Verbier Xtreme History
The Verbier Xtreme started way back in 1996 as a stand alone event and now it has become a career defining world wide tour of 6 stops and 50 qualifiers.
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The Verbier Xtreme started way back in 1996 as a stand alone event and now it has become a career defining world wide tour of 6 stops and 50 qualifiers.
The Relentless Freeze Festival did exactly what it said on the tin and those not wearing their ski jackets could be found with teeth chattering, huddled around the vin chaud stand wrapping themselves in a fruity alcoholic blanket.
Live streaming of the FWT 2015 from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Watch the best freeride athletes in the world compete for the prize!
Episode four of One Team to Sochi is out and it's all about the young lad from Bradford; Jamie Nicholls.
February was dominated by the Alpine Skiing World Championships, held every second year, which kicked off in St Moritz on 6th February. Over 13 days, 589 athletes from 76 countries competed in eleven competitions in front of 165,000 spectators.
The ski lifts are preparing to open and the Christmas holidays are on the horizon.
Professional Skiers & Snowboarders put their bodies through alot. This episode looks at the injuries Freestyle Team GB have suffered and the road to recovery and the Olympics.
The London Freeze is the ski and snowboard event that brings together international live music acts and some of the world's best riders. The two day festival is the last weekend in October and in 2011 we caught up with X-Games medalist James Wooods for a chat about his Olympic hopes.
With the whole of Verbier shut down in May (well most of it) its time to recharge the batteries and look forward to the summer events.
This season's Freeride World Tour champions were crowned in Verbier this weekend in an exciting end to the season.
Verbier/Val de Bagnes saw the arrival of the 8th Alpine Skiing World Championship on the 6th-12th February. The Championships saw the largest amount of athletes ever to compete in the competition, with 251 athletes from 23 nations including, China, USA, Japan, Norway, Italy, France, Bulgaria and of Course Switzerland.
Each year Verbier welcomes stars from the alpine skiing world to this unique event, which pits members of the public against some of the best skiers from the competition circuit.
James reports from the Verbier Ride 08, which proved to be an awesome event. This year the competition was a qualifier for the 'Orage European Open for Swatch', and with a gathering of International male and female athletes at the La Chaux Snowpark, this upped the stakes, and encouraged a lively and exciting competition. The level was extremely high, and so were the tricks!
Only a week after the eponymous Freeride World Tour Final, on 7th April, the Verbier High Five by Carlsberg will come to town, a fantastic event aimed at getting more people involved with the competitive side of alpine skiing.
The Boss des Bosses is one of the most lively events in Verbier and this year saw the 23rd edition of the event take place.
Meet one of Britian's best Freestyle medal chances at the Sochi Olympics; James Woods.
Spring is officially in the air, just don't forget your sunscreen!
Meet Aimee Fuller Slopestyle Snowboarder, stunt double and one of the British Freestyle Snowboard Team.