Last week, the legendary freeride snowboarder saw his friend die in an avalanche. He talks us through it, and implores others to consider the life-threatening dangers of powder fever Three-times Freeride World Tour Champion and veteran of a near-fatal avalanche, iconic snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue last week was first ...
There’s been some tragic incidents, and some shocking footage doing the rounds, recently With the mountains currently out of reach for many of us, it’s easy to forget just how powerful they can be. In your mind’s eye, you can still clearly see the sheer sense of scale that made you fall in love with them in the first ...
Pica is the man behind some of the most technical descents in the Chamonix Valley – all done on one edge Two edges is the minimum requirement for most to even dream of stepping foot on a typical Chamonix steep descent (we’re talking 45 – 50 degrees, fall-you-die faces). For Chamonix born and bred Julian ‘Pica’ Herry, ...
Want to go skiing this winter but worried about the environmental impact? Awards and accolades tend to be the driving force for many entertainers within our society. A prime example of this is an actor who will give a star-studded performance in return for that coveted Oscar. Likewise, see the musician that will pour ...
Haglöfs film follows a group of Swedish freeride skiers and snowboarders on an epic train journey Back in 2019, when the hell-pit that was to be 2020 was an unknown shadow looming on the horizon, a bunch of freeride snowboarders and skiers embarked on the journey of a lifetime. Traveling all the way from Sweden to ...
Feast your eyes on the best boards, boots, and bindings that money can buy With how the last season ended, and with the absolute horror show that is 2020 cemented in our minds from now until our dying days, snowboarders could do with a win. They could do with looking at some nice photos of snowboarding gear, do with ...
All the latest news regarding European summer ski resort openings 2020 (last updated 15th May) Be honest with yourself. How many skiing or snowboarding films have you binge watched in the past eight weeks of lockdown? The Book of Gnar on repeat? The entire Travis Rice backlog? Or did you go as far as watching the ...
Frontline medical workers, battling the global pandemic, need your goggles asap It’s easy, in a time of great uncertainty like the one we’re living through right now, to feel a bit helpless; to feel like we’re all just lumps of meat hiding away, and doing nothing to help the cause. Putting to one side the fact that ...
Herry and Favret ride some of the most technical faces out there in this 27 minute masterpiece Silver linings… no matter what happens in the world, no matter what hardships we have thrust upon us, the human race always seems to dust itself off, get our heads together and make the most of a pretty colossally bad ...
Following in the footsteps of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen, Tristan Kennedy heads to Svalbard Featured images by Tristan Kennedy The man’s mouth is set resolutely in a straight line, and his forehead, framed by the fur of his arctic parka, is deeply furrowed by weather and age. Is that steely determination ...
In a winter with a distinct lack of snow, two frenchmen still manage to bag a first descent down a highly exposed and technical face Pictured Pica and Yannick in the mid-section of the couloir Just like trustworthy Tories, first descents in Chamonix are becoming increasingly hard to come by. With what is probably the ...
Forget about the Academy Awards, there’s only one film competition that really matters As sure as summer follows winter, powder follows snowfall and hangovers follow Jäger, the time is rapidly approaching for the Tignes, Morzine and Verbier Film Awards. If you are lucky enough to find yourself in Morzine, Tignes ...