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If you haven't heard of Ski or Die, check these videos out from 2016 & 2017 then come back here.
Now that you're caught up on what Ski or Die is all about, the wildest event in skiing is back yet again and about to blow your minds to hell &...
The Nine Knights contest returns for yet another year but under their new name: Audi Nines. The name changed but the idea is the same in that they want to bring together wild building and incredible athletes to one place for 6 days of shredding that will always be remembered...
East Coast killer Jack Finn came out victorious in the Level 1 Superunknown XV wild card poll, taking home over 28% of the vote! He will be joining the other 9 finalists at Winter Park next month to battle it out for the overall crown.
Take a look at the rest of the finalists here and let us...
The wild minds at Ski or Die decided to spread the death & destruction worldwide in the first Ski or Die global mission list.
From rails to jumps, special Newschoolers challenges and the infamous WTF challenges, there's something for everyone to do on skis or not.
Finnish psychopath...
Wish you could join in the rowdiest contest in skiing but can't afford to fly to park skiing mecca, Ruka in Finland?
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You're in luck for 2018! The mad scientists behind Ski or Die are opening up a worldwide mission list for...
Cover photo: US Freeski Team
Watch all of the men's and women's halfpipe & slopestyle skiing runs from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics!
Women's Skiing Slopestyle
Gold: Sarah Hoefflin
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Silver: Mathilde Gremaud
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Bronze: Isabel...
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In a press release a few hours ago, 2 OG ski resorts from Norway, Hovden Alpinsenter, and Kongsberg Skisenter, have stated that they will be requiring anyone that is skier or riding to wear a helmet. Hovden is the same resort that installed the infamous Jerry Trap.
Some...
Nothing quite like a well put together, flossy kit to compliment your style on the hill. This Winter Olympics, we have heavy hitter brands like The North Face making outerwear for The United States & New Zealand, Adidas for Great Britain, H&M for Sweden, and Columbia for Canada.
Heavy Jossi...
American slopestyle boss and defending silver medalist, Gus Kenworthy, just can't seem to catch a break, for lack of a better term. After breaking his thumb on a crash yesterday, Gus landed super heavy on his hip and needed it to be drained so that the hematoma (bruise) would heal faster...
Cover photo: Swedish Freeski Team
After a long 5 days, the slopestyle course was finally opened up to skiers to shred and get familiar with what lines they want to take. Here are the highlights from day 1:
Oliwer Magnuson eyes up the top section of the course before dropping in. Photo...
Photo courtesy of Wing Tai Barrymore.
Below are all the athletes (men & women) that are competing in freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifiers on February 18th. Check out the full 2018 Pyeongchang TV schedule to see when it is on for you.
Men's Freestyle Ski Halfpipe Competitors
Team Austria...
Below are all the athletes (men & women) that are competing in freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifiers on February 18th. Check out the full 2018 Pyeongchang TV schedule to see when it is on for you.
Men's Slopestyle Athletes
Team Australia
HENSHAW Russell
Team Canada
BEAULIEU-MARCHAND Alex...
Cover photo by Rachel Bock
Credit: Wall Street Journal
The deal to get slopestyle skiing into the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics (and beyond) was done via unconventional methods: US collusion with the Russians. According to Luke Bodensteiner, the US Ski & Snowboard executive VP for athletics, "As...
The US halfpipe ski and snowboard team, along with several other countries, were invited to come shred the private park and pipe at Aomori Spring Resort in the northern most region of Japan's main island in lieu of going to the opening ceremonies happening tonight. Many athletes deem the opening...
Looking at the drop list for next Thursday, the big dogs like Sweden's Henrik Harlaut, USA's quartet of Gus Kenworthy, Alex Hall, Mcrae Williams and Nick Goepper, Switzerland's Andri Ragettli, Norway's Oystein Braaten are the names that stand out and are probably in people's most likely to medal...
Cover photo credit: FIS/Bucholz
A few months ago, we were teased the 2018 Olympic course renders (& in Shredsauce) but finally, we can see how the course shaped up in real life! All photos from US Snowboard team rider Ryan Stassel's Instagram.
Talk about a beauty of a course. In my...
Team Norway has announced their team that will be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and it's pretty stacked. On both the men's and women's front we're talking about some of the favourites to take home gold.
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Johanne Killi & Tiril...
Ski industry legend Eric Iberg has recently unveiled the latest chapter for his Inspired brand; Inspired Movement, a sustainable clothing company that uses hemp as the main proponent in the garments. His store opened earlier this week and is also stocking the very first items from Henrik's new...
The Atomic Bent Chetler has been the go to powder ski in the Atomic line since its inception in 2009. Since then it has evolved, slightly narrowing from 123mm to 120mm and adding Horizon tech, Atomic's boat hull shaped tip technology. But for 2018-19, there is a smaller brother, the first Bent...