Skiing

Before the start of his 17th World Cup season, Germany’s best skier Felix Neureuther talks about motivation after his serious injury, his social media recipe, and his first steps as a businessman.

The stars of the Alpine Skiing World Cup are also fan attractions in the social networks. ISPO.com shows the ten most successful Instagram profiles, including a follower millionaire, a German athlete and the guy ranked 40th in the last overall World Cup.

The 2018/2019 winter sports season offers innovations that make having fun in the snow even wilder, more sustainable and safer. We show the most important trends in pictures.

Freestylers love challenges, which they find in winter in the numerous snowparks. For snowboarders and freeskiers the kickers in every size, the rails and boxes in the fun parks mean a huge playground. ISPO.com shows the most beautiful snowparks of the world in a picture gallery.

In our interview, Rossignol’s CEO Bruno Cercley speaks about the Chinese winter sports market, electric mountain bikes and Henrik Kristoffersen’s influence on freeride skis.

In an interview with ISPO.com, Dynafit CEO Benedikt Böhm explains what he thinks is the “sexy new topic in mountain sports.” He also reveals which sport Dynafit still needs to focus on.

The large Viessmann Group has secured the rights as main sponsor for the upcoming FIS Ski World Championships 2019 in Seefeld and 2021 in Oberstdorf, thereby increasing its commitment to winter sports.

Wolfgang Mayrhofer gets a new position: The managing director of Atomic is again spokesman of the Austrian ski industry - as successor of Fischer CEO Franz Föttinger.

Overall World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher has not yet commented on his future. Now, however, it appears that the 29-year-old will remain in the ski circus.

Skistar Felix Neureuther is one of the company's investors: avalanche airbag manufacturer ABS Protection is moving. It should be the next step in realigning the brand.