Michaela Casotti

Austria · test years: 2024, 2025

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.

@cristallo.di.neve michi.casotti

Official partners

Atomic

© Ma.Fia.Photography

BACKLINE · On snow

Photo gallery 2026 – Michaela Casotti – Lenzerheide

Michaela Casotti skis over a snow rise with her skis briefly above the surface, a plume of snow behind her and a long shadow ahead.

Three ski tourers climb a snowy slope near Lenzerheide beneath a sweeping panorama of snow-covered rocky peaks.

Michaela Casotti climbs on touring skis in an orange jacket and green backpack, with a broad snowy basin and rugged peaks behind her.

Michaela Casotti follows a narrow climbing track across a steep, open snow slope with touring skis and poles.

Michaela Casotti, wearing an orange jacket, climbs a steep snowy slope near Lenzerheide ahead of three other ski tourers.

Michaela Casotti crouches low while skiing a steep slope beside a rock face, kicking up snow with snowy peaks behind her.

Seen from behind, Michaela Casotti makes a tight turn on a steep slope, sending a plume of snow up beside her green backpack.

Michaela Casotti turns on a sunlit steep slope, throwing up a large cloud of snow as her long shadow stretches downhill.

Michaela Casotti skis down a steep snowy slope in Lenzerheide in an orange jacket, trailing a plume of snow and casting a long shadow.

Michaela Casotti makes a turn through snow on a broad slope in Lenzerheide, below exposed rocks and numerous winding ski tracks.

Seen from behind, Michaela Casotti wears an orange jacket and green backpack as she makes a deep turn on a tracked snowy slope, throwing up snow.

Michaela Casotti leans low into a ski turn on a shaded snowy slope beside a rock, leaving a broad cloud of snow behind her.

Athlete: Michaela Casotti · Location: Lenzerheide · © Ma.Fia.Photography

BACKLINE · On snow

Photo gallery 2025 – Michaela Casotti – Lenzerheide

Michaela Casotti skis through a large shaded snow bowl as a bright plume of powder rises behind her.

Michaela Casotti leans into a turn on a snowy slope, spraying snow in light blue ski clothing, a helmet and a backpack.

Seen from behind, Michaela Casotti skis through a spray of snow with a greenish backpack, while blurred rocks frame the slope in the foreground.

Michaela Casotti skis down a broad snowy slope with her poles held out to the sides, leaving a cloud of snow behind her.

Michaela Casotti leans forward as she skis down a steep snowy slope in front of dark, snow-covered rock faces.

Michaela Casotti bends low while skiing, one pole reaching downhill as snow sprays up against a rocky mountain backdrop.

Smiling, Michaela Casotti walks through snow and grass beside lichen-covered rocks, carrying skis on her backpack and holding poles above the valley.

Michaela Casotti climbs a snowy slope above Lenzerheide with skis on her backpack and a pole, overlooking the valley and cloud-covered mountains.

Viewed from below, Michaela Casotti climbs a snowy slope with skis on her backpack and two poles beneath blue sky and white clouds.

Wearing a beanie and mirrored glasses, Michaela Casotti climbs past snow-covered rocks with skis on her backpack, using her poles for support.

Michaela Casotti stands on a grassy rock ledge with skis on her backpack, extending one pole to the left beneath a cloudy sky.

Michaela Casotti stands in light blue ski clothing with skis on her backpack and poles in hand between snowy rocks beneath a cloudy sky.

Michaela Casotti smiles with braided hair, a knitted beanie and goggles pushed up on her hat, with stacked stone slabs and snow behind her.

Michaela Casotti skis through powder down a steep, rocky slope in Lenzerheide beside curved ski tracks.

Michaela Casotti skis down the steep snowy slope below a cluster of rocks, trailing a cloud of powder.

Michaela Casotti skis between exposed rocks on a broad snowy mountainside beneath jagged ridges.

Michaela Casotti leans forward while skiing down a steep, rock-studded snow slope, kicking up snow.

Michaela Casotti turns across an open snow slope, with a tall plume of powder behind her and a long shadow stretching downhill.

Michaela Casotti makes a sweeping turn above exposed rocks, leaving a curved track and a spray of powder.

Michaela Casotti skis through a shaded snow bowl below curving ski tracks, with powder billowing behind her and rocks to the left.

Athlete: Michaela Casotti · Location: Lenzerheide · © Ma.Fia.Photography

BACKLINE · On snow

Photo gallery 2024 – Michaela Casotti – Gastein

Michaela Casotti skis down a steep powder slope in teal ski clothing, a hood and mirrored goggles, throwing up a spray of snow.

Michaela Casotti smiles with skis, poles and a backpack on a steep snowy slope in Gastein, with a snow-covered ridge behind her.

Michaela Casotti smiles in close-up against a white background, with blonde braids, a striped beanie and mirrored sunglasses resting on top.

Athlete: Michaela Casotti · Location: Gastein · © Ma.Fia.Photography