British Man Attempts to Break World Record by Skiing 30 Countries in 28 Days James Dick, a 50-year-old father of two, is attempting to break the Guinness World Record by skiing in 30 countries in 28 days. Having already skied in 20 countries, including Germany, Italy, Norway, and Iceland, after hitting eight countries in the first three days of his challenge, he aims to conquer 10 more, wrapping up in Inverness, Scotland, on January […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Sets Record for Most Skiers and Riders Wearing Jeans Over the weekend, on December 9, 2023, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, set the record for the most people skiing or riding in jeans at one time. The final count of participants was 3,114 denim-clad guests, shattering the previous record of 102 that was set at The Remarkables Ski Area in New Zealand earlier this year. The conditions were […] Industry News Brent Thomas | December 10, 2023 0 Comments
UK Sit Skiers Break World Record Eight sit-skiers from across the UK teamed up to break a world record on September 25, 2023. The group met at Chill Factore, an indoor ski area in Manchester, UK, hoping to beat the record for ‘the greatest distance skied by a group using seated equipment in eight hours’. In just over six hours, the group surpassed their target of […] Industry News John Cunningham | October 4, 2023 0 Comments
105-Year-Old Sets World Record at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, as Oldest Person to Tandem Paraglide 105-year-old Fred Miles is now the world record holder for the oldest person to go tandem paragliding. Earlier this month, with service from Jackson Hole Paragliding and help from Teton Adaptive Sports, Fred took to the skies on a beautiful morning at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Miles is a military veteran and passionate aviator. He served in the Air Force […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 12, 2023 0 Comments
1,500 Skiers and Riders Strip Down to Set Unofficial World Record at The Remarkables, New Zealand Around 1,500 people took to the slopes in swimsuits at The Remarkables in Queenstown, New Zealand, yesterday, setting a new world record during the second annual Polar Bare event. The skiers and snowboarders also helped the ski area achieve its highest single-day visitor count. Related: Butt Naked Skiing: Freedom at its Finest The six-day festival known as Snow Machine featured […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 8, 2023 0 Comments
Kristin Harila And Tenjin Sherpa Summit K2 And Claim World Record The Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila together with Tenjin “Lama” Sherpa, reached the peak of legendary K2 at the Chinese/Pakistani border today, Thursday, July 27, 2023. The pair had conquered Broad Peak on Sunday, July 23, 2023. They had set out in May this year to beat her world record of climbing all 14 true peaks above 8,000m in under six […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | July 27, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Andri Ragettli Sets World Record For Most Backflips in 30 Seconds In the above video, “I Did a World-Record!”, Andri Ragettli attempts to break a world record by doing as many backflips as possible in 30 seconds. After spending four hours building jumps and practicing, he manages to do seven backflips but feels he could do more. Later, he announces that he has officially set a new personal world record by […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 9, 2023 0 Comments
Boy Wonder? 18-year-old Scottish Phenom Climbs 8,000-Meter Lhotse, Sets New World Record, and Places Remaining 13 Himalayan “Eight Thousanders” As Next On His List New World Record Climb What does it take to climb an 8,000 meter (26,247 ft.) peak in the Himalayas? Just ask 18-year-old Scottish climber Alasdair McKenzie. He’ll tell you. He just set a new Guinness World Record as the youngest person ever to climb Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain in the world. If this wasn’t incredible enough, he paired the […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 14, 2022 1 Comment
“One-Armed Sailor” Overcomes All Odds and Becomes First Double-Amputee to Sail Around the World December 4, 2021, marked a very important day in Dustin Reynold’s life. He had just completed his first solo sailing trip around the world. However, this wasn’t any normal sailing trip (as if there is such one). Instead, Reynolds (the self-proclaimed “one-arm sailor“) completed the miraculous feat as a double amputee (left arm and left leg), and in doing so, […] Industry News Ryan Kime | July 5, 2022 0 Comments
