Stefan Kraft verbessert den kurz zuvor aufgestellten Weltrekord von Robert Johansson beim Skiflug-Teambewerb in Vikersund um weitere eineinhalb Meter. Mit einer Sprungweite von 253,5 Metern ist er nun neuer Rekordhalter.
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Unless you’ve been living deep beneath a hot, snowless rock this winter, you’ve likely either heard or experienced what has been a record-breaking year for snowfall in the United Sates. 15-year-old superstar skier Cody LaPlante took advantage of the weather patterns bringing roughly 17 feet of pow to his home mountains on the West Coast. Originally from Truckee, California, the opportunity to explore off-the-beaten-path settings has been one of LaPlante’s top priorities this season.
After tracking snow patterns, LaPlante saw how covered Ghost Town in Bodie was and decided to travel the 13 miles via snowmobile into the abandoned Ghost Town. Assisted by a safety and State Parks team, LaPlante and the crew built a dream ski-park within the eerie buildings. Join the young prodigy skier as he shreds the Bodie State Historic Park ghost town during a record-breaking snow season!
A fun day in rather bad weather – Hans-Henrik
If you’ve grown tired of the traffic and long lift lines that have become an increasingly unavoidable part of your increasingly pricey annual ski trip, stop complaining. You have options. Like skiing in Iran. Or Africa. Or… Alabama?
The most exotic such trip I’ve taken was snowboarding the back bowls of Vail — not exactly crazy stuff. So I hunted down an all-star panel of experts who, in between fresh powder runs from Turkey to Tajikistan, gave me the skinny on their most memorable globetrotting ski adventures … More