Wingsuit Rodeo | This Is The Pinnacle Of Human Badassery As if skydiving, BASE jumping and other parachute sports weren’t badass enough…they had to go and invent the wingsuit rodeo. Further proof that people are indeed awesome is not necessary, the verdict is in. A wingsuit rodeo is performed when a person rides the back of a flying wingsuit pilot. As seen in the above video, most are done while skydiving. As seen in the […] Matt Brennan | December 7, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Travis Pastrana Remembers Erik Roner We lost the legendary Erik Roner this week and the ripple are still ringing in all over the actions sports world. Today, Erik’s good friend, Travis Pastrana, gives us some solid perspective on what it’s like to spend time with people who take these type of risks on a regular basis. “Motorsport legend and Nitro Circus founder Travis Pastrana […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2015 0 Comments
Erik Roner Died in Lake Tahoe Skydiving Accident Today We have learned from local sources that professional skier, professional BASE jumper, and Nitro Circus stuntman Erik Roner has died in a skydiving accident in Lake Tahoe, California today. It’s being reported that Erik was skydiving with three other skydivers including JT Holmes & Aaron McGovern. They were performing an opening act at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe today. Erik reportedly hit a tree while traveling at high speed as he was landing his parachute. The impact reportedly killed him upon impact. Erik hung 30-feet off the ground in the tree he struck for over 30 minutes while waiting emergency crews to reach him. Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2015 15 Comments
Squaw CEO, Andy Wirth, Is Lucky To Be Alive | Graphic Skydiving Injury Details & Interview: 50-year-old Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth had a near death experience on October 13th, 2013 when he crash landed skydiving with JT Holmes in Lodi, CA. He has since spent 50 days in the hospital in Davis, CA had 21 surgeries on his right arm and will always be missing his right biceps muscle. Moonshine Ink just interviewed Andy Wirth about his arm injury and his life since his accident. Below in an excerpt from their interview with Andy. Moonshine Ink: Did you ever think this was the end? Andy Wirth: The [vineyard] posts created substantial trauma. I realized I was very close […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 30, 2014 7 Comments
Squaw Valley President & CEO Injured Skydiving Yesterday | 2 Surgeries, Currently in Hospital 50-year-old President & CEO of Squaw Valley, Andy Wirth, was skydiving alone yesterday in Lodi, CA when he had a very hard landing. During the hard landing Andy badly injured his arm. The arm injury must be pretty bad because Andy has already had one surgery and he is scheduled for another. SnowBrains’ medical team has told us that an […] SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 11 Comments
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