Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
You might be asking yourself, “What the heck is speedriding?” Well, Wikipedia will tell you that it’s a unique combo of freeskiing, paragliding, and parachuting to access and ski terrain that would otherwise be considered unrideable. What it doesn’t tell you is that it’s likely one of the gnarliest and most fun ways to enjoy the entire mountain in one run. Aaron Durogati proves just that in his POV run down Mont Blanc. So, sit back, and prepare yourself for 120 seconds of pure speedriding through an alpine playground ripe full of fresh powder and unlimited possibilities.
ROME — Perhaps if Lindsey Vonn had a big cushy air bag to fall on when she tore two ligaments in her right knee she wouldn’t have missed the Sochi Olympics.
And maybe Aksel Lund Svindal wouldn’t have broken bones in his face and suffered a laceration to his groin and abdominal area after failing to land a massive jump in 2007.
Looking back, it’s nearly impossible to calculate what effect — if any — an air bag would have had in those crashes.
An air bag system intended for speed races, such as downhill, will debut at the women’s downhill Jan. 10.
But with a radical air bag system being approved for use in World Cup and lower level races beginning in January, Alpine skiing could get a lot safer.
“History is what drives … More
Adaptive skier, Vasu Sojitra, stars in ‘Out On A Limb’ profiling his inspiring story as he ventures into the backcountry to summit peaks, explore avalanche zones, send cliffs, and ski deep powder lines—all completely unassisted. Filmed in the Chic-Choc Mountain range and Vermont’s backcountry, Vasu shows that the only limits are those we place on ourselves.