Freeride

Freeride is freedom. Skiing in nature, away from the slopes, free to interpret the line you want and leave your signature in the powder snow. In recent years this discipline has seen a significant increase in the number of its admirers: more and more skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers are abandoning the beaten slopes to face the winter mountains in their wildest aspect. This manual addresses all aspects of freeriding : the environments in which to practice it, the mountain meteorology to be at the right time where the powder snow has just fallen, the technical equipment and the most advanced materials, the descent techniques on every type of snow and the actual planning of an outing , as well as aspects related to avalanche risk and new safety equipment. The text is enriched by advice from the most famous freeriders and an overview of the best places in Italy and around the world where you can practice freeriding.