Breckenridge Distillery, CO, Breaks World’s Longest Shot Ski Record with 1,420 People Breckenridge Distillery set a new record for the world’s longest shot ski on Thursday, marking the 13th time the distillery has claimed the title. The lineup included 1,420 participants, 507 skis, and stretched 2,489 feet along Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The record attempt opened the 62nd annual Ullr Fest, the town’s long-running winter celebration honoring Ullr, the Norse god […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | December 19, 2025 0 Comments
Racer Tom Eclipses 15 Million Vertical Feet Skied in 2025 Thomas Hart, better known on the mountain as “Racer Tom,” has spent the past few years pushing the limits of what anyone thought was possible on skis. Last season, he crushed his own world record with more than 11 million vertical feet, a number so huge it was hard for most people to even picture. This year, he kept going. […] Industry News Brent Glogau | November 19, 2025 0 Comments
Norwegian Freeskier Completes World Record Pond Skim at Summer-Only Ski Resort Fonna, Norway Freeskier Benjamin Forthun may have set a world record pond skim at Norwegian summer-only ski resort Folgefonna, Norway. Last week, the Norwegian athlete managed to ski across the pond formed from the glacial melt at the famous summer ski resort in the Hardangerfjord, covering a distance of 112 meters (367 feet) from one end to the other. Related: Almost A […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2025 0 Comments
Utah Man “Racer Tom” Surpasses 11.4 Million Vertical Feet Skied for the Season, Breaking His Own World Record The last time we checked in with Thomas Hart, aka “Racer Tom,” was two months ago when he was on the cusp of breaking his own world record for vertical feet skied in a season. This was from the 2023-24 season when he logged 8,513,340 vertical feet. He also predicted that he would go over 10 million by the end […] Industry News Brent Glogau | June 19, 2025 0 Comments
How an Oncology Nurse is Redefining Backcountry Skiing Limits By Completing Utah’s Legendary ‘Chuting Gallery’ in Only 47 Days Through the windows of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Mali Noyes looks out past cars with license plates tagged with the motto “Ski Utah” and “Life Elevated,” toward the towering Wasatch Range. An oncology nurse and Salomon-sponsored skier, Noyes just skied all 93 lines in the Chuting Gallery in less than 2 months. “Life Elevated” isn’t just a slogan. It’s the […] Deep Dive Miles Berman | May 29, 2025 0 Comments
Legendary Sherpa Breaks His Own Previous World Record by Summiting Mount Everest for 31st Time With many expeditions receiving the “green light” to summit, Mount Everest is popping up on headlines all over the internet. In the latest Everest news, the Nepali Sherpa known as “Everest Man,” Kami Rita, summited Everest for his 31st time. At the age of 55, Rita extended his own previous world record by guiding a group of Indian army officials to […] Climbing Luke Guilford | May 29, 2025 0 Comments
Utah Man on Pace to Ski 10 Million Vertical Feet this Year to Break His Own World Record Last year, SnowBrains reported on the incredible story of Tom Hart, also known as “Racer Tom,” who set the world record for most vertical feet skied in a year when he logged 8,513,340 vertical feet. The record was certified by the Guinness World Records after Hart meticulously met all the requirements to prove his accomplishment. Now, during the 2024-25 season, […] Industry News Brent Glogau | April 21, 2025 0 Comments
Washington Man Sets World Record by Skiing Over 137,000 Vertical Feet in 12 Hours at Alpental Ski Resort On March 7, 2025, Rob Bernhoff of Woodinville, Washington, clicked into his skis, took a deep breath, and launched into a relentless pursuit of history. Over the next 12 hours, he would carve his way down the slopes with impressive endurance, claiming the unofficial world record for the most vertical feet skied in a single day. From 9 a.m. until […] Industry News Brent Glogau | April 2, 2025 1 Comment
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
Skier Sets New World Record Riding 101 Different Ski Lifts in 1 Day Oliver Kern, founder of Skiresort.info, set a new world record on February 11 by riding 101 different ski lifts in a single day across Sweden’s Sälen region. Kern surpassed the previous record of 80 lifts, completing his feat in just under 11 hours. Related: SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 69 | Noah Dines – World Record Holder for Most Human-Powered Vertical Feet […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 13, 2025 3 Comments
