Archive for the 'Alternative Skiing' Category
Most of you have see the famous ski gliding video that’s out there. Here is another extreme ski video of some amateurs also ski gliding, but not as crazy.
The amateur backcountry extreme skiers get towed up a hill in Bozeman, Montana while on ski by a snowmobile. The skiers then kind of slingshot themselves while on skis and use a parachute to paraglide down the mountain. Looks fun, but those are some crazy skiers try to ski glide.
If you want to see the famous, professional ski gliding video, check it out here:
Watch Yuichiro Mirua as he skis down Mount Everest. He was the first person to do so back in 1975, climbing up to 29 029 feet above sea level and then skiing down 6600 feet of vertical. His skiing is not the best and for some reason he uses a parachute behind him (I guess in case he falls down a cliff), but it’s still amazing to watch. He is one lucky guy with lots of guts to ski down the tallest mountain on Earth. This has to be the most amazing and extreme backcountry that there is on Earth.
This guy skis around with his parachute open jumping cliffs. He glides around, someitme his skis are touching the snow, sometimes he is in the air at the mercy of his parachute. This is a new level of extreme skiing.
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