VIDEO: The FIFTY – Ep. 10 | Cody Townsend Attempts to Set Fastest Known Time on Classic Line Between Whistler and Blackcomb, BC In British Columbia, Canada there lies a classic line that links Whistler and Blackcomb mountains via a 20+ mile long traverse. The ski tour first done over the course of many days in the 1970s has now become a test piece for ski mo racers seeking speed and records. After a few months of the most ski touring in his […] SnowBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: French Skier Breaks World Record for Fastest Switch Skiing – 86 MPH! French skier Quentin Ladame breaks the world record for the fastest switch skiing in the world at a speed of 138.62 km/h (86mph) at the legendary Vars France speed skiing hill. Hold onto your helmets for this one! Related: VIDEO: New World Speed Skiing Record Set Yesteray | 158 MPH! Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2019 0 Comments
Ski Touring Group Achieve Fastest Crossing of the Alps | 36 Days, 1,069 Miles Distance and 57 MILES Elevation Gain As part of the longest ski tour event in the world, the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, five athletes completed the fastest crossing of the Alps main ridge from Vienna, Austria to Nice, France, reports Adventure Sports Network. Doing so in just 36 days, the group skied and hiked on foot 1,069 miles in distance and nearly 57 miles of […] Industry News Steven Agar | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: British Snowboarder Sets New World Record for Fastest Speed on a Snowboard Whilst being Towed by a Vehicle British snowboarder Jamie Barrow just broke the official world record for fastest speed on a snowboard whilst being towed by a vehicle, clocking in at just over 93mph (150kph). Not too shabby. Reckon you could go quicker? SnowBrains | April 24, 2018 0 Comments
Katie Bono = 3rd Fastest Up Denali, Setting Women’s Speed Record June 13-14, 2017: 21hrs and 6 minutes from 7,200ft to 20,310ft and back again With a piece of Duct tape as a sheild for her iced over, potentially frost bitten nose Katie Bono summited Denali in -40 degree temperatures, the half way point in her round trip speed record setting journey. Bono ,29, has been a Rainier Mountaineering Inc. ski […] Industry News LadyBrains | June 30, 2017 0 Comments
Dean Potter Sets Fastest Time on Half Dome Dean Potter has broken the record for the fastest known time up and down Half Dome in Yosemite, California. He did it this past weekend. Dean’s up and down round trip time was 2 hours, 17 minutes, 52 seconds. This is six minutes faster than the record of 2:23:51 set by Kyle Williams in September 2014. Dean wore a T-shirt, shorts, socks, and shoes and brought no food nor water. Dean Potter is a living legend who has done things many of […] SnowBrains | May 5, 2015 2 Comments
Which Olympic Sport is the Fastest? Which Olympic sport is the fastest? Without thinking, most of us would assume luge or bobsled or skeleton. It make sense, right? If you’re going to travel at dangerous speeds, you’d want to be in some kind of vehicle or at least on sled you could bail off of. Alas, neither is true. Once again, skiers win. Johan Clarey of France once skied at 101mph in a World Cup race. Whoa. A downhill skier vs. a bobsled? A comically dressed curler vs. a brawny hockey player? Sure, each sport is dierent — some more graceful, others more death defying, […] SnowBrains | February 17, 2014 0 Comments
After Breakthrough Season, U.S. Ski Racer AJ Hurt Voted “FIS Season Warrior” A public vote elected American ski racer AJ Hurt with the title of season warrior. The poll was taken by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), and Hurt won the title with 33% of votes. Hurt finished the 23/24 World Cup season with her first-ever World Cup podiums, one in Slalom and one in Giant Slalom. The 23/24 season […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 1, 2024 0 Comments