Amazing Videos from Verbier Freeride Extreme 2006 Competition
This is some sick terrain out in the heart of the Swiss Alps, at the Verbier ski resort. There are lots of first person views giving you an idea of what it’s like to ski or snowboard down very steep backcountry slopes, that is 45 to 55 degree steeps. The skiers are really, doing some crazy ski tricks, including inversions, off the cliffs on this 500m vertical descent. There are even some well known pro freeride skiers such as Seb Michaud who does a massive backward loop off a cliff.
This extreme skiing video shows what freeriding and freeskiing is all about!
Categories: Alps, Back Flip, Backcountry, Compilation, Freeskiing Competition, Helmet Cam, Seb Michaud, Switzerland, Verbier Tags: Alps, Back Flip, Backcountry, Cliff, Cliff Drop, Cliff Jumping, Cliffs, Crazy Skiing, Extreme Skiing, Freeride, Freeride competition, Freeriding, Freeski, Freeski Championship, Freeskiing, Front Flip, Inversions, Jump, Jumping, Professional, Seb Michaud, Ski, Ski Tricks, Skiing
Arne Backstorm Winning Run at FWT Championship
Arne Backstorm, an amazing skier who unfortunately died this week while skiing in the mountains in Peru, won the 2010 Freeskiing World Tour in Revelstoke BC, a world renown backcountry skiing heaven. Here is a ski video of his winning run off a mountain peak in Revelstoke. The winning ski run includes many obstacles and difficulties such as rocks, deep powder, and cliff drops.
The winner is selected by a panel of judges based on ski technique, speed, and difficulty of line. This is an all out awesome backcountry ski run. Backcounty skiing technique doesn’t get more perfect than this!
Categories: Arne Backstrom, Backcountry, British Columbia, Canada, Cliff, Competition, Freeskiing World Tour, Revelstoke, Rockies Tags: Arne Backstrom, Backcountry, BC, British Columbia, Canada, Cliff, Cliff Drop, Cliff Drops, Cliff Jumping, Cliffs, Competition, Crazy Skiing, Extreme Skiing, Extreme Skiing Competition, Freeriding, Freeski, Freeski Championship, Freeskiing World Tour, FWT, Jump, Jumping, Pow, Powder, Professional, Revelstoke, Rockies, Ski, Skiing
Nissan Xtreme Verbier 09 – Contest day
The finals of the final Freeride World Tour 2009 tour. The scenery in amazing out in Verbier with only mountains in sight. The weather is bluebird skis that was made for skiing.
Watch some of the best extreme skiing experts compete for the crown. Competition is based on style, fall line difficulty, and speed.
Categories: Alps, Backcountry, Cliff, Competition, Switzerland, Verbier Tags: Alps, Backcountry, Cliff, Cliff Drop, Cliff Jumping, Cliffs, Extreme Skiing, Freeride World Tour, Freeski Championship, Huge Cliff Drops, Professional, Ski, Skiing, Switzerland, Verbier
Ski Crash at US Freeski Nationals
A guy crashes while going off some cliffs a the US Freeski Nationals. This is a championship where expert backcountry skiers compete showing what tricks they can do off natural obstacles such as rocks and cliffs. They championship was held in Snowbird, Utah. There’s some nice terrain out there.
This guy’s fall looks painful, but some nice skiing none the less.
Categories: Cliff, Competition, Crash, Rockies, Snowbird, Utah Tags: Cliff, Cliff Jumping, Crash, Extreme Skiing, Fall, Fall Down, Falls, Falls Down, Freeski Championship, Rockies, Snowbird, USA, Utah