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I've done many things to reach powder but i don't think I've ever paddled. Well, these guys did. And from what we can judge from this movie, it was worth it.
And you - what did you have to do for powder? Squadron is ready to take off, captain! I keep a soft spot for snowboarders, having been one for 10 years before switching back to skiing 13 years ago now. Shot in Stevens Pass, WA. The video is in French but it will still be interesting to anyone who wants to understand the off-piste skiing potential of Val d'Isere - one of the best resorts in the world for freeriders (yes, I'm biased). The skiing images are pretty cool but the impressive sutff these guys really did is the number of runs they made. They've started from the extreme East part of the domain (Glacier de Pissaillas) and ended up in the West part in one of the smaller and lower villages of Tignes called les Brévières. In the process, they did 15 runs and 10,000m. (And 800m uphill by the way.) Now, we're not talking about 10,000m of hills, right? These include 40°+ couloirs with pretty impressive slopes. I haven't done all these runs but most of them and I'd be calling it a good day completing 4 or 5. So I sympathize with how tired they must have been at the end. Impressive stuff!
When we look back at action sport videos in a few years, there'll be a before and after GoPro cameras. This is not the only one but here again is an impressive medley made with the growingly famous little camera.
Brain Farm - The Art of Flight Pictures are beautiful, as always... but the angle of the teaser really seems to highlight risk taking above anything else, don't you think? 
The news of Sarah Burke's death yesterday was sad for all who love extreme skiing.
This post link to the fundraising site her family put in place to cover the incredibly high ($550,000 I read...) medical costs that were spent in the attempt to save her and that her family has to bear. The trailer was scary. The movie is even scarier. I like the way Xavier de le Rue puts it, admitting how scared he is (his big fear: the snowpack and you can understand this by watching this). That makes him human... something not obvious when you look at these images. 
"If you’re still suffering in the lower 48 there is good news. There are 5 places that are getting it good this year: Japan, Alaska, Europe, British Colombia, & Washington State. "
Needless to say, this was fun :-) 
Great series from the North Face with practical but also motivating things to know when skiing off piste. |
This is a selection of best shots from Xavier de Le Rue, Candide Thovex, Lucas Debari, Samuel Anthamatten, Victor de Le Rue etc... Awesome pictures. 
Back from Alaska, after few days to get some rest we will get on it again when conditions will allow it. We'll try to find better lines than these ones from our last episode. Xavier de le Rue again. 
Pretty cool custom skis by Wagner - with integrated Go Pro cam. Pretty awesome, right? Via Kjell Bronder. "The March 7 Corbet's Session was likely the biggest showdown in Corbet's history." So if you didn't know what Corbet meant, don't feel bad: me neither. I looked it up and it turns out to be a couloir in Jackson Hole. Feels like doing a trip to Wyoming, doesn't it?
I've never tried Telemark Skiing. But this clip is good at showing why this is appealing. Most of it are images and music but there are some testimonials in French too: my bet is that even the non-French speaking will feel the sense of cool flegmatic enjoyment they convey. Enjoy!
(Thanks to Stephane for the suggestion; and sorry I took my time reviewing it!) This is more Freestyle than Freeride but still amazing ! "We've mixed up some of the best skiing moments whitch we have ever seen. All" the footage in 1080p." A great curation ;-) of some of the best skiing videos ever. Great images with a mix of freestyle, freeride and big mountains videos. Enjoy! In this video, we pay homage to Shit Girls Say and Shit Yogis Say memes that went live a few weeks ago.
Is it on? Via Astruso "Red Bull Supernatural" This is Snowboard but I like the spirit of using the natural terrain to have a contest. Some pretty cool pics. This is the trailer for the Being There movie which has beautiful pics of Norway and Japan packed with amazing stunts from great freestyle skiers. One of them is noother than World Champion and Olympic Winner Aksel Lund Svindal who didn't change his career plans but demonstrated - if needed - how complete athletes ski racers were. A month ago, I posted this video to jinx the lack of snow in Europe. And it worked!
So now, I pray this will bring snow this side of the world too... Pass it on! Via axelletess Thanks to the All.I.Can. Teaser - awesome freeride movie. Feels like working after that? |
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