Man Sets New World Record for Most Bungee Jumps in 24-Hours Francois-Marie Dibon, from Paris, today broke the world record for the most bungee jumps in 24-hours by jumping off a bridge in Scotland 765 times. Related: Snowboarder Covers 100,000-Vertical-Feet in 12-Hours to Set New Guinness World Record His achievement smashed the previous record of 430 jumps set in New Zealand in 2017. “I feel like my brain thinks that it’s […] SnowBrains | June 1, 2022 0 Comments
Snowboarder Covers 100,000-Vertical-Feet in 12-Hours to Set New Guinness World Record A snowboarder yesterday smashed the Guinness World Record for ‘greatest vertical distance snowboarded in 12 hours’. Related: 62-Year-Old Man Skied 12.4-Million Vertical Feet Last Year for New World Record Myles Silverman broke the record at Sugarloaf Resort, ME, snowboarding just short of 100,000 vertical feet in 12-hours. The previous official record was 62,335 ft 11 in set by Brit Keith […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 19, 2022 1 Comment
Skier and Snowboarder Hit 23 Resorts in 24-Hours for New World Record A skier and snowboarder broke the world record for the most ski areas skied in 24-hours this weekend, managing to hit an incredible 23 resorts. Related: 62-Year-Old Man Skied 12.4-Million Vertical Feet Last Year for New World Record The pair smashed the previous world record of 17 in HAKUBAVALLEY, Japan. Kyle Kelly and Brad Dykstra from West Michigan began their quest at […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2022 0 Comments
New World Record Set for Running a Marathon in Ski Boots If you thought your feet hurt after a day in ski boots, spare a thought for this crazy Brit who set a new world record for running a marathon in ski boots on Sunday. Related: Guy Smashes World Record for Running a Marathon in Ski Boots Paul Bennett ran the 26.2-miles London Marathon in 5 hours 30 minutes and 20 seconds, […] SnowBrains | October 6, 2021 1 Comment
Big Sky Resort, MT Undergoes Construction of the Fastest 6-Seat Lift in the United States With ski season just around the corner and people itching to travel, lift wait times could be longer than ever for the 2021-2022 ski season. Luckily, Big Sky Resort in Montana has a solution: installing the fastest six-seat chairlift in the US. This chairlift, known as the Swift Current 6, is predicted to be completed within the next two months. […] Industry News Breya Bergom | September 13, 2021 0 Comments
62-Year-Old Man Skied 12.4-Million Vertical Feet Last Year for New World Record 62-year-old Brad Blacketor skied 188-days last year, in itself an impressive achievement. However, what if I told you that he averaged 66,000-vertical feet and forty chairlift rides on every single one of those days for an almost unbelievable 12.4-million vertical feet in one ski season. Now that’s an impressive achievement. Related: Killington, VT Man Breaks World Record for Vertical Feet in a […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 12, 2021 3 Comments
Californian Brothers Set World Record for Longest Highline in Yosemite National Park, CA Two Californian brothers have set a new record for the longest highline ever walked across mountains in Yosemite National Park, CA. Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, from San Francisco, walked a 2,800-foot-long line from Taft Point west across a series of gulleys 1,600 feet below. The previous record had been 940-feet long, also from Taft Point, but east. Highlining is slacklining at altitude. The […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2021 1 Comment
Friday Fun: Snowboarder Accidentally Stomps World Record 5400 in Superpipe [arve url="https://youtu.be/P0ScFveL4ow"] SnowBrains | June 11, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: 15-Year-Old Breaks Shaun White’s 11-Year Superpipe Air World Record [arve url="https://youtu.be/R9jR_cITGUs"] SnowBrains | April 7, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Woman Breaks Uphill Ski World Record, Ascending 57,890’ in 24 Hours This past week ski mountaineer Martina Valmassoi broke the world record for most vertical feet ascended on skis by any female in a 24-hour period. Valmassoi broke this record by climbing 57,890’ feet (17,645m) in just one day. For reference, I don’t think most of us could even ski that much in a day, never mind going the other […] Industry News Liam Abbott | April 1, 2021 2 Comments
New World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (Indoors)” On December 15th, 2020, the twenty-six-year-old British man Callum Mackenzie broke the Guinness World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (indoors).” In twenty-two hours, Callum was able to ski a vertical drop of 39,371’ (12,000m). He accomplished this feat by skiing up and down the indoor ski hill Chill Factore in the UK over […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 26, 2020 1 Comment
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