US Freestyle Skier Troy Podmilsak Wins Gold at Big Air World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, While France’s Ledeux Redeems Herself in Women’s Big Air The Bakuriani 2023 FIS Freestyle World Championships closed out on Saturday, March 4, 2023, with the always exciting Big Air event in Freeski and Snowboard. Unlike Slopestyle, which features a whole course with jumps and features, skiers and boarders in Big Air are judged on a single big jump, and the two best runs out of three are added together for […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 6, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] France’s Tess Ledeux Suffers Horrific Crash at Bakuriani’s World Championships in Freeski Slopestyle 2022 Beijing Olympics Silver medallist and 2021 Crystal Globe winner Tess Ledeux from France suffered a gnarly-looking crash during the Slopestyle Finals at the 2023 Freestyle World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The current leader of the Big Air World Cup had put down a smashing run and was looking sure to take the lead when […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 1 Comment
U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Giant-Slalom World Championship in Courchevel and Méribél, France U.S. race skier Mikaela Shiffrin won Gold at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, in Giant-Slalom. It is the American’s first-ever World Championship victory in Giant Slalom, after placing second in 2017 and 2021 and third in 2019. Shiffrin came into today’s race as the favorite, as she is currently the 22/23 World Cup leader in Giant-Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 16, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Double Podium in Women’s Downhill at 2023 World Championships in France After a training day on Friday, races resumed at the 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the Women’s Downhill. The starting list was brimming with 29 of the world’s strongest speed women, including 22/23 World Cup leader in Downhill Sofia Goggia from Italy, second-ranked Ilka Stuhec from Slovakia, and third-ranked Elena Curtoni, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Gold for Canada’s James Crawford in Super-G at 2023 World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France The 2023 World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél moved into the fourth day with the Men’s Super-G event. Thursday’s Men’s Super-G was held on a different slope to Wednesday’s Women’s Super-G, more specifically, the L’Eclipse. The race course was built specifically for the Men’s speed events of the 2023 World Championships and was used for the first time in last year’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
What to Watch When at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Courchevel & Méribél, France World Championships are held every other year and were rescheduled in 1984 to be held in odd years so as not to clash with Olympic Games. Before that, the Olympics were in lieu of a separate World Championship during the Olympic years. On Monday, February 6, 2023, the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships will kick off at the French resorts […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 6, 2023 1 Comment
France Opens for Skiing and Riding The 2022-23 season has officially kicked off in France. The ski areas of Val Thorens and Tignes opened their slopes to the public on Saturday, November 26th—a sight that French skiers and riders are certainly happy to see. They were the last major alpine nation in Europe to get things going for this season, seeing neighboring countries such as Austria, […] Industry News Matt Scribner | November 29, 2022 0 Comments
Skier Buried Under 3-Feet of Snow After Inbounds Avalanche on Opening Day at Val Thorens, France A skier triggered and was buried by an avalanche while skiing inbounds at Val Thorens, France, on the resort’s opening day Saturday. The 36-year-old man was skiing off-piste at 9,186 feet on the north face of the Cime de Carron when he triggered the slide. The avalanche was 27″ deep, 229 feet wide, and carried him 1,150 feet down the slope. Related: […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 28, 2022 0 Comments