Terrifying VIDEO: Woman Being Dug Out of Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victor Liebenguth (@victorliebenguth) This video shows us a person being dug out of an avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland on January 30th, 2020. The avalanche danger was HIGH (4/5) this day. Lets all watch and learn from this video and this story. Full story below: “Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland. Thursday 30th […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 18, 2020 0 Comments
Could You Ride the Bec de Rosses in Verbier? The Bec de Rosses is legendary for three simples reasons: It’s big, scary, and world class. It’s 40-60 degrees for 2,600 vertical feet and is littered with cliffs, dead ends, and mandatory airs. On the Bec, you either wus-out and ski the dogleg (which still feels death defying, Featured Article Miles Clark | July 6, 2019 13 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
Tanner Hall Pulls Out of the Freeride World Tour Finale in Verbier this Weekend, Says His Agent Tanner Hall, 34 the freeski legend that shaped slopestyle and halfpipe skiing in the early 2000s, competed as a wildcard entry alongside the planet’s top freeriders on the five-stop international tour in this season’s FWT. Related: CONFIRMED: Tanner Hall Granted a Season Wildcard to Compete in Next Year’s FWT Tour Currently sitting in 7th on the leaderboard, Tanner has pulled out […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 20, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch Markus Eder’s SWITCH Cliff Drop as the FWT Comes to an End at the Verbier Extreme Every good thing comes to an end, including this year’s Freeride World Tour, which has been nothing short of amazing, writes tetongravity. This year’s final stop, the Verbier Extreme on the infamous Bec de Rosses face, went off yesterday with competitors giving it their all. Snowboarder Sammy Luebke claimed his third consecutive FWT title, saying: “I’m feeling super amazing, conditions […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 3, 2018 0 Comments
2 Skiers Die in Avalanche While Tree Skiing in Verbier Today 4 skiers triggered and were caught in an avalnache in the trees near La Tzoumaz, near Verbier and part of the 4 Vallees, Switzerland. Two of the skiers were killed by the avalanche and two survived. The avalanche occurred at 2:20pm today. 5 helicopters from Air Glaciers and Air Zermatt, several guides, and some rescue dogs responded to the avalanche […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 16, 2016 1 Comment
The END of the Swiss 4-Vallee Agreement: Verbier’s 102,000 Acre System Gets Dismantled… This is truly sad news. Verbeir, Switzerland’s 4-Vallees will no longer be connected by a single ticket. The famous 4-Vallee system in Verbier used to consist of 82 ski lifts and 101,807 acres of skiable terrain. This system encompassed the 5 ski resorts of La Tzoumaz, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon, and Verbier. “We wish to pass on the information that we have feared for some time already: the end […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 16, 2014 2 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