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LEKI’s Spitfire Poles and Patrol Gloves: A Winning Combination for Winter

With the flakes beginning to fly and snowmaking going full blast, it’s time to think about gear—specifically, what poles and gloves will keep you planted, warm, and primed to rock the mountain this ski season. Enter LEKI’s Spitfire poles and Patrol gloves, two products that stand out in performance, durability, and comfort, making them an ideal pairing for this winter […]
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Lucas Gauthier |
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Record-Breaking Numbers at Winter Games NZ Freeride: Kiwis Land Podiums in Every Category

The 2024 edition of the Winter Games NZ charged into action yesterday with over a hundred skiers and snowboarders, including a record number of female athletes, competing in The North Face Frontier 2-star freeride event on the summit slopes above Treble Cone Ski Area. New Zealand athletes landed on the podium in all four categories, among a huge international field […]
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Nathaniel Lewis |
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FIS Recognizes Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding as Official Discipline

After a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) now recognizes freeride skiing and snowboarding as official winter sports disciplines. The FIS made the decision at its annual general assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Two years ago, the FIS and the Freeride World Tour (FWT) joined forces, enabling the FIS to add freeriding to its list of official […]
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Leander Walchshöfer |
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Avalanche in Davos, Switzerland, Buries 2 Backcountry Skiers, Leaving 1 Dead & 1 Seriously Injured

On Saturday, March 2, two backcountry skiers were swept away and buried by two separate avalanches in the Davos ski area in Switzerland. Both skiers were traveling on separate freeride areas in Davos Monstein, near the Rinerhorn ski area of the Davos Klosters resort. Local cantonal police received a message just before 2 p.m. that a skier was completely buried […]
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Julia Schneemann |
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The Rich History of Extreme Skiing in Crested Butte, CO

Shane McConkey sending a cliff in the US Extreme Skiing Championships at Crested Butte in 1997. Photo Credit: Flip McCririck

Colorado’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) was the early centerpiece for extreme skiing. Before extreme in-bounds terrain became mainstream across the resort ski industry, a day on the slopes meant clipping into skinny 200+ cm skis and proceeding to rip groomers. Now, many skiers head straight for the bowls, cliffs, chutes, or whatever extreme terrain the resort offers to get […]
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Luke Guilford |
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