Downhill Snow Biking - Bike vs Skis

Winter near Innsbruck in Tirol, Austria is not just for skiing anymore. Winter Freeride Mountain Biking is possible all over and Markus “Appi“ Apperle from shows off how it is done. Skiing simply isn’t fun on ice. What about a thin snowpack with rocks, dirt, and plants to rip you edge right out? Even an interpretation of Snowbiking like the Sledge Hammer struggles in those conditions. These are the things a freeride mountain bike with studded tires was meant for. All of a sudden, these co