BASE Jumper Dies Training for Red Bull Wingsuit Championship in China Three-time Hungarian national wingsuit champion Victor Kovats died Tuesday flying his wingsuit in China’s Hunan province while training for Red Bull’s Wingsuit League’s Championship. Victor reportedly hit a cliff head-first, mid-flight due an equipment failure or gust of wind. “The reports said the highly experienced Kovats apparently died from a head injury after crashing into a cliff side. His 700-meter (2,290-foot) jump Tuesday afternoon was part […] SnowBrains | October 10, 2013 1 Comment
“A Celebration of Life” | McConkey Movie World Premiere Video from Red Bull The McConkey Movie premiere at Squaw was a celebration of life. It was also a powerful piece of closure for the Tahoe family. SnowBrains was at the premiere and we have a full report of the event along with a ton of photos and a film review here: McConkey Movie World Premiere […] SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 1 Comment
Cycle Sunday: 2012 Red Bull Rampage Replay With only a week until the biggest event in freeride mountain biking, Red Bull Rampage, everyone in the mountain bike community is getting very excited. The event that does it all bringing together only the best from dirt jumpers to downhillers and everything in between. The Rampage has been around since 2001 and has always been one of the gnarliest […] Cycle Eric Behn | October 6, 2013 0 Comments
Bobby Brown + Triple Corks + Best Park on Earth = Red Bull’s “MegaSlope” @ Kirkwood, CA Admittedly, we aren’t that into watching park videos here at SnowBrains. That said, this video is unreal. Even if you don’t ski at all you’ll enjoy this one. Bobby Brown created his own dream park and Snowpark Technologies and Kirkwood built it for him this past spring. We had no idea that triple corks were the norm these days. We’re […] SnowBrains | September 10, 2013 3 Comments
Red Bull “illume” Winning Photos There are 8 snowboard images and 1 ski image in the top 50 of Red Bull’s Illume. Every photo in the top 50 is exceptional. Every photo in the top 250 is impressive. Tens of thousands of photos were entered in this contest. In this post, you’ll find links to the top 250, the top 50, and the winning photos. […] SnowBrains | September 3, 2013 2 Comments
Red Bull Spices Up Poor Boyz Movie: Tracing Skylines | Seth Morrison, Sean Petit, Pep Fujas This movie looks unreal. Morrison in AK, Sean Petit in B.C., Bobby Brown in the park, Julien Regnier in Chamonix, and Karl Fostvedt in Detroit? Sick. Red Bull Media House appears to have really stepped up Poor Boyz game. Red Bull is doing the same with Matchstick Productions right now. Hell, Red Bull is just blowing up the action sports world right now. Where would we be without Red Bull? Red Bull sent skiers on 6 separate and very distinct trips to make this movie pop. The documented each trip thoroughly […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | August 23, 2013 2 Comments
Red Bull Joyride Photo Dump | 2013 Whistler Crankworx Coverage Photos by Chris Pilling | Words by Eric Behn It’s not for the light hearted, the weak or the squeamish. You should probably keep your children close and an eye over your shoulder at all times. Have someone to watch your back and but never take your eyes off of the action. As the dust blows and the herd gathers, […] Cycle Eric Behn | August 23, 2013 2 Comments
Learn About Sherry McConkey: The Woman Who Stole Shane McConkey’s Heart Red Bull & MSP continue to release short videos giving us more insight into Shane McConkey’s life. The idea is to get us even more fired up for the McConkey Movie than we already are and it’s working. We’re all very curious to learn about who Shane was and what exactly made him tick. It’s beginning to become obvious that this […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2013 1 Comment
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