Archive for April, 2010

Beaver Creek Colorado Ski Race Crash of Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal

A training run on the Birds of Prey downhill race at Beaver Creek Ski Resort, near Avon Colorado in the Rocky Mountrains, turns tragic for Norwegian alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal. As the ski racer speeds down the slope, he gets some big air off a lip and somersaults into the protective fencing. The skiing accident is horrible and he ends up in the hospital with career threatening injuries. He recovers  however, and a year later is back to World Cup ski racing getting his first two new victories at the same place he suffered his ski accident, at Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA.

The Birds of Prey downhill ski racing course is a challenging run with up to 45 degree slopes used for World Cup Skiing Super-G, and Super combined races. This run at Beaver Creek, Colorado, has a vertical drop of over 2600 feet This ski racing videos shows Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal horrible accident during training for such an event. The ending showing him in the hospital reminds us that we can never be too careful when practicing extreme sports.

Heli-Skiing Down Mount Currie Near Whistler, BC

A really great video with footage filmed from a helicopter and helmet cams. A group of expert amateur skiers take a helicopter up Mount Currie, 40km  North-West of Whistler, British Columbia, and part of the Canadian Rockier. They then proceed to ski down the steep terrain full of cliffs with excellent camera angels and solid skiing skills.

Watch and enjoy the first person views and experience what it feels like to ski down the very steep slopes of Mount Currie in the Canadian Rockies.