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Amplid ambassador Andreas Gumpenberger, three fellow mountaineers, a photographer and cinematographer head deep into Pakistan's Karakoram Mountain Range to take first tracks on the imposing north face of Shimshal Whitehorn, a 6000m peak which is yet to be skied. Here's his story.
Professional Mountain Guide Eric Haufe lives a charmed existence, chasing the best snow conditions and most exciting adventures throughout the Alps. Amplid caught up with Eric to find-out some details about his favourite trips in the 16/17 winter to date.
This week the temperature dropped to below freezing in the Bavarian Alps and the heavens opened leaving a blanket of snow for Amplid's ultra-eager office team to poach. Equipped with Facelifts, Ego Trip Evolutions, Milligrams and Morning Splits the team hiked up to the Summit of Spitzingsee's Rosskopf for a quick fix of pow riding.

Spring Touring

For most the ski season ends when the last lifts wind down for the season, but for ski tourers the fair weather and low avalanche risk make May a prime month for ski touring. Last weekend Ambush rider Morgan Sauerwald took his new Ego Trip Evolutions for a test run in the Mont Blanc Massif.
Every year French publication "Community Touring Club" assembles a large group of avid Freerando enthusiasts in the heart of the French Alps to test the latest and greatest skis. It looks like they enjoyed their time on Amplid's AT ski the Ego Trip Evolution.

Ego Trippin’

The Ego Trip is Amplid’s new super lightweight, fat, touring / big mountain ski. In the Ego Trip Big Mountain performance and dimensions meet Amplid’s weight saving Hexo2 honeycomb construction. Guide Patrick Raspo has been pushing the Ego Trip to its limits at Heliski Valgrisenche in Italy which is also an Amplid test centre. Unfortunately [...]
After a busy winter of getting radical all over the French Alps, Ambush skier Morgan Sauerwald has just got back from a few days of randonnee (that’s ski touring to you and I) with a couple of friends in the Beaufortain region of the French Alps. Based at the “La Coire” refuge, Morgan and company [...]