Noah Dines Completes Mission to Ski as Many Human-Powered Vertical Feet in a Year as Possible Vermont-based athlete Noah Dines has completed his mission to see how many human-powered vertical feet he could ascend in a year by setting a new world record of 3,590,097. Dines completed his record-breaking journey on December 30 (due to a leap year, 365 days after starting), surpassing his original goal and adding over a million feet to the previous record. […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 2, 2025 0 Comments
Breckenridge, CO, Reclaims World Record for Longest Shotski for the 12th Time In what has become an ongoing battle between two ski towns, Breckenridge, Colorado, this week reclaimed the unofficial world record for longest Shotski at its annual Ullr Fest. This year, 503 skis were lashed together up and down Main Street, running 2,477 feet in length and bringing 1,401 people together to take a synchronized shot of Breckenridge Distillery’s Broncos Blend and […] SnowBrains | December 20, 2024 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Sets New World Record for Skiers and Riders in Jeans 2nd Annual Ski in Jeans Event Kicks Off Destination December Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced today that it set the world record for the most people skiing and riding in jeans on Saturday, December 7, drawing 3,320 participants for the Resort’s 2nd Annual Ski In Jeans Day. JMHR set the previous record with the first iteration of the […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
Noah Dines Sets 3 Million Feet Benchmark for The Most Ever Human-Powered Vertical Skied in a Year Most people have dreams or goals they want to accomplish in their lives, whether it be daily, weekly, or yearly. Some may be financial, health-related, or job-related goals, and some may just be personal. It is always a great story when we see someone pursuing their dreams and goals and not just discussing them. Noah Dines is one of those […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 24, 2024 0 Comments
Vermont School Teacher Noah Dines Breaks World Record for Most Human-Powered Vertical in 1 Year Although the ski season is still months away in North America, a 30-year-old Boston native has already accomplished an astonishing skiing record. Noah Dines has officially set the new world record for ski-touring the most human-powered vertical feet in one year. With a jaw-dropping 2,506,500 feet already under his belt and nearly four months left in the year, Dines is […] Industry News John Cunningham | September 6, 2024 0 Comments
Park City, UT, Sets Sights on Breaking the Longest Ski Shot World Record Again Park City, Utah, is attempting to break its world record for the longest ski shot once again on October 12. The local Rotary Club “Park City Sunrise” and the distillery “High West Distilling” are organizing the event for the eighth time. The hosts want to use the event to raise over $60,000 for local charities. High West Distilling aims to […] Laughs Leander Walchshöfer | August 29, 2024 0 Comments
Woman Skis 9 Million Vertical Feet at Snowbird, UT, This Season In the last few seasons, individuals have been pushing the limits on how much skiing they can do. There have been 100,000+ vertical foot days, multiple millions of vertical feet skied in a season, and SnowBrains CEO Miles Clark logged over 300 ski days within a year. Until now, the most impressive feat was Tom Hart, aka “Racer Tom,” who […] Industry News Brent Glogau | May 12, 2024 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Norwegian Freeskier Anders Backe Sets World Record for Fastest Speed Skiing Backwards Norwegian professional skier, Anders Backe, has set the world record for the fastest speed skiing backwards at an incredible speed of 82.92 mph (133.46 km/h). Twelve years ago, he had set the same world record when he registered 79.97 mph (128.6 km/h). That record was later surpassed in 2017 by Switzerland’s Elias Ambüehl who recorded 81.54 mph (131.23 km/h). Now […] Industry News Brent Glogau | May 2, 2024 1 Comment
63-Year-Old Utah Man Sets World Record with Over 7 Million Vertical Feet Skied in a Season 63-year-old Thomas Hart, of North Ogden, Utah, has set a Guinness World Record for the most vertical feet skied in a season with over seven million recorded this season. Hart, also known as “Racer Tom” because he wears his racing skis for most of his downhill runs, skied almost every day using the efficient lift system and 3,015 vertical rise […] Industry News Brent Glogau | April 29, 2024 0 Comments
Japanese Ski Jumper Sets New World Record with Furthest Jump of 955 Feet Japanese ski jumper Ryōyū Kobayashi set a new world record on Wednesday, April 24, when he jumped an incredible 955 feet or 291 meters from the launch point. The 27-year-old attempted the record at a purpose-built ski jump in Iceland. “It’s difficult to put this feeling into words. This is my dream come true. This experience will up-level my career, this […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
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