Free 20-Minute Xavier de le Rue Big Mountain Snowboard Movie | “White Noise” It’s no secret that Xavier de le Rue is the best big mountain snowboarder on Earth. After all these years of riding, he still never disappoints because he is still willing to pay the ultimate price. It sounds ominous, but after watching this footage, you’ll know it’s true. This movie is a window into Xavier’s brain. It’s an inspiring view. […] Miles Clark | March 31, 2013 3 Comments
World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride World Tour Welcome Message Welcome to the first part of our five-part series looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to take a look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. What is Freeride Skiing(or Riding)? Freeride skiing invites […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 16, 2022 3 Comments
Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour Final in Verbier, Switzerland After several months on tour, the 2019 Freeride World Tour concludes in Verbier, Switzerland during a March 23rd to 31st weather window. The Verbier Extreme will determine the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) Winners after a long point race. If you missed the recent competition in Andorra check out the results at Andorra Results. Only the top ranking riders qualify to compete […] Industry News Adrian Dolatschko | March 22, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Rossignol Sushi Yama – Official Movie WARNING: Watching this video will make you want to drop everything, buy a Rossignol Sushi, and go ride neck-deep powder in Japan. Japan is known for incredibly deep snow, unique food, onsens (hot springs), and snow monkeys. Xavier De Le Rue and the Rossignol snowboard team traveled to Japan last winter to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and see what all the […] Featured Video Mitch McDermott | November 22, 2017 1 Comment
Over 2,000 Avalanche Deaths in Switzerland since 1936 The mountainous terrain that dominates the geography of Switzerland lends itself to phenomenal skiing, arguably some of the best in the world. This has not been missed by the off-piste adventurers, as more and more of them have taken to the offerings in the surrounding backcountry. But along with all that often-sought snowfall comes the danger of avalanches and avalanche […] Avalanche Robin Azer | November 2, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Using Hot Air Ballons to Ski The Alps Last week we saw Xavier de le Rue and Ralph Backstrom using powered paragliders to ride big lines in AK. Now we have hot air balloon skiing in Austria and you better hold on tight! This trailer is an excerpt from the Austrian ski film Heimschnee. Movie Trailer SnowBrains | October 12, 2015 0 Comments
Freeskiing & Mental Fitness | A Guide to Better Performance: How many times have you tomahawked down a line you know you could have stuck or went around a cliff you should have sent? If you’re anything like me, the answer is a lot. That is because skiing is 90% mental. You can spend all summer lifting weights and all winter working on your technique, but if your mental fitness isn’t on point, those tree trunk quads you spent all that time pumping aren’t going to realize their full potential. Getting mentally fit isn’t as easy as getting physically fit, after all […] Featured Article Liza Sarychev | September 5, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Verbier Freeride World Tour Highlights & Crashes The best skiers and riders in the world charging on one of the world’s best venues: the Bec de Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland. This highlight/crash reel shows us the best of what went down this year in Verbier. All the best Xtreme Verbier Ski and snowboard memories featuring Loïc Collomb-Patton, Ralph Backstrom, Matilda Rapaport, Emilien Badoux, Jonathan Charlet, Kevin Guri, Reine Barkered, Drew Tabke, Sascha Hamm, Lorraine Huber,Ian Borgeson, Silas Chickering-Ayers, Xavier De Le Rue, […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2014 0 Comments