Heavenly Ski Patroller to Swim, Bike, and Run Perimeter of Tahoe Athlete, Heavenly ski patroller, and certified badass, Andi Bertolina, is embarking on an epic Tahoe endurance trifecta- to run, bike, and swim the 73-mile circumference of Lake Tahoe. After learning that a 50-mile ultra-marathon she signed up for was canceled due to Covid, Bertolina sought to create her own endurance challenge instead. Originally, Andi had decided she was only going […] Spencer Cox | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
Arizona Trail Runner Heads Out For Training Run and Ends Up Fighting Wildfire [arve url="https://youtu.be/nYZ3u2vcjXU"] Spencer Cox | September 1, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
500 Miles in 10 Days?! Thru-Hiker Smashes Record on Colorado Trail Summer of 2020 might just become known as the summer of F.K.T’s (fastest known times). With races canceled, runners, distance hikers, and cyclists have been charging hard and breaking records left and right. The sheer amount of F.K.T’s that have occurred this season are so numerous, it’s been difficult just to stay up to date. Related: CO Runner Climbs 1,000 […] Backcountry Spencer Cox | August 19, 2020 20 Comments
Breaking Records and Helping a Friend: The Story Behind a Couple’s Ruby Crest FKT Last month on July 11, Emkay Myers and Tommy Sullivan set out to attempt a daunting endeavor: the Ruby Crest FKT (fastest known time) for the mixed-gender category. For those who are unfamiliar, the Ruby Crest is a stunning trail that traverses through the Ruby Mountains of Northeastern Nevada. Over the course of 37 miles and nearly 10,000 vertical feet, […] Spencer Cox | August 13, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Patchy Snow Skiing To Mountain Biking | All In One Run [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/voelkl.skis/videos/1309840772385409/?qsefr=1"] Chris Wallner | April 18, 2017 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Reine Barkered POV of Verbier Xtreme Winning Run | Fast & Huge So this is what it looks like from the point of view of ‘The Mayor of Stomptown’. The run definitely looks way faster from his angle than from the telephoto lens of the media halfway across the valley […] SnowBrains | April 3, 2014 1 Comment
Origin of Trail Signs We take ski signage for granted in skiing. As far as many skiers remember, ski signs were always around. The familiar green circle, blue square, and black diamond shapes guiding us through the mountains. This familiar terrain signage was created and adopted in a way that is distinctly America. The winter of 1964-1965 was the first year any ski signage was used to indicate terrain difficulty. The newly formed National Ski Areas Association […] Featured Article SnowBrains | March 21, 2014 2 Comments
Speed Record Broken on 14,692-Foot Matterhorn | 2 Hours & 52 Minutes by Spanish Runner The Matterhorn speed record was shattered on August 21st, 2013 by Spaniard Killian Jornet.  He ran up and down it in 2 hours and 52 minutes.  He’s also the same guy who shattered the Mont Blanc speed record this year at 3 hours and 33 minutes.  He’s a machine.  This isn’t exactly the kinda mountain the the average joe just […] Miles Clark | August 28, 2013 1 Comment
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