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Red Bull athlete Øystein Bråten has been turning heads in Andorra this week - but not just for his skiing skills. According to a recent social media post, fellow freeskier James Woodsy decided Bråten would look much sicker with a classic spiked-up mohawk with buzzed sides. Woodsy was correct...

Some of you may know me in real life, but most of you probably don’t. I am a big fan of the phrase ‘work hard, play hard,’ which has led me to some pretty interesting situations this winter, the bulk of which I spent freezing in Canada. However in March, after realizing I only had $120 in my...

In a small mountain town with overpowering levels of testosterone, it seems unlikely that a trio of three women skiers could not only find each other but then join forces to ski, sled and most importantly - huck their carcasses together. A few years ago Emily Childs, Janelle Yip and Tonje...

Pemberton local Logan Pehota is slated to compete as a wildcard at Kicking Horse Resort in Golden, BC for the 2019 Freeride World Tour. The Ozone is a spectacular part of KH’s mountain with endless possibilities of lines. Last year, Logan stole the show at the same venue with a wildly impressive...

The Freeride World Tour is back for another wild winter of backflips, big airs and scary steep venues. When should you be tuning in? Who should you be watching? Read more to find out. 2019 Freeride World Tour Venues: Despite less-than-stellar weather conditions last season, the venues for...

On the 18th of February 2018 three skiers, Øystein Bråten, Nick Goepper and Alex Beaulieu-Marchand stood tall on the Olympic podium, with gold, silver and bronze medals around their respective necks. Though each skier represented a different nation, all three ride for a single brand: Völkl Skis...

Alex Schlopy is here and ready for redemption. After a long hiatus, the skier recently announced that he is aiming to complete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on the US Big Air Team, a new addition to the Olympics. The Park City native has been long due for a comeback. In past competitions...

This winter has been an interesting one for the ski world. The Olympics created an insane amount of hype for a sport that's generally hidden from the mainstream crowds. Maybe more than ever before, FIS is facing a huge amount of criticism for their World Cup competitions - from course layouts...

Yesterday, Kevin Brower announced Snogression will be closing their doors on April 21st since the company was not offered an option to renew their lease. However, there is a chance Snogression will come back in another location - in an Instagram post, Brower stated: "At this time I do not have a...

This winter I decided to make the move to Utah. In my mind the Wasatch range was a whimsical land full of fluffy powder, endless storm cycles and legendary terrain. Well...not so much this year. It's January yet the high keeps reaching 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Storms are scarcely seen in the...

In preparation for this year’s competition season, Henrik has been skiing at Sunset Park Petrol in Grandvalira, Andorra. For several years Henrik's been a regular in Andorra, in part thanks to his close friendship with Noah Albaladejo. Henrik has actually been killing it so hard at Grandvalira...

Colby Stevenson today announced that he will be out for the remainder of the season due to an injury sustained from a brutal crash during the Dew Tour. On the fourth jump in an otherwise clean run, he landed on his shoulder and the impact tore his rotator cuff. Unfortunately, this means that...

The yellow jackets have struck again, this time pulling Ahmet’s pass during some downtime laps at Breckenridge Mountain Resort. According to the email Ahmet posted, the citation was for jumping and in order to have his pass reactivated, he will have to attend a ‘Slope Safety Class’ in either...

It's not uncommon for skiers to create their own outerwear brands - David Lesh created the prolific Virtika way-back-when and Henrik recently announced the beginning his lifestyle company, Harlaut Inc. Who will be next to create their own outerwear? While this post is completely based on...

Earlier this year, there was a mixed reaction to the addition of a women's big air competition to the X-Games. Most were hesitant. A lack of style, missed grabs and switch 5s has plagued the reputation of women's slopestyle. Would it plague big air too? Haters be dammed, as all the ladies threw...