VIDEO: Henrik Harlaut Double Cork 1080 Off Death Cliff Swedish skier Henrik Harlaut threw a huge double cork 1080 off a cliff in Italy’s Dolomites mountain range in March 2014. You probably know him from his wild appearance at the Sochi Winter Olympics, where he wore TMNT gloves, nearly lost his pants, and infamously stated “Wu Tang is for the children”. Only 23 years old, Henrik is well known for throwing big: he took home the gold at the 2013 X-Games Ski Big Air competition, landing an unprecedented nose butter triple cork 1620. Henrik had never even tried the trick before – and he got a perfect score […] ameliatraynor | December 2, 2014 1 Comment
Veribier, Switzerland Avalanche Death Monday | 14th Avalanche Death in Switzerland This Winter A 21-year-old Swedish man was caught and killed in an avalanche out of bounds at Verbier ski resort, Switzerland on Monday afternoon. This avalanche occurred off the backside of the Mont Fort tram (the tram that accesses the highest point of the Verbier ski resort). The avalanche victim was skiing in the Cleuson area with 3 other Swedes when the […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 19, 2014 0 Comments
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