World Ski & Snowboard Tours, Explained: Freeride World Tour Welcome Message Welcome to the first part of our five-part series looking at some of the world’s best ski and snowboard tours. Our goal in this series is to take a look beyond traditional alpine racing and bring to you some of the most inspired competitive freeride skiing and riding happening today. What is Freeride Skiing(or Riding)? Freeride skiing invites […] Industry News Ryan Kime | September 16, 2022 3 Comments
The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: The top male freeskiers of all-time. A tough list to make – both as a skier and an editor. Which factors come into being one of the best freeskiers of all time? Simple. Innovation, skill, drive, balls, style, impact, and the ability to take a damn hard crash. The people on the list below brought something to skiing that wasn’t there before. We thank them for everything they contributed to the past, present, and future of skiing. We miss those on this list who are no longer with us. 100-foot lincoln loops. He charges Alaska in a way that no one has before and no one has since. You can see the anger in his skiing. He unleashes it, harnesses it, and uses it to propel himself to speeds and heights […] SnowBrains | July 18, 2022 71 Comments
[VIDEO] Top 10 Crashes From the Freeride World Tour 2022 This year’s Freeride World Tour provided us with footage of amazing lines, awesome tricks, and huge cliff jumps. Yet it’s the crash reel that gets the clicks… go figure! 🤔 Check out some of the heaviest crashes of the Freeride World Tour 2022 😵 #FWT22 #Crash None of the riders got severely hurt or injured in any of the crashes […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2022 0 Comments
2022 Freeride World Tour Winners Crowned – All 4 Winners are First-Time Champions And that’s a wrap! The 2022 Freeride World Tour is completed and winners have been announced at Xtreme Verbier in Switzerland. The 15th edition of the FWT announced the following winners: Snowboard Women – Austria’s Manuela Mandl Snowboard Men –  France’s Victor De Le Rue Ski Men – Switzerland’s Maxime Chabloz Ski Women – 22-year-old FWT rookie Sybille Blanjean from Switzerland All […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2022 0 Comments
Freeskier Aymar Navarro Breaks Shoulder in 2 Spots During Freeride World Tour Event, Shares Update on Recovery https://www.instagram.com/p/CbmPTrus8ed/ While competing at the Xtreme Verbier stop on the Freeride World Tour last Saturday, freeskier Aymar Navarro took a crash. A big one. The Spanish freeskier was hitting a triple cliff during the event when he lost control of his ski on the landing of the third cliff and tumbled over rocks. He briefly lost concisousness before being taken […] Crash SnowBrains | March 29, 2022 0 Comments
Park City, UT Freeskier Mikayla Willis in ICU After Crash During Freeride World Qualifier Mikayla Willis took a terrible crash at the Freeride World Qualifier in Big Sky, Montana on Wednesday and was taken by ambulance and two Life Flight helicopters to an ICU in Billings, Montana, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Eric Praetorius, her ski coach,  told KPCW that “she has very severe injuries.” According to a GoFundMe post, the 17-year-old freeskier’s injuries include […] Crash SnowBrains | March 29, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Michael Strauss Sends Monster Cliff at FWT Qualifier View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freeride World Tour (@freerideworldtour) Austrian freeskier Michael Strauss sent this monster cliff at the FWT qualifier at Silvretta Mountain, Austria, last week. Insane… SnowBrains | March 7, 2022 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Rookie Maxime Chabloz Stomps Massive Cork 7 and Backflip to Win FWT Kicking Horse 2022 #FWT22 rookie Maxime Chabloz just won his second competition in a row after stomping a massive Cork 7 and a backflip in Kicking Horse Golden B.C. 🤯 For more Freeride World Tour videos, visit https://www.freerideworldtour.com SnowBrains | February 14, 2022 0 Comments