Japanese Man Killed In Avalanche While Skiing Backcountry Sunday February 1st, 2016, in the Gunma Prefecture, a man triggered an avalanche while skiing outside of marked boundaries in Katashina Village. The high number of avalanche related deaths as of recent are truly shocking. Avalanche Keenan Grady | February 4, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Huge Italian Avalanche Mows Down Trees Like Toothpicks & Buries House This huge avalanche could have been a 200-year event. Â The only reason we feel comfortable saying this is because the trees that the avalanche mows are clearly big and old. Â Those trees were probably around 200 years old. We watched this footage today with a group of skiers and riders and everyone of us was blown away. Â This was an […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 8, 2014 3 Comments
Candide Thovex Skiing Dangerously Through Trees We all know that Candide is amazing in park, amazing on the big mountain, amazing at ski resorts, and now we have videographic evidence that he’s amazing in trees. We suspect that some/most of these shots are sped up. Nevertheless, Candide can mob through trees. It’s fun to watch how hard Candide charges in marginal conditions. I think this season we can all take a tip from his style. Even if it’s not great out, you can […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2013 2 Comments