59% of Americans Plan to Try Something New This Summer, Including Skydiving, Bungee Jumping, and Water Skiing This post first appeared on Outdoorsy and was written by Lizzie Dragon According to recent research 6 in 10 Americans are jonesing for an adventure this summer, with 59% wanting to try something new this summer. Related: Campground Shortage Coming This Summer | Polls Find Camping Popularity in the US Is Outpacing Campground Supply Respondents cited trying different foods, going […] SnowBrains | May 13, 2021 0 Comments
Skier Required Rescue For Broken Leg After Jumping Cliff on Cody Peak, Outside Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) was called to respond to a skier with a broken leg in the backcountry south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY yesterday morning. The skier sustained the fracture after jumping the exit cliff at the bottom of Central Couloir, a steep line on Cody Peak. After witnessing the incident, the Jackson Hole Ski Patrol […] SnowBrains | March 12, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Jumping a Bike Off a Ski Jump Goes Horribly Wrong This is what happens when you go TOO big on a bike… Crash CycleBrains | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: What Could Possible Go Wrong Jumping Off a 140-Meter Ski Jump on a Mountain Bike…? What could possibly go wrong, launching yourself, on a mountain bike, off a 140-meter ski jump? Related: VIDEO: 20-Foot Huck Straight To Rocks! | Gnarliest Ski Crash We’ve Ever Seen This… this is what could go wrong. I’ve been haunting a special idea for several years now: To make the world’s longest jump with a MTB, i.e. a world record […] Crash CrashBrains | October 14, 2019 0 Comments
Skiers and Boarders Reported Jumping Over Beartooth Highway, MT A number of skiers and boarders are reported to have been seen jumping across the famous Beartooth Highway in Montana. The Beartooth Highway near Yellowstone National Park is regarded as one of North America’s most scenic and most treacherous, reaching altitudes above 10,827-feet and only opening for around five months of the year, the rest of the year being buried in […] Steven Agar | June 19, 2018 2 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
VIDEO: Unreal Ski Base Jumping Near Jackson Hole, WY This video shows some unreal ski base jumping near Jackson Hole, WY. Richard Grove, Mike Bickley, Miles Daisher, and some dude named Idaho got after it. It occurred at rock springs buttress near Jackson Hole. It was filmed on March 26th & 27th. It takes several days of shovelling to build the run in. Getting it as smooth as possible […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | April 5, 2018 0 Comments
Ski and Snowboard Bungee Jumping in Tignes, France The adrenaline junkies over at Tignes Ski Resort in France have come up with the first ever ski and snowboard bungee jump. This insane new feature lets skiiers and snowboarders hook in to two bungee cords, then race down a 98-foot ramp followed by a 131-foot drop. Combining skiing, bungee jumping, and zip-lining, the ramp in Tignes is the first bungee jump dedicated exclusively to skiing. It was invented and developed by a French company called Bun J Ride, who describe it as an “adrenaline overdose” that is suited “for everyone”. Although the rider in the video seems to bail just before his launch, a more graceful […] ameliatraynor | January 14, 2015 0 Comments