My first ski tour

I’ve (only) been skiing for 10 years – following an interlude with snowboarding in New Zealand in the nineties – and right from the start, my goal was to go ski touring after a few years of learning. Many of my friends have been doing this since childhood, and I want to be able to join them in the future. At the end of last season, I bought the skis and equipment at a good discount, and now I could break them in this season. After my first attempts in ski resorts, I chose the Rauhkopf (1,689 m) at Spitzingsee for my first easy tour.

Nevertheless, it was challenging for me because, during the descent, I encountered not only beautiful firn softened by the spring sun but also hard crust on the Rauhkopf and icy slopes on the Taubenstein descent, which still showed the limits of my downhill skills. But practice makes perfect. Besides, this first day of spring was also a glorious sunny day with great views of the Bavarian Alps and beyond.