Some will mourn the ban on chainsaws in Lenzerheide as a bitter mood dampener. Another ban! Another encroachment on freedom! Soon you won't be allowed to do anything anymore.

On the one hand, it's all about creating maximum noise at the edge of the course when one of the downhill riders shoots past. This is not only possible with chainsaws. Rims and handlebars are also popular, which are smashed back and forth.

The king of the crowd, however, is undoubtedly the one who lets his magnificent Stihl, Husqvarna and the like howl every time a rider passes by. The sound is probably also intended to remind the rider of motocross machines and reassure them that they are as fast as if they had a combustion engine between their legs.

Prudent chainsaw fans remove the chain or just bring the engine block. The main thing is that it braaapt.

It's not about the smoke from the Jubel saw

Of course, the chainsaws that are used year in, year out in Swiss forests probably howl six figures longer than those in Lenzerheide or other downhill and enduro races in Switzerland. The ecological impact of the two-stroke cheerers is not great.

But it is significant. Because I can't imagine a person who seriously claims to have an ecological conscience letting the chainsaw smoke in the middle of the forest once a year for the sake of the atmosphere. It's all about giving the doubters a booming "Fuck you!".

If you think that's cool, you'll probably have less reservations about energy-intensive, CO2-emitting transportation methods and other activities that melt glaciers and the Arctic. Nature is there to have fun - maximum fun and all the floodgates should be opened. It can't be that bad!

But all in all, it is. It would take the contribution of each and every one of us to get on the climate curve. It would take a willingness to limit our own pleasure a little in order to put the brakes on our Co2 balling. Not just for fun at the weekend, but every day. The chainsaw is a clear statement that we don't feel responsible for this.

I therefore officially declare myself to be a fun brake. I won't miss the saws. It's loud enough without them. And you can have your Stihl mow from the boombox for all I care. But I suspect that's not enough braaap.