[VIDEO] Robb Gaffney TED Talk – How to Help Your Kids Survive Outdoor Sports Outdoor and action sports culture is drifting down a path of ultra-high risk. Safety gear is essential, but Dr. Robb Gaffney explores the parent/child relationship and how it could be the most effective safety tool for kids entering outdoor sports. Related: VIDEO: Parenting, Professional-Skier Style | Robb Gaffney and His Baby Daughter Ski the Fingers at Palisades Tahoe, CA Dr. Robb […] SnowBrains | October 12, 2022 0 Comments
Dachstein Glacier, Austria, Is ‘Unsafe’ Due to This Summer’s Extreme Heat and Won’t Open at All 22/23 Dachstein Gletscherbahn Ramsau, the company operating the lifts on the Dachstein Glacier, announced on September 15 that the glacier would not open for skiing or boarding this ski season. Following the below-average snowfall last season and extreme heat in the summer, the glacier was deemed unsafe for snowsport operations. Whether skiing can ever resume is currently uncertain. Related: Northern Hemisphere […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 20, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Scott Sports Presents Freedom to Explore Ep.4 – SAUVATGE feat. Pierre Hourticq & Helias Millerioux Pierre Hourticq and Helias Millerioux have two different perspectives on the mountains. But they both want to seek new adventures and the freedom to explore. It is just this chemistry that leads them to attempt extreme routes like the “PIC DU MIDI D’OSSAU”, “Vignemale’s Couloir de GAUBE”, the north face of “TAILLON”, “Couloir SWAN” along with others. A 25 days […] Backcountry SnowBrains | January 14, 2022 1 Comment
More Than Just a Marketing Tactic: Scott Sports Re-Source Program and its Environmentally Friendly Product Line Brought to you by Scott Sports We’ve all heard the same storyline over and over again: “Our company is green, we love the environment, we treat our employees great…” Yet for the most part, we find out this is just a greenwashed marketing scheme with no real action behind it. Thankfully in the world of sports where the success of […] Industry News Alex K | January 4, 2022 0 Comments
Gear Review: Insta360 One X2—The Hottest Camera in Action Sports Right Now Brought to you by Insta360 The Insta360 One X2 is a sleek, durable, pocket-sized action camera sure that’s dominating the action sports market right now. The One X2 is jam-packed with incredible features to take any ski edit to the next level—like its invisible selfie stick. The camera is small and waterproof up to 10 meters and has not one but […] Gear Review Martin Kuprianowicz | December 21, 2021 2 Comments
7 Downsides to Being a Snowsports Instructor Being a snowsports instructor is often a rewarding and fun occupation. You spend your day out in the fresh air, doing an activity you love, and getting to share that activity with other people. As with most jobs, however, there are plenty of not-so-great aspects to being an instructor. Long days, crying children, annoying adults, kids on chairlifts, arguing couples, […] Jenah MacGrain | August 24, 2020 1 Comment
McConkey Features in List of Greatest Sports Documentaries of All-Time Esquire UK have put together a list of what they think are the greatest sports documentaries of all time. Why have we shared it with you? Because it includes one of our favorite documentaries of all time, featuring one of the best skiers of all time, Shane McConkey. Related: GNAR: The Legacy of Shane McConkey Compiled by a British magazine, soccer […] SnowBrains | June 12, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Extreme Athlete Combines Big Mountain Skiing and BASE Jumping | Skis Off Huge Cliffs then Deploys Parachute Matthias Giraud, aka, “Super Frenchie” is an extreme athlete known for combining two of the most dangerous action sports in the world; big mountain skiing and BASE jumping. Ski-BASE jumping is not for the faint at heart, as athletes fly off massive cliffs while deploying their parachutes within mere seconds of landing. Matthias’s passion for the sport has taken him […] Steven Agar | May 31, 2018 0 Comments