Event Review

Last weekend 45 participants enjoyed perfect freeride conditions, avalanche equipment training and freeride route planning at the Black Diamond Big LePowSki in Davos. The exciting program with party, the legendary freeride movie “Superheroes of Stoke” and a raffle with prizes of Read More

The sixth edition of the Kick The Vik Eco Freeride Contest took place from march 22-24 at Maighels Hut in the Oberalp region. Skiers and snowboarders came together to compete in a big mountain freeride contest and to celebrate the true spirit of freeriding. Ecological thinking is Read More

From march 9 to 17 Schilthorn-Mürren was in the grip of the Kick The Vik Freeride Festival for the very first time. Highlight was the Freeride World Tour Qualifier freeride contest at Wasenegg. Cheering on top of the podium were Alba Wunderlin from Winterthur (snowboard women), Read More

The fourth Pitztal Wild Face Freeride Race lured several athletes from a multitude of countries to the Pitztal Glacier. Not the style or your line is what counts, but the fastest guy to hit the course. 1’510 meters in altitude and 4,6 kilometeres of ungroomed slopes hat to Read More

Team Europe took the SWATCH SKIERS CUP trophy back from defending champions Team Americas today, with a masterful team performance on the Backcountry Slopestyle course. Today’s 10 – 6 win follows their victory on Big Mountain Freeride day, making Team Europe the event champions Read More

All Pictures by Eye5 “eye5 // Daniel Zangerl” “eye5 // Mirja Geh” “eye5 // Tobias Haller” Wit storybook conditions, twenty inches of fresh powder and the Hochfügen 4 Star World Tour Qualifier Big Mountain in Hochfügen went down. Since the Read More

After the first day of competition at the SWATCH SKIERS CUP, Team Europe emerged with a commanding 11 – 5 lead over Team Americas, with today’s Big Mountain event held on a heli-accessed face high in the peaks above Zermatt, Switzerland. The 2012-2013 winter has been full of snow Read More

The 2013 edition of the Red Bull Linecatcher has kept its promises with a very high level of competition in Les Arcs. As expected, the day rose to a clear sky with little wind and very cold temperatures, allowing the fresh powder to stay soft and light. The twenty skiers involved Read More

The first stop of the SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR BY THE NORTH FACE® 2013 (FWT) concluded today. Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s Mac Daddy face burst through a sea of clouds and was illuminated by crystal clear skies.  The picturesque day started with men’s snowboarding on the Read More

Passionate freeriders should mark their calenders now for April 22-24, 2013. The third edition of SALEWA Climb to Ski Camp is set and already promising to be a real highlight of the coming winter season. This edition will head to the freeride mecca, Chamonix, and special host Read More