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33-659: It is traversed by the river Ill (Vorarlberg) and extends from the city of Bludenz and the Verwall Alps in the north, to the Silvretta and Rätikon mountain range in the south. Piz Buin , at 3,312 meters, is the highest peak within the Silvretta mountain range and the highest peak in Vorarlberg. The Montafon region has a population of 16,421. The Montafon is an association of ten communities ("Stand Montafon"), all of which belong to

66-433: A black dress (Juppa), whose bodice (Miadr) is laced at the front. An apron (Schoß) in pastel colors is tied over it. The embroidery is particularly valuable on this costume: the "Brosttuach" is tied in the front of the bodice (ibresa), the apron straps (Schoßbänder) are tied over the apron. Nowadays, the "Libli" (actually part of the younger girls' costume) is mainly worn by dance groups instead of outerwear. In this case,

99-599: A complete embroidery. Today, the traditional garment is still being manufactured at the Juppenwerkstatt Riefensberg . The Montafonerhaus is a house type in the Montafon valley from the 15th to the 20th century. It is a striking feature of the Montafon cultural landscape and is a characteristic of the valley. The classic Montafoner house mixes stone and wood elements. The Montafoner Sauerkäse or Montafon cheese (dialect: Sura Kees or Sura Käs , referring to

132-525: A high risk of personal injury. The Freeride World Tour is an annually toured series of events in which the world's best freeriders compete for individual event wins, as well as the overall title of World Champion in their respective genders and disciplines. The first event series under the Freeride World Tour moniker took place in 2008. Prior to that it was known as the Verbier Extreme, originally

165-410: A set course, goals or rules. It evolved throughout the sport's formative years as a contrary response to the highly regimented style of ski competition prevalent at the time. Snowboarders primarily refer to freeriding as backcountry , sidecountry , or off-piste snowboarding , and sometimes big mountain or extreme riding . Freeriding incorporates various aspects of riding into a style that adapts to

198-422: A similar approach to slopestyle competitors in a terrain park. However unlike the freestyle discipline of slopestyle, there are no perfect man-made takeoffs or landings - each individual rider's route varies, and is personally plotted out in pre-run inspections. Constantly changing weather and snow conditions add an extra element to these events, and the unpredictably random aspect of freeride terrain contributes to

231-615: A snowboard only contest launched in 1996 - with skiers also invited to compete in 2004. For the 2013 season, the Freeride World Tour merged with the Freeskiing World Tour and The North Face Masters of Snowboarding, combining all three tours under one unified global championship series. From 1995-2001 New Zealand's World Heli Challenge invited international extreme snowboarders and skiers to compete in New Zealand's Mt. Cook National Park. The helicopter-accessed competition occurred over

264-503: A type of sour cream/curdled milk cheese) is a sour cream cheese made in the Montafon since the 12th century. Montafon has one of the oldest traditions of cheese production in the Alpine region, and this is still an important dairy product. It has very little fat (1-10% fat in dry matter ) and is a local speciality, similar to the Tyrolean grey cheese . The LEADER programme Gauertaler Alpkultur

297-469: A white blouse is also part of the costume. The picture is rounded off by a red petticoat , red stockings, shoes with buckles and a bow tied around the neck. The most striking feature of the Montafon festive costume is the embroidery. This consists of two or more parts, depending on the occasion and the outer clothing of the costume. All embroidery is handmade, embroidered with silk on black velvet. A skilled embroiderer needs around 500 working hours to produce

330-582: A wider nose and taper towards the tail again to make riding in powder easier. Some freeride snowboards have a swallow tail shape to allow the back to sink into the snow, and others have pintails which help you transfer faster from edge to edge in deep snow. Overall a freeride snowboards are usually stiffer tip to tail and edge to edge than freestyle board to ensure a more precise and stable ride. Boots and bindings are also usually stiffer than their freestyle snowboarding counterparts. Freeride competitions basically involve negotiating steep natural terrain fluidly in

363-529: Is a 72-kilometre-long (45 mi) tributary of the Rhine in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg . It flows from the northern slopes of the Silvretta mountain range and then runs north-west through Vorarlberg. The Ill passes through the Montafon and Walgau  [ als ; de ; fr ; nl ] valleys and the town Feldkirch . It joins the river Rhine a few kilometers northwest of Feldkirch ("Illspitz"), at

