World’s Greatest Free Diver Missing in Ibiza, Spain “The world has lost its greatest free diver. I don’t think anybody would dispute that.” – Will Trubridge, a 15-time free diving world-record holder 53-year-old Russian free diver Natalia Molchanova is often considered the greatest free diver in history. Today she is missing after a free dive off the coast of Formentera, an island near Ibiza. The dive she was performing was a recreational dive to a depth that was easy for her. She never resurfaced after this dive and she hasn’t been seen since. Natalia was free diving with 3 other divers when she disappeared on Sunday. They were diving for fun and were not using a safety line that free […] Surf SwellBrains | August 4, 2015 2 Comments
Friday Fun: Stupid Big POV 360 Crash in Spain… This is one of the biggest 360s we’ve seen in a while. It doesn’t hurt our stoke level that this is our friend Adria. Adria threw this 360 at/near Baqueira ski resort in Spain. Yeah, Spain. Most people don’t even consider Spain when they think of ski trip. In reality, Spain has sick terrain. The Spanish freeride scene and the riders there are frothing. The terrain reminds me of Tahoe. Last year, this region of Spain got more snow than most anywhere else on […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2014 1 Comment
Swell Saturdays: Surfing Tubes at Night with a Lit-Up Surfboard in Spain When we think of perfect tubes we don’t necessarily think of Europe. To be honest, we hardly think of Europe at all. Every spot has its day, but Mundaka, Spain is different. This place is mechanical, consistent, hollow, and packed. If the wind is off-shore, the place looks like Indonesia as show in the video below. The only real problem […] Surf SwellBrains | June 22, 2013 3 Comments
Ski and Snowboard Production in the EU Up 37% in 2022 Ski and snowboard production rose by 37% in the EU in 2022. According to an article in Snow Industry News Online, this means that production within the EU has now surpassed the pre-COVID level. Europe, in general, has long been a large net exporter of skis, with multiple brands rolling out of the same mega factories. There are many well-known […] Industry News Ben Davies | March 5, 2024 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Nominated for Sportswoman of the Year Award by Laureus World Sports Awards American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin is one of only six nominees as Sportswoman of the year by the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards. The Laureus World Sports Awards honors the world’s greatest and most inspirational sporting triumphs of the year. The Laureus World Sports Awards were first given out in 2000 and feature seven categories: Sportswoman, Sportsman, Team, Breakthrough, Comeback, Action, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2024 0 Comments
New Study Reveals Ski Price Increases in Europe are Outpacing Inflation A new study by luggage and ski equipment storage company, Radical Storage, reveals the increasing cost of skiing in Europe. Skiing and the winter sports industry is a huge business, especially in Europe. Around 400 million people visit ski resorts yearly, with the Alps accounting for more than half of this. With skiing accounting for 7% of Europe’s tourism industry, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
January 2024 Marks the Warmest January on Record The European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced today, February 8, that January 2024 was the warmest January on record across the globe. C3S publishes climate bulletins every month that report on changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover, and hydrological variables. For January 2024, these measurements show that global temperatures were 0.70°C above the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2024 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance Verbier Pro 2024 Recap The Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance got off to an excellent start over the weekend. The first stop was originally supposed to be in Spain at Baqueira Beret but unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. The amazing FWT organizers were able to move the event at the last minute and Verbier, Switzerland, played host to the first stop of the […] Industry News Seth Tuuri | January 30, 2024 0 Comments