Chief of Swiss Mountain Guide Association Says COVID-19 Lockdown to Blame for Spike in Avalanche Deaths 14 people have died in avalanches in Switzerland this winter. Eight of those deaths were in the last weekend alone. Switzerland averages eight avalanche fatalities every winter. Related: VIDEO: Intense Rescue of Jones Snowboards Rider Buried 3-Feet Deep After Avalanche in Tahoe Backcountry The Swiss Moutain Guide Association’s chief Pierre Mathey believes that COVID-19 lockdown has something to do with […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | January 22, 2021 41 Comments
World’s Highest Elevation Zip Line Opens in Switzerland Liam Abbott | December 17, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Announces 2021 Season Snow has started to fall in parts of Europe and North America, and that means that winter is not far off. In a normal year, freeskiers also know that means the announcement of the Freeride World Tour. This was not a normal year, to say the least. There was a lot of mystery this year surrounding the tour and if […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2020 0 Comments
A Look at the 2021 Freeride World Tour The global pandemic has put a wrench in the plans of almost everything out there, including the Freeride World Tour (FWT). As most know the tour had to cancel the Verbier Xtreme, the last stop on the tour, last season due to the ramp-up of COVID-19. With major US sports leagues coming back to play there is hope that there […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
Terrifying VIDEO: Woman Being Dug Out of Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victor Liebenguth (@victorliebenguth) This video shows us a person being dug out of an avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland on January 30th, 2020. The avalanche danger was HIGH (4/5) this day. Lets all watch and learn from this video and this story. Full story below: “Avalanche in Verbier, Switzerland. Thursday 30th […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 18, 2020 0 Comments
Could You Ride the Bec de Rosses in Verbier? The Bec de Rosses is legendary for three simples reasons: It’s big, scary, and world class. It’s 40-60 degrees for 2,600 vertical feet and is littered with cliffs, dead ends, and mandatory airs. On the Bec, you either wus-out and ski the dogleg (which still feels death defying, Featured Article Miles Clark | July 6, 2019 13 Comments
Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour Final in Verbier, Switzerland Adrian Dolatschko | March 22, 2019 13 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Three Weeks Left for First 2017 Freeride World Tour Stop | Full Calendar & Riders 5 events. 50 riders. Only three weeks left and Freeride World Tour riders will be hiking up in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc again, battling for the first win of the season. “The FWT is the worldwide circuit of freeride snowboarding and skiing with the best riders in the world competing on the most legendary and challenging alpine faces and the most renowned ski resorts across the world”. Freeride […] Matias Ricci | January 8, 2017 0 Comments