DexterExtreme Snow: An Introduction
April 2nd 2008 00:07
Extreme Snowboarding and Skiing.
Set against a backdrop of natures splendour, snowboarding and skiing on slopes exceeding 45 degrees. Tackling terrain that often includes natural obstacles like rocks, avalanches and cliff drops of up to 100 feet, these ninjas of white powder put there lives on the line in order to achieve the ultimate rush. Reaching top speeds in excess of what would be considered safe by anyone’s reckoning.
On near vertical drops these focused and daring riders regularly defy death and ignore common sense in order to launch themselves down the mountain. Requiring a helicopter drop off to find the untouched, back country powder there is something of a pioneer spirit to each first time run.
According to wikipedia:
“Some of the best extreme snowboarding locations are the Fall Wall, Mont Fort backside in Verbier, Suisse with its 1600 m drop and the Pas de Chèvre in Aiguille des Grands Montets, Chamonix, France with its 1500m vertical drop.”
First named by the French in the 70’s, 'Le Ski Extreme' was developed by keen maniacs like Bill Briggs and Sylvain Saudan. Patrick Valencant and Anselme Baud furthered the sport and today the term encompasses all forms of free ride daring.
In the 80’s as teen when I first started out as a Skier and later adopted snowboarding names like Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs were the legends of the sport.
Made famous by filmmaker Warren Miller, the extreme snowboarders and skiers demand superior physical prowess, stunning technical skills and an element of mental daring most of us can never reach.
Achieving monumental air time, free falling distances that seem impossible to survive, along with big wave surfing this is one of the most impressive man versus nature spectacles you can witness. Descending threatening mountains with precision and a certain degree of gambling, here is a taste of what I’m talking about.
Extreme Snow Video 1
Extreme Snow Video 2
This is extreme
Set against a backdrop of natures splendour, snowboarding and skiing on slopes exceeding 45 degrees. Tackling terrain that often includes natural obstacles like rocks, avalanches and cliff drops of up to 100 feet, these ninjas of white powder put there lives on the line in order to achieve the ultimate rush. Reaching top speeds in excess of what would be considered safe by anyone’s reckoning.
One of the most famous Snowboarding shots ever
On near vertical drops these focused and daring riders regularly defy death and ignore common sense in order to launch themselves down the mountain. Requiring a helicopter drop off to find the untouched, back country powder there is something of a pioneer spirit to each first time run.
According to wikipedia:
“Some of the best extreme snowboarding locations are the Fall Wall, Mont Fort backside in Verbier, Suisse with its 1600 m drop and the Pas de Chèvre in Aiguille des Grands Montets, Chamonix, France with its 1500m vertical drop.”
First named by the French in the 70’s, 'Le Ski Extreme' was developed by keen maniacs like Bill Briggs and Sylvain Saudan. Patrick Valencant and Anselme Baud furthered the sport and today the term encompasses all forms of free ride daring.
Upside down and inside out
In the 80’s as teen when I first started out as a Skier and later adopted snowboarding names like Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs were the legends of the sport.
Made famous by filmmaker Warren Miller, the extreme snowboarders and skiers demand superior physical prowess, stunning technical skills and an element of mental daring most of us can never reach.
The Beauty in danger
Achieving monumental air time, free falling distances that seem impossible to survive, along with big wave surfing this is one of the most impressive man versus nature spectacles you can witness. Descending threatening mountains with precision and a certain degree of gambling, here is a taste of what I’m talking about.
Extreme Snow Video 1
Extreme Snow Video 2
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