A 14-year-old Australian girl has made the most of her school holiday, taking the opportunity outside of the classroom to battle sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic and become the youngest person to ever ski to the North Pole.
Jade Hameister, a 14-year-old teen student from Melbourne, Australia, arrived at the North Pole Sunday after a 93-mile cross-country skiing journey. Joined by her father and a cameraman, Hameister had to overcome significant delays that forced the trio of adventurers to condense what was meant to be a 21-day trek into only 11 days.
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Olivia the grizzly bear has been foraging for food at Lake Louise Ski Resort forcing some runs to close
A grizzly bear at Lake Louise Ski Resort in Canada has gotten a little too close for skiers’ comfort (and safety) these past few days, causing ski runs to shut down.A bear known as Olivia was on the slopes this morning and yesterday morning, forcing ski resort officials to close a handful of runs.
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The days getting longer and longer, the sun shines almost whole day and makes the spring in Arctic fantastic! The weather forecast sad 1 m/s but they missed out a zero! Perfect powder condition in late April with steady 10 m/s. I will remember this day!
Filmed in my backyard, a mountain in Tromsø Northern Norway April 20 2016.
A spring session for the books, brings our athletes together on our home mountain of Verbier, Switzerland. With Etienne Mérel once again behind the lens, the team throws down slush lap after slush lap, hitting sidecountry kickers and sunset booters for one final episode before the sun goes down.
Featuring: Adam Delorme, Tim McChesney, Simon D’Artois, Arnaud Rougier, Antti Ollila, Duncan Adams, Daniel Hanka, Will Berman, Giulia Tanno, Cody Cirillo, Tom Granier, Pablo Schweizer, and Alex Hall.
Shot on location at: Verbier, Switzerland