Posts Tagged ‘Ski Gliding’

Amateurs Skiglinding in Bozeman, Montana

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:

Ski Gliding the Eiger in the Swiss Alps – First Person View

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Wayne Nicholson - May 4, 2010 at 5:02 am

Categories: Alternative Skiing, Backcountry, Bozeman, Montana, Ski Gliding, Snowmobile, USA   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ski Gliding the Eiger in the Swiss Alps – First Person View

For the first ever ski gliding decent of the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps, the ski glider used a helmet cam. This first person view of ski gliding provides for some beautiful shots allows you to experience ski gliding as if you were doing it. The ski video is very still and clear too, pretty rare for a helmet cam.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Wayne Nicholson - July 27, 2009 at 1:50 pm

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Skiing down Mount Everest

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.

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1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Wayne Nicholson - July 20, 2009 at 11:54 am

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EXTREME Ski – Skiing with a parachute

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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2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by Wayne Nicholson - July 14, 2009 at 1:46 pm

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