Tag: alps

Ski Duo Breaks Speed Record on Mont Blanc, Skiing All 4 Faces and Climbing 24,000 Vertical Feet in Stunning 21 Hours

Record-setting alpinist Benjamin Vรฉdrines, 32, and partner Nicolas Jean recently conquered all…

Joseph Kaufmann

[VIDEO] I Climbed a Secret Ridge on Mont Blancโ€”And it was Hard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykBHIUKumss "Today I'm talking you on the Aiguille Dorees, an amazing ridgeline…

CragBrains

The Women Speed Riders of Chamonix

Speed riding is essentially skiing but with wings. You clip into your…

Martin Kuprianowicz

Avalanche Risk at Maximum as Season’s Biggest Snow Storm Shuts Down European Ski Areas

A powerful late-season snowstorm has paralyzed parts of southern Switzerland and northern…

SnowBrains

9 Ways Ski Resorting in the Alps is Different Than in North America

This article is an edited version of an original piece that appeared…

Guest Author

Courmayeur, Italy, Report: The Secret Zone Chutes

https://youtu.be/uZzGGNauXbs Report from March 7, 2025 On my last full day in…

Miles Clark

La Thuile, Italy, Report: 37,500 Skiable Acres, 94-Miles of Trails, 4,728 Vertical Feet, 39 Ski Lifts, 2 Countries

https://youtu.be/dOJ7825CXvQ Report from March 7, 2025 On Friday of last week, we…

Miles Clark