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While extreme skiing was always captured on camera, it wasn't until the late 1980s, when VCRs proliferated, that the lure went viral. The Blizzard of Aahhh's , the 1988 Greg Stump film, was seminal.
Society Extreme skiing, extreme risk? Think again. The things we’re most afraid of are usually the least likely to kill us By Emma Teitel March 20, 2012 ...
Cheapflights.ca, a travel deal web site, has developed a list of its top 10 extreme skiing spots. From moguls to heli-skiing and half-pipes to ski hikes, the winter adventure destinations include ...
My inner kid is beaming. It’s hard to describe that magical feeling powder snow provides skiers and snowboarders. You could make an amazing number of comparisons to the sensation: a million ...
The name stuck, and when extreme skiing was exploding in popularity in 1987, Blackcomb launched a race that set off from the top of the Saudan Couloir and descended into the valley.
1. Peak 2 Peak Gondola—Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia Whistler Blackcomb's Peak 2 Peak Gondola is in a league of its own. Connecting the separate Whistler and Blackcomb ski areas, the ...
This extreme skiing video, featured on the Guardian website, and starring Shane McConkey, a Vancouver native, has me hooked.
At 80 years old, extreme skiing pioneer Sylvain Saudan is back at Whistler Blackcomb to make amends with the resort that once took his name in vain. The Swiss-born Saudan has been a legend for ...
Jim McConkey’s son was killed in 2009 while performing an extreme-skiing stunt. Four years later, the father, a pioneering skier himself, still wonders if it was worth it.
B.C. search and rescue officials say a Whistler skier, part of an "extreme skiing" film crew, was killed Wednesday morning after going over a cliff and triggering a snow slide that buried him.
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from 90s Extreme Skiing That '90s extreme sports vibe is back … now in VR! An open beta for the next game by the makers of Steep left me cold about its ...
This extreme skiing video, featured on the Guardian website, and starring Shane McConkey, a Vancouver native, has me hooked.