edelweiss Raid
Never before has a first-time competing team finished this military mountaineering race, until now.
How to Win the Freeride World Tour
Markus Eder breaks down his winning FWT19 Fieberbrunn line in an Audi Quattro Performance Check.
Norwegian Hedvig Wessel Wins FWT19 Fieberbrunn
The Wild Card finally put all the pieces together to stand on top of the podium.
Eder Dominates Field at FWT19 Fieberbrunn
The Italian clinched the 2019 Overall Title with a stellar run in Austria.
Freeride World Tour Ready for Fieberbrunn, Austria
The big mountain competition will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
Elite US Military Mountaineers Take On 2019 Edelweiss Raid
For the first time American mountaineers will participate in the prestigious international mountaineering competition.
Paris Reigns in Kitzbühel
The Italian earned his third downhill win on the Streif and took bronze in the super-G.
Ski.com Epic Dream Job Stop 3 – St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
Jackson Lebsack went straight into the heart of a once-in-a-lifetime blizzard in the Austrian Alps.
A Different Kind of Ski Tour
Arguably the best thing about skiing in Europe is how easy it is to get around on snow—and there's no place that makes sightseeing on skis as easy as St. Anton, gateway to Austria's famous Arlberg region.
Get Ready to Go Big This Season
Looking to get stoked for ski season? Watch the pros huck themselves off monster cliffs.
Salomon TV: Unscripted
Salomon Freeski athletes Stan Rey and Kalen Thorien ski bum across the Alps, driven entirely by social media.
Meet The American King of Austria’s Arlberg
Retracing skiing’s roots with Hannes Schneider, the grandson of modern skiing.
Vlog #1: Gus Kenworthy
Because his followers were asking for more content.
Recap: FWT Fieberbrunn
Riders battle for top spots to qualify for final events of the season.
Austrian Avalanche Claims Five
A guided group triggered three slides, one of which turned out to be deadly, while attempting to ascend the Northeast Face of the Geierspitze.
Schneewallfahrt: The Soulful Art of Tree Skiing
Skiers Stefan Häusl and Björn Heregger pay homage to unforgettable moments tree skiing in pristine European powder.
En Route: Arlberg
The Nimbus Crew goes to Austria
Ligety wins Sölden by Historic Margin
Last year's winner takes World Cup opener again, but by 2.75 seconds.
Europe’s Five Stars, Part 2: St. Anton, Austria
Can you count the continent’s best resorts on one hand? Maybe not, but you could make a pretty good start. Five countries, five landmark resorts that define the European experience. American skiers, beware: The spells they cast may enthrall you forever.
Where to Ski in August
August is when the itch gets the worst. Hot, lazy days lose their shine. The buzz of the air conditioner starts to burn your eardrums. And winter feels SO far away. And it is, but a plane ticket or a long hike could change that. Here’s where you can get your midsummer fix.
Freeride Maps: Off-Piste and Backcountry Skiing in Switzerland and Austria
If you’re heading on a ski trip to Austria or Switzerland and you don’t want to spend the entire time carving groomers or getting lost on unmarked off-piste runs, pick up a new Freeride Map, which will show you where to find the steeps, powder, glaciers, and more.
Tips on Winter Driving from Audi
I thought I knew about going fast on ice. I’ve skied the east, after all. But when Audi invited me to go to Austria to drive their cars on ice, I realized I had a lot to learn. Here are some driving tips I picked up while spinning donuts on Austrian ice. —Niall Bouzon
Five-Question Interview: Lorraine Huber
We chatted with Austrian/Australian pro skier Lorraine Huber, a guide with Kästle Adventure Tours, about ski mountaineering in New Zealand, filming with Warren Miller, and whether a ski trip to Austria is better than a surf trip to Australia.
Austrian Ski Photos
We sent Tom Winter to Austria to see if he could become an Austrian, or at least grind skis in some factories or fit boots in some shops. Turns out, all he did was ski powder. Here are shots of his trip.
I am Austrian
Most of Austria’s huge ski industry clings to its heritage—ski racing. But one small company is betting that’s all wrong. An American tries to get a job in the Kästle ski factory to find out what it takes to be Austrian.
Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?
Austria’s Londoner Pub: Where World Cup downhillers go to unwind. Daron Rahlves gives us his take on the legendary post-race party.
St. Anton, Austria
Inbounds descents down powderfields up to five miles long dump you in the middle of the Tyrolean frescoes and church steeples of a too-cute ski village.
Austria's Arlberg Region
Little has changed since in Austria's Alberg region since the invention of the parallel turn.
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