34 testers · 6 test years · 7 test regions
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Germany · 5 test years
Ramona Arendt is an experienced fitness and mental coach, as well as a certified UIMLA Mountain Leader. She specializes in guiding people out of their daily routines and into adventure. Through her company, Alpenauszeit, she offers personalized mountain tours, alpine courses, and retreats that combine adventure with regeneration. An experience for all senses.
20252024202320222021
Austria · 2 test years
Raised in Tyrol's Unterland, first on skis at the age of two – since then, a full-blooded skier with heart and soul. First racing, and for the last ten years, backcountry skiing. Michaela loves winter, mountains, and nature – this is where she feels at home. In summer, she's on the rocks, already thinking about the next winter. State-certified ski instructor & ski guide, ski school director, instructor for the Tyrolean Ski Instructors Association, sports scientist & coach.
20252024
Germany · 1 test year
Fanny, a former Ski World Cup racer, has remained dedicated to skiing even after her competitive career. She is a state-certified ski instructor and shares her passion as a ski coach in both elite and recreational sports, as well as an instructor for the DSV National Teaching Team.
2021
Germany · 2 test years
Florian grew up as a passionate downhill racer in FIS World Cup events. Always enveloped in tight, pre-defined spandex ski suits with the finish line in sight. Fortunately, the dress code is more relaxed today, but the urge to push himself hasn't completely faded. Florian's enthusiasm for skiing is infectious, a valuable asset to the BACKLINE Test.
20232021
Germany · 5 test years
Florian competed as a ski cross Olympian and World Cup racer on the biggest courses in the world. Today, he prefers to enjoy untracked slopes and extended ski tours away from the race circuit. Off the snow, he's at home in e-commerce and online marketing – digitally connected, but at home in the mountains.
20252024202320222019
Germany · 1 test year
“Auge” lives in Pfronten and is a former DSV downhill racer. After his downhill career, he successfully worked as a ski coach. The Allgäu and Lechtal Alps are his home mountains.
2019
Austria · 1 test year
Marcel hails from the Lechtal valley and is a state-certified ski instructor and ski guide, mountain hiking guide, and mountain bike guide. He operates the Arlberg Snowsport Ski School in Warth.
2019
Austria · 2 test years
Mountain and ski guide, state-certified ski instructor, and ski guide trainer, based in Tyrol's Lechtal. Markus has been exploring the local mountains since his youth and has also left his mark on America's highest peak, Mount McKinley.
20222021
Germany · 3 test years
Stephi loves the mountains and is an ambitious mountain runner, enthusiastic climber, and ski mountaineer. When she's not out in the mountains, she studies Sport and English to become a teacher and has recently also started working as a mountain rescuer.
202220212019
Germany · 2 test years
Bernd lives for the mountains – whether on skis, in icefalls, with a climbing rope, bike, or paraglider. The main thing is being outdoors, the main thing is adventure. In winter, he's ski touring and climbing ice, while in summer he's on rocks and trails. Always searching for new experiences and memories.
20252024
Austria · 2 test years
Marvin is a former ski racer and an all-round alpinist. As a state-certified mountain and ski guide, ski instructor, and canyoning guide, he is active in the mountains year-round.
20212019
Germany · 6 test years
As the head of a DSV ski school and a member of the DSV instructor team, Mico brings extensive expertise in material selection and technique. As a certified DSV Freeride Guide and passionate ski tourer, he regularly explores the deep powder slopes of the Allgäu and Lechtal Alps. He has been part of the team since the first Backline test.
202520242023202220212019
Germany · 1 test year
Claudia Kohler is a certified ski guide and mountain hiking guide from the Große Walsertal in Vorarlberg. With passion, she accompanies guests on freeride descents, ski tours, and safety trainings. As a former racer, she brings technical skill and alpine experience – active outdoors in both summer and winter.
2025
Germany · 1 test year
Lena is a freerider from Germany, studying civil engineering in Innsbruck. This year, she began competing in the FWT Qualifier series to earn a spot on the Freeride World Tour. She is currently undergoing training to become a certified ski instructor.
2023
Austria · 1 test year
Lena is a former alpine ski racer, mountain bike guide, and studies translation sciences in Innsbruck. She says: "Home isn't a place, home is a feeling. I feel at home in the mountains."
2019
Czech Republic · 1 test year
Tomas has loved skiing since childhood. Growing up as an alpine skier, he became a 5-time Czech Champion and participated in several Alpine World Championships. However, he achieved his greatest successes as a ski crosser. He is a two-time World Champion, won 15 World Cup races, and was a four-time overall World Cup winner. In recent years, Tomas organizes heliskiing trips, trains young ski talents, and spends as much time as possible ski touring.
2023
Austria · 2 test years
Sandra is a professional freerider and filmmaker. The Gastein mountains are the home turf of this dedicated sports scientist and entrepreneur. As a state-certified ski guide, she also shares her passion for skiing, freeriding, and ski touring in her annual #shadesofwinter Camps in Gastein. Sandra loves challenges, which is why in recent years she has increasingly focused on demanding outdoor productions and the new TV series “School of Champions”.
