Should Ski Resorts Have Speed Limits? Skiers Weigh In Should ski resorts impose speed limits on the slopes? It sounds simple, but the question sparked a surprisingly heated debate among SnowBrains readers. While a small group supported speed limits on beginner and crowded terrain, the overwhelming response was that a skier’s speed should depend on their ability, the conditions, the terrain, and the people around them. For most readers, […] Brains Brent Glogau | September 30, 2026 1 Comment
Italian Ski Racer Elena Curtoni to Retire After 2026-27 Season It has been a summer of decision-making and rehab for Italian speed skier Elena Curtoni. After a serious ankle injury and months of reflection, she has come to a decision: she will be competing in the 2026-27 season, but it will be her last, announcing she will be retiring after its conclusion. “I’m back, back to share with you the […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | August 3, 2026 0 Comments
French Skier Breaks Sand Skiing World Record at 75 MPH in Peru A 23-year-old French ski instructor has set a new world record on sand, reaching 121 kilometers per hour, or about 75 mph, on the massive Toro Mata dunes in southern Peru. Mahé Freydier made the run on September 25, 2025, during a single attempt that pushed the limits of what skis can handle outside the snow. The speed breaks the […] Jack Bynum | October 13, 2025 0 Comments
Can Ultrarunner Tyler Andrews Break Everest’s Speed Record Without Oxygen? Renowned American ultrarunner Tyler Andrews is setting his sights on the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for ascending Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen this May. The 34-year-old must trek from Base Camp to the peak in less than 20 hours and 24 minutes to beat Kaji Sherpa’s 1998 record. Andrews has already built an impressive resume of FKTs on Manaslu, Aconcagua, […] Climbing Miles Berman | April 2, 2025 1 Comment
Race Roundup: US Ski Team Ends 2021 Strong With Wins from Bennett & Shiffrin With the short Christmas break approaching, the last set of FIS Alpine World Cup races provided a grueling schedule. With nine races over ten days between the Men and Women’s series, the US Ski Team had highlights in the December 18th Men’s Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, and the December 21st Women’s Giant Slalom in Courchevel. Val Gardena is a […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | December 21, 2021 2 Comments
Watch Out For Icy Bridges… The temperature is dropping and snow is falling. Winter is finally here and with that comes slippery roads and slower travel. We all know to take extra caution while driving during wintry conditions. However, what most people are not aware of are the dangers of bridges. Related: Brain Post: It’s Time to Get Your Car Prepared for Winter Weather Bridges […] Brains Emily Crofton | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Speed Skiing on Shirley Lake at Squaw [arve url="https://youtu.be/PAzAbehLpSc"] Rochelle Swanson | March 5, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Californian 14er Women’s Speed Record Smashed by Colorado Gal Colorado resident Andrea Sansone smashed a record that has stood for over ten years when she recently completed all fifteen Californian 14ers in 7 days, 11 hours and 22 minutes. She broke Jacqueline Florine’s previous women’s record of 9 days, 12 hours and 17 minutes by more than 2 days, a record which has stood since 2006. Andrea joined forces […] Climbing Steven Agar | August 14, 2017 4 Comments
Canadian Wingsuit Pro Graham Dickinson Dies From BASE-Jumping Accident [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWorldWingsuitLeague%2Fvideos%2F1227023070711384%2F&show_text=1&width=560″] This past Thursday morning, the body of professional wingsuit flyer Graham Dickinson was recovered near Tianmen Cave in China. Graham had been out solo-scouting for BASE-jumping exit points on Wednesday and did not return. His friends reported him missing that day and his body was recovered by local Search & Rescue units the next morning. Graham is a legend […] Dylan Cautela | February 1, 2017 2 Comments
Ode to the White Ribbon of Death It’s early season and I’m thinking of the last day of last season. It was sunnier and warmer. The snow was better and there was more of it. It wasn’t this crowded either. Nor did it get dark at 3 o’clock. Not to create the impression that this isn’t fun. It’s fun alright. Skiing will always win out over not skiing. That said, it’s time for some snow and an end to this white ribbon of death as the people like to call it. It’s narrow, it’s scraped off, it’s crowded, and if you are back east there is probably a snow gun blasting every ten yards or so. It’s also all that’s open. Lap after lap. Lap… after…lap… My more […] Featured Article Andy Hays | November 7, 2015 6 Comments
What’s Better on Skis? Speed or Air? My thoughts wandering afar, I glanced down. Yikes! I’m speeding again. I try to be as law abiding as possible. Sure, I don’t obey the speed limit very often, but I try to refrain from truly speeding. That is until this time every year. About the second week of October or so. Every year. It doesn’t happen on purpose. I can’t really explain it. Like salmon returning from the sea to spawn, it just happens. I start driving too fast. Given that it happens quite subconsciously, I can’t even chalk it up to trying to achieve some kind of cheap thrill. Something […] Featured Article Andy Hays | October 23, 2014 3 Comments
Swiss Attempt To Break Speed Skiing Records w/ Insane New Course | 156 MPH! Its certainly not anything new that the French and Swiss seem to be genetically prone to take part in competitive and risky activities constantly trying to one up the other. This year the Swiss have taken it a step further. Ramp Construction The current speed skiing record holder is Simone Origone from Italy. Simone skied an astonishing 156.2 mph in […] Kyler Roush | April 25, 2013 5 Comments
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