When the morning sun turns the Hafelekarspitze a delicate orange and the mighty mountain range begins to glow an irresistible white above the city, a smile spreads across the faces of Innsbruck’s winter sports enthusiasts. Virgin snow turns the Nordkette into a freeride Eldorado. In spring, the gateway to the Karwendel nature reserve becomes a slope style park for freestylers and a ramp spoiled with southerly winds for spectacular flights by speed riders. Even the last remnants of spring snow provide an opportunity for “figln”.