20242023
Austria · 3 test years
Andrea Limbacher from Salzkammergut is a former ski and skicross racer who remains passionately active on skis today – whether freeride, touring, or alpine skis. In summer, she loves nature, hiking in the mountains with her dog Suri, paddleboarding on the water, or tending to her bees as an enthusiastic beekeeper.
202520242023
Norway · 1 test year
Asgeir is a former successful Norwegian downhill racer, a rugged Viking, and still knows how to carve fast turns. After the fantastic week in Warth and the Lechtal, he's already looking forward to the second edition of the BACKLINE gear test.
2019
Sweden · 1 test year
John is the Head Coach of the Swedish Ski Cross team and extensively deals with ski equipment year-round. In his free time, he enjoys the solitude of his native Swedish mountains, mountain biking in summer and skiing in winter.
2019
Austria · 2 test years
Hubs is a state-certified mountain and ski guide. He lives with his family and his huskies in Gramais, a side valley of the Lechtal. Hubs runs the Lechtal mountain school and mountain agency with his wife.
20222019
Austria · 4 test years
Sofia lives in Tyrol and has been on the planks that mean the world to her since the age of three. She is a Tyrolean provincial ski instructor, certified Mountain- and Ski-Guide, a mental coach, and a sports scientist. Besides ski touring, her heart beats especially for alpine climbing.
2024202320222021
Germany · 4 test years
Mountains are his great passion. With sufficient snow, he's up and down on touring skis, occasionally participating in races. When the 'white gold' is scarce, the ski boot is swapped for the trail running shoe. As a canyoning and hiking guide, he shows guests the most beautiful corners of the Alps.
2025202420232022
Austria · 3 test years
Mike's passion lies in the mountains. In summer, he runs the Café Uta near Holzgau; in winter, as an independent, certified ski instructor and guide, he introduces his guests to the most beautiful tours in the Arlberg and Lechtal regions – ideally in pristine deep powder under optimal conditions.
202520222021
Germany · 5 test years
Valentin is a filmmaker and photographer specializing in outdoor productions. An ambitious athlete, he spends a significant amount of time in the mountains for both work and leisure – ski touring, climbing, mountain biking, or highlining. Nature is his favorite workplace.
20252024202320212019
Germany · 2 test years
Petra is a freelance journalist and editor for Bergsteiger magazine. Mountains, mountain people, and mountain sports are her core focus. Skis have shaped her since childhood – as a former racer, ski instructor, and passionate ski tourer, she loves snow-covered mountain landscapes and untouched slopes.
20252024
Germany · 4 test years
Annika is an all-rounder in mountain sports. The native Allgäuer competed in ski races as a student and later discovered her love for freeriding and ski touring. Nowadays, she shares her passion for the mountains as a mountain hiking guide in summer and a state-certified ski and mountain guide in winter. And when you don't find her on skis or on foot, she loves to let her feet dangle while paragliding.
2024202220212019
Austria · 1 test year
Florian lives in Reutte/Tyrol and is a certified mountain and ski guide. Having been on skis since childhood, he still prefers to explore the local Lechtaler and Allgäu Alps. In summer, he travels extensively throughout the Alpine region, both professionally and privately.
2023
Germany · 3 test years
Sabine is a certified ski, hiking, and MTB guide with worldwide experience – from the Alps to Norway, Canada, and Japan. Based in Lenzerheide, she particularly empowers young people and women in outdoor sports. She shares her passion, knowledge, and enthusiasm through courses, tours, and shared adventures.
202520242023
Germany · 5 test years
Simon is a former World Cup winner and Olympian in Ski Cross. A trained chef, Simon now hosts guests at the Schwarzentenn-Alm in Kreuth am Tegernsee. It was from here that he embarked on his first ski tours, discovering his passion for off-piste skiing.
20252024202320222021
Germany · 1 test year
Sabrina Stickl, a former ski crosser, has channeled her passion for sports into her teaching career. As a sports and mathematics teacher, she inspires her students with her expertise and energy. The mountains are her home – whether skiing, freeriding, ski touring, or mountain biking through the summer landscape. Nature holds a magical pull for her.
2025
Germany · 4 test years
A former alpine ski racer, certified ski instructor, and coach. In winter, she primarily explores the Allgäu Alps and the Tannheimer Tal. Beyond winter sports, her heart beats for cycling – from gravel and MTB marathons to road races, often with a competitive edge and challenging climbs.
2025202320222021
Germany · 3 test years
Martina is a professor of sports journalism, a freelance journalist focusing on mountain sports, and a trained ski and yoga instructor. In winter, she's on skis and ski touring, and in summer, she's trail running or climbing – always seeking new challenges, intense nature experiences, and special mountain moments.
202520242023
Germany · 1 test year
Pia is a former alpine ski racer, a successful Freeride World Tour rider, and a Ski Cross athlete. She studied Business Administration in Rosenheim, and her home mountain is the Wendelstein.
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