Schilthorn-Piz Gloria, Switzerland, Launches the World’s Steepest Aerial Tramway This December From December 13, 2024, Switzerland will be home to the world’s steepest aerial tramway. Schilthorn-Piz Gloria in the Jungfrau Ski Area in the Bernese Alps will open the first section of its aerial tramway to the peak at Schilthorn on December 13. The first of three sections is the steepest, with a gradient of 159.4% in its steepest part and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 30, 2024 0 Comments
James Bond’s Snowboard on Display at Colorado Snowsports Museum “The name’s Bond. James Bond.” The memorable quote was made famous by Roger Moore in the 1985 blockbuster A View To A Kill. And now, a famous piece of memorabilia used in the movie’s mountain chase scene has landed in the Colorado Snowsports Museum: the original Sims snowboard from the film. This makes the board the newest addition to the […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | August 26, 2022 0 Comments
The Most Prestigious Ski-In, Ski-Out Properties in the World Are Set to Be Built at Palisades Tahoe, CA The most prestigious and elaborate mountainside estates in the world are planned to be built at legendary Palisades Tahoe. The four-home real estate portfolio, called The DYAD of Olympic Valley, will soon be among the most iconic mountain properties in existence. The properties will have premium views as well as direct and exclusive ski-in, and ski-out access. They will be […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 11, 2022 10 Comments
VIDEO: All the Ski Chase Scenes from James Bond Movies In case you weren’t aware, there’s a new James Bond movie out this week. Will we finally get to see Daniel Craig on skis? Sean Connery, the original James Bond, was never actually involved in a chase on skis. The closest he got to the snow was driving down a mountain road by Andermatt, in Switzerland (video above). Related: VIDEO: We Never […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2021 1 Comment
VIDEO: We Never get Tired of Watching Shane McConkey Play James Bond in MSP’s ‘Seven Sunny Days’ You don’t need a reason to rewatch this clip over and over again. We just like to, because, well Shane McConkey. In one of the most iconic and outrageous spoof scenes ever reenacted for a ski movie, this clip of the late Shane McConkey as James Bond from Matchstick Productions’ 2007 feature-length film, Seven Sunny Days, never gets old. Explosions […] Featured Video Steven Agar | April 23, 2018 0 Comments
The Sickest Ski Segment of All-TIme: Squaw’s Rick Sylvester’s (aka James Bond) Huge Ski BASE Jump in 1976 This is by far the sickest ski segment of all time and it was filmed in 1976… James Bond, AKA Rick Sylvester of Squaw Valley, CA, skis a perfect powder slope while being chased by bad guys, charges through glacier caves, skis switch, throws a backflip 540º, kills a bad guy, then does one of the first ever ski BASE jumps […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2016 12 Comments
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