Reine Barkered POV of Verbier Xtreme Winning Run | Fast & Huge So this is what it looks like from the point of view of ‘The Mayor of Stomptown’. The run definitely looks way faster from his angle than from the telephoto lens of the media halfway across the valley […] SnowBrains | April 3, 2014 1 Comment
Rookie Loic Collomb-Patton Wins Freeride World Tour Loic Collomb-Patton of France has won the 2014 Freeride World Tour after a third place finish at the Verbier Xtreme event. As a rookie in the tour, Loic had nothing to lose and was sending big lines at all the tour stops. He won the first two events, finished 32nd at the thrid, 8th at the 4th, and 3rd in Verbier to win the title. Second place in the tour […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2014 1 Comment
FWT Verbier Xtreme Finals Saturday and Tour Update The finals of the 2014 Freeride World Tour have been set for this Saturday at 9am. The weather window for the Verbier event began on March 22, but competition has been delayed due to a storm moving through the area and low snow […] SnowBrains | March 26, 2014 2 Comments
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
4 Skiers Dead in 2 Swiss Avalanches Yesterday Four skiers were caught and perished in 2 separate avalanches in the southern Swiss alps on Sunday. Another skier is currently in critical condition. Two other avalanches also occured in the same zone on Sunday each resulting in skiers with minor injuries. These avalanches all occurred out off-piste in […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 6, 2014 1 Comment
Verbier Weekend Conditions Report Verbier ski resort opened for the weekend last weekend for summer glacier skiing for the first time since the 1980s.  It was essentially an experiment to see if they could generate public interest in summer skiing at Verbier once more. It worked.  Over 600 skiers and riders showed up and rode the Mont Fort tram on Saturday & Sunday.  “It […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2013 3 Comments
Verbier Ski Resort to OPEN This Weekend for Skiing & Riding Verbier ski resort in Switzerland (home of the famous Bec de Roses) will be open this Saturday & Sunday for skiing & riding.  This is the first time there will be summer skiing at Verbier since the 1980s. “It’s been 25 years that we have no longer been skiing in the summer, but here there is excellent spring snow and […] SnowBrains | July 12, 2013 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