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Ski touring is so 2015

Trend: snow becoming less and less important

by SpecialSnowflakes 12/09/2016
The touring trend continues unabated: even those who are usually on the slopes are increasingly leaving the secured ski area in early winter 2016.

Touring trend continues unabated: even those who are usually on the slopes are increasingly leaving the secured ski area in early winter 2016.

Lukas Zögernitz
New trends in ski touring: even piste tourers are increasingly venturing into the great outdoors. Surveys show that for most, the experience of nature off the beaten track is the main priority.

Snow conditions, on the other hand, are no longer as relevant as they were at the start of the ski touring boom. Although a slight increase in touring activity can still be observed after fresh snowfall, the level of activity hardly decreases regardless of the snow conditions as soon as a critical threshold is initially exceeded in mid-November.

The touring trend continues unabated: even those who are usually on the slopes are increasingly leaving the secured ski area in early winter 2016.

Touring trend continues unabated: even those who are usually on the slopes are increasingly leaving the secured ski area in early winter 2016.

Lukas Zögernitz

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