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396-452: Is a music festival consisting of a series of events in the Montafon region. It is held annually on weekends in August and September. Each weekend is dedicated to another genre (classical, jazz, Austrian folk musik, organ, cross-over). The locations vary each year. Guests may combine hiking and eating out with the concerts, considering the musical performances are held at extraordinary locations like

429-457: Is a three-phase seasonal droving of grazing livestock between the valleys in winter and the high mountain pastures in summer, ensuring a sufficient food supply for the cattle throughout the year. While tourism and other industries contribute more to the economy, seasonal migration to high pastures is still an important economic factor for parts of the population. In the autumn, if no animals have died and there have not been any accidents up in

462-652: Is around 200 meters. During the World Cup, visitors can watch the snowboarders and skiers during the day time and enjoy concerts in Schruns in the nighttime. The Montafon-Arlberg Marathon is a mountain marathon taking place since 2003. It encomprises 42,195 meters and 1,500 meters in altitude in two federal states ( Vorarlberg and Tyrol ). Alpine Transhumance plays a vital role in traditional Alpine culture, just as do Yodeling , Alphorn , Schwingen , and cheese production. The Montafon festive costume for women consists of

495-513: Is done on groomed snow, freeriding utilizes the random flow of natural terrain to perform similar tricks. Due to their use of backcountry routes, freeriders are (proportionally) much more likely to become a victim of avalanches . One estimate posits that about 80% of all avalanche deaths in the Alps occur among freeride/backcountry riders. While the term “freeriding” originated in snowboarding, some skiers have adopted it in recent years. For many years,

528-503: Is not always allowed. 26 alpine huts are open during the summer, and special buses for hikers operate in the area. Mountain hiking and climbing are possible on a great variety of trails, with a broad range of difficulties. For beginners, there are eight climbing parks and 15 fixed rope routes. There are also two 9-hole golf courses in Tschagguns and in Partenen . Montafoner Resonanzen

561-639: The Bludenz district . The main town is Schruns . Regional tourism is marketed by the Tourist Association Montafon, run by the municipalities, the Vorarlberger Illwerke and the regional mountain cableways . The municipalities: The route from Bludenz into the valley: The state road B188 leads past an old cement plant and through the town of Lorüns. Then one drives through the Alma woods and past

594-640: The Montafon Railway in 1905 also helped develop the seasonal tourist industries. There are five ski regions: Silvretta Montafon , Golm, Gargellen, Silbertal-Kristberg and Silvretta-Bielerhöhe, with a total of 60 ski lifts and 225 kilometers of ski slopes in the region. Freeriding is a popular sport and there are various fun parks with half-pipes. For cross-country skiing there are 121 kilometers of classic routes, as well as 33 kilometers of skating-routes. Ski mountaineering has become more and more popular and can be pursued on every mountain in

627-429: The 'Freeride' category. A freeride snowboard usually has a directional shape, a set back stance and a flex pattern with a nose that is softer than the tail, this helps keep the nose out of the snow, with turn initiation and with handling poor snow conditions. Many freeride snowboards incorporate a rocker element in the nose, which is then made extra long beyond the contact points to increase float. They also typically have

660-683: The Kilimanjaro (1936) and several other novels and short stories were written in, or they contain material about, the Montafon and the Silvretta glaciers. The famous German novelist and poet Erich Kästner also repeatedly visited the valley, as did the former German chancellor Helmut Kohl . The noted opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf spent her last years in Schruns, where she died on August 2, 2006. 47°02′31″N 9°57′06″E  /  47.04194°N 9.95167°E  / 47.04194; 9.95167 Ill (Vorarlberg) The Ill (all capitals: ILL)

693-465: The Montafon. During the summers and autumns the vast hiking trails along all of the mountain ranges are very popular, among locals and tourists alike. There are even trails that can be accessed via pushchairs ("Muntafuner Gagla Weg“). Nine of the ski lifts are also open during the summer and autumn seasons and allow for quick and convenient ascents or descents in the mountains. All hiking and biking trails are well-marked. Many areas are protected and biking

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726-574: The Tränabächle (Brook of Tears). The valley unfolds its full splendor beginning at St. Anton (in the local dialect: "Santatöni") on the left, with Vens and Vandans on the right. St. Anton should not be confused with the more well-known ski resort of St. Anton am Arlberg . Passing on to Rodund the main electrohydric plant of the Vorarlberger Illwerke comes into view. Continue on through Gantschier and Kaltenbrunnen to Schruns and Tschagguns (in

