YSP

The YSP, the most important part of the ÖGSL’s support for young talent, is built above all on the connection between theory and practice. This motto is reflected not only in our current members but especially in the ÖGSL’s earliest supporters and sponsors, Karl “Charly” Kleemayr and Sam Wyssen, to whom these awards are dedicated. The YSP is founded on the ideals they lived by: exchange, innovation, and a shared enthusiasm for snow and avalanches.

The award winners receive travel grants to present their work at selected national and international conferences, such as the Avalanche Symposium in Austria or the International Snow Science Workshop. These platforms enable them to contribute actively to advancing snow and avalanche practice and research, and to build valuable professional connections.

An expert committee evaluates the submissions against the established YSP criteria (originality and innovation, relevance, quality, and the link between research and practice) and nominates selected entries for presentation at the March edition of the schnee.semmelnar. After the presentations, the committee makes its final evaluation and announces the Young Snow Professional.

• The work must be carried out under the lead of an Austrian institution or company

• Age limit for submission: 30 years

• The participant must be a YSP member of the ÖGSL

• If the participant has taken part in the YSP before, the submitted work must be clearly distinct in content from their previous entry

• Title of work

• Name (and co-authors’ names, if applicable), along with institution or company

• Abstract (max. 350 words) and, optionally, one figure

• No set template required; submit in both PDF and Word format

• Submission of entries: December 2027

• Nomination of entries by the YSP committee: January 2028

• Presentation of nominated entries at the YSP.semmelnar: March 2028 (each entry gets a 10-minute talk plus 3 minutes for discussion and questions)

• Submission of final papers in accordance with ISSW guidelines: spring/summer

Mail to info@oegsl.at

Contributing to an overview article on the topics and highlights of the ISSW, with possible publication in bergundsteigen magazine.

The amount of funding awarded with the YSP Award is based on the costs of the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW).

Like the ISSW, the YSP takes place every two years.