Holy mother of god. Markus Eder has been blowing my mind for years now with his skiing, but he just metaphorically took a grenade, pulled the pin, shoved the grenade in my ear, threw me onto a truck on fire, drove that truck into an explosive barrel, and splattered my brains from here to China. […]
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Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten’s New Film ‘La Liste- everything or nothing’ Trailer Is Here
Oh baby. This trailer for Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten’s new film ‘La Liste- everything or nothing’ is getting me all sorts of excited. The pair of world-renowned skiers travel the globe in search of high-altitude peaks to do what they do best- ski. Some of the peaks exceed 6000m (~19,000 ft)! Check out the […]
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Airplane Stalls and Nosedives Immediately After Skydivers Jump
This is one of those videos that will make you verbally say, “HOLY SHIT.” out load. Well, at least it made me do that. I’m not going to pretend to know anything about aviation or skydiving so I’ll let the incident report speak for itself. I just know that I saw some sketchy ass shit, and […]
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Brave Country Boys Rescue Trapped Buck
John Denver said it best himself, ‘Thank god I’m a country boy!’ These two young men risked getting impaled by an angry buck to save him from fence netting that he got his antlers stuck in. The netting took a while to cut through, but the guys were able to eventually free the buck. This has […]
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More Canadian Ski Resorts Announce Vaccine Mandates
If you want to ski in Quebec and most of Alberta and British Columbia this ski season, you will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19. According to the Ottawa Citizen, the Quebec Ski Area Association announced that all ski resorts will require proof of vaccination to access the lifts and indoor lodges. Some of the […]
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Could These New Rideshare Apps Solve Colorado’s I-70 Ski Traffic Problems?
“You select the resort, you’re going to your departure time from Denver or Boulder, wherever you’re starting addresses. And then the time that you plan to leave from the mountain and come back…“I see someone zero miles away, it probably means they’re in my building. And I open their Instagram and they have a lot […]
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This Is Why They Close The Smugglers’ Notch Road In The Winter 😲
There aren’t too many east coast mountain passes that get closed during the winter months. That seems to be something exclusively reserved for high-altitude mountain passes in the Rockies. Except, of course, Vermont Route 108 that passes through Smuggler’s Notch. The road is a twisting, turning, and steep route that even causes headaches in the […]
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Snowmaking Has Begun In The Midwest
It felt like summer lasted all the way through October here in the Midwest. I was literally wearing shorts and a T-shirt in 75-degree weather just two weeks ago, and it felt like I moved 700 miles south for a little while. Thankfully, mother nature has finally decided to make it feel more seasonable in […]
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Jackson Hole Set To Open Thanksgiving Day
“We are excited to announce we plan to run all lifts at full capacity and manage daily capacity to enhance the guest experience. It’s going to be a great year to visit JHMR, and we look forward to welcoming our guests back for another season.” –VP of Operations Tim Mason Great news for all you […]
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Legendary Skier Angel Collinson Announces Her Retirement From Professional Skiing
Angel Collinson has been a leading name in the freeskiing scene for the better part of a decade, but she announced earlier this week that she’s stepping away from the sport. Angel seemed really emotional about the decision, but she it seem that she’s excited for what’s to come next. View this post on Instagram […]