759-790: The Tübinger Hütte at 2,191 m ( Gaschurn ) or the Panoramagasthof Kristberg. In the 2012/13 season, the first SBX World Cup Montafon was held as part of the FIS Snowboard World Cup . The World Cup takes place annually in December, with races carried out in the Silvretta Montafon ski area, starting below the Hochjoch summit and finishing near the cable car's mountain station. The difference in altitude between start and finish

792-482: The border with Switzerland . The Ill has several dams with hydroelectric power stations. This article related to a river in Austria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Vorarlberg location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Freeriding (winter sport) Freeriding is a style of skiing or snowboarding performed on natural, un-groomed terrain, without

825-600: The local dialect: "Schru und Tschaggu"). Above Schruns is the mountain town of Bartholomäberg, with its outlying areas Jetzmunt and Lutt overlooking St. Anton, and its southeastern precincts Kristberg and Innerberg overlooking the Silbertal Valley . This valley stretches southeast from Schruns towards the Arlberg mountain range, passing the outpost of the Fellamendli. The hamlet of Latschau, with its hydroelectric power station and

858-484: The main Montafon valley, the road passes through Gortipohl and on to Gaschurn (in the local dialect: "Gaschorra"), then to Partenen. Here the road snakes up to the Silvretta mountain pass. The economy in the Montafon is dominated by a mixture of traditional rural activities like forestry , hydroelectric energy production, agricultural products, as well as tourism -related services and products. Farming and agriculture are part of traditional Alpine transhumance . This

891-469: The main base of the Golm ski resort , projecting up over Tschagguns, and opposite Bartholomäberg. From Schruns and Tschagguns form the midpoint of the Montafon; this divides the outer valley ("Außerfratte") from the inner valley ("Innerfratte"). Continuing up to St. Gallenkirch, the road branches off at Galgenul towards Gargellen, another rugged branch valley that ends at the ski resort of Gargellen . Continuing up

924-419: The mountains, the farmers decorate the cattle and bring them down from the mountain pastures in a festive parade, a highlight of regional culture. Tourism plays a vital role and the Montafon is well-known for its skiing , hiking , and mountain biking . The Silvretta high alpine road (German: Hochalpenstraße) gives access to remote ski areas that are located altitudes of 650 to 1,430 meters. The construction of

957-417: The skiing equivalent of freeriding was known as freeskiing and referred specifically to off-piste skiing. However over the years, especially since the arrival of snowboarding, the term "freeskiing" has come to refer to freestyle skiing . This has left traditional “freeskiers” without a name for their style of skiing, and so some now use the snowboarding term instead. This became somewhat official in 2013, when

990-558: The stories about the land, the people and the culture. The following artistic interventions have been created in the Gauertaler landscape: There are three different paths and each tells a different story: In the Montafon valley, there are four museums: A number of celebrities including Alfred Dassler have stayed in the Montafon valley. Some of the older folks still talk about the long nights in Schruns playing cards and drinking with Ernest Hemingway and John dos Passos . The Snows of

1023-441: The variations and challenges of natural, off-piste terrain, and eschews man-made features such as jumps, rails, half-pipes , or groomed snow. Freeriding incorporates aspects of other snowsport disciplines such as freestyle and alpine . This provides the necessary flexibility for varied natural terrain. Whereas freestyle snowboarding relies on the use of man-made terrain such as jumps, rails and half-pipes, and alpine snowboarding

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1056-512: The “Freeride World Tour” absorbed the “Freeskiing World Tour” into its schedule of competitive events. Freeride snowboarding has evolved a wide range of different snowboards to make best use of varied conditions. Originally freeride snowboards were pretty much what we would now call all-mountain snowboards – which make up a large part of the market as they are the ideal choice for the all-rounder. However, nowadays powder specific snowboards and backcountry snowboards are what you'd expect to find under

1089-614: Was created to inform guests and locals in the Gauertal valley about the cultural landscape. Knowledge of this cultural landscape is slowly being lost. Therefore, this path was created to present the Gauertal as a good example of local alpine culture and alpine transhumances. As the trails in the Gauertal are quite popular, the hikers had to be routed in such a way that the sensitive alpine areas were no longer seriously affected. At 13 stations, objects were created by artists who devoted themselves to various cultural areas. Panels and info-brochures tell

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