Winter trends

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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.

The Czech brand Horsefeathers and the Icelandic professional snowboarder Halldór Helgason will cooperate more closely in the future.

With the Hoji Pro Tour, Dynafit introduces a touring ski boot that sets standards in terms of weight and performance. With new technical features, they’re extremely light yet perfect for going downhill in the countryside.

Peter Fill, the fastest downhill skier of the past two seasons, tells what training is especially important for skiing and why it’s so important nowadays to get fit before you hit the slopes.

Eva Walkner would never go freeriding without her ABS backpack The backpacks have not only become visibly more comfortable and lighter, Walkner also is aware of the fate of her freeriding colleagues, who say they have the ABS to thank for their lives.

The US snowboarding market can look back on the best winter of recent years. The community is experiencing a revival and there's a lot going on in terms of board shapes, core brands and women's snowboarding. We have the most important insights.

The age of painful ski boots is over thanks to millimeter-precise fitting. ISPO.com watched over the shoulder of a boot fitter from Tecnica. He explains how it works.

We present Neureuther’s equipment, from helmet to shin guards, all the way up to his skis – and list the prices.