A snowball fighting championship and other March weirdness in Austria
There are no winners in a snowball fight - unless you're competing in the international Yukigassen Championships, an official winter contest of Japanese origins.
This year's championships take place at the end of March in Austria for the first time. Yukigassen, Japanese for a snow battle, developed into a fully fledged sport at the end of the 1980s.
The idea is that two teams of seven players are each given 90 snowballs and battle it out to eliminate each other or capture the flag from the other team.
Small protective walls can be used as cover and once you're hit, you're out. The winning team is the one that has more players left at the end of the game or the one that captures the opponent's flag.
If you're on holiday in or near Filzmoos from March 21 to 23 and have ambitions to become a snowball fighting champion, you can register a team.
The entry fee is €150 and you'll need six other team members who are at least 13 years old. All information is available at the Filzmoos.at tourism website. Of course there's nothing stopping you from organizing your own Yukigassen if there's snow in your local park.
Official snowball fights isn't the only Alpine curiosity this March, and Austria is inviting winter enthusiasts to dress up for special themed days.
Ski for less by wearing lederhosen or a dirndl: Before the end of the ski season, locals are inviting skiers to swap their ski trousers for traditional pair of lederhosen (leather trousers) or a ski jacket for a traditional Austrian dirndl.
On March 23 and 24 in St. Johann in Austria's Tirol region, the day ski pass for anyone wearing traditional costumes costs €30 instead of €58, according to Kitzbühel Alps officials.
Kilt Ski Day: If you feel like lederhosen don't give you enough mobility, no problem: The Turracher Höhe in Austria's southern Carinthia state is the right place for you on April 6.
For €88.50 skiers in kilts get to take part in downhill runs and games in the style of the Scottish Highland Games, in which teams of four compete against each other, according to Bergbahnen Turracher Höhe.
Anyone who doesn't come in a group of four is assigned to a team. If you just want to lift a beer mug and take part in other competitions and leave your skis in the corner for the day, you pay €42 for the fun without a ski pass.
