This Sunday is the 10th anniversary of the Chamonix Freeride Days. It is hard to imagine that the season is nearly over. The freeride days will be held at Grands Montets. The organizers want to settle the question, who is the better skier, downhill or freerider? Now we know that downhill skiers have the technique […]
Another professional rider, John Nicoletta, has died after a fall. Apparently, he lost control after a 20-foot cliff drop and was propelled into an exposed rocky area. The tragedy happened at a US Freeskiing Series competition in Alyeska (Alaska) on Friday. The 27-year-old from Aspen is the third pro rider to die this season. Extreme […]
The “Patrouille des Glaciers” is race between Zermatt and Verbier will be staged again next month.
Participants including Swiss army soldiers and suitable skilled civilians will race from peak to peak and show off their skills on the high alpine terrain from April 16 to 20 April.
The record for completing 53km (33 mile) race […]
The first ever Freeride world championship culminated in Verbier (Switzerland). The best extreme skiers and snowboarders in the world took part in the finals. Henrik Windstedt (Sweden) and Elyse Saugstad (US) won the men’s and women’s ski freeride title, respectively, while Xavier de le Rue (France) and Ruth Leisibach (Switzerland) won the snowboarder’s titles. The […]
