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Pretty Amazing First Day at Freeride World Tour in Sochi, Russia
Just a moment ago we received very interesting news from Sochi, Russia. The first competition day of Freeride World Tour took place today in the Krasnaya Polyana resort near Sochi in Russia, and the...
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Freeride World Tour Russian Adventure – Part IV
This came in just few minutes ago from our man Jarkko Henttonen on the Freeride World Tour. Jarkko works as a competition judge on the tour and reports to Homeboy Ski blog throughout the world tour....
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My Feelings After Riding in FWT Competition in Sochi, Russia
I had an excellent week at the FWT competition in Sochi with my friends, Kaisa Härkönen and Jarkko Henttonen. The Krasnaya Polyana ski center is really great, and I definitely want go back there some...
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Freeride World Tour at Squaw Valley, USA
The second stop in the Freeride World Tour was held in Squaw Valley, USA, from February 27th to March 3rd. After a long trip from Europe (Helsinki-London-LA-Reno), it was time to have a long sleep in...
View ArticleFred Syversen Talking About His 107 Meter Cliff Drop World Record
Do you remember how Fred Syversen broke the world record of cliff dropping by flying amazing 107 meters couple of years ago? It was truly amazing that Fred even survived, but what’s best, he was...
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Riding the North Face of L’Aiguille du Midi via Mallory-Porter Couloir
What makes some of us risk their lives by searching for extreme ski descents? What is so magnificent with riding steep and narrow couloirs high on the mountains? “If there’s no risk, there’s no...
View ArticleKye Petersen Skiing Las Lenas Early September
Kye Petersen, who can be seen in The Edge of Never movie, shows in this headcam footage how to ski fast a steep and narrow couloir in Las Lenas in Argentina. For us those wondering what the heck this...
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Longest Ski Descent Ever – Skiing Mount St Elias in Alaska
“Soaring from the Alaskan coastline to an impressive 18,008 feet (5,488 meters), Mount St. Elias’ massive vertical dwarfs even Mount Everest, which is only 11,428 feet (3,483 meters) from summit to...
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Fred Syversen’s Gnarly Ski Crash
This is just in. Our friend and HBS contributor Jarkko Henttonen called us and gave a great story tip. Fred Syversen goes big again and crashes hard The man who did the accidental world record on cliff...
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Fred Syversen’s Tamokdal Crash Story Told by Film Group Guide Aadne Olsrud
Here is some more background info about Fred Syversen’s gnarly crash in Tamokdalen, Norway. I called Aadne Olsrud who was working as a guide on the accident site when the crash happened. I ask Aadne a...
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Ski K2 Expedition Arrives at K2 Base Camp
K2 Base Camp, Pakistan – After arriving in Islamabad on 30 May, Fredrik Ericsson and Trey Cook were told of unusually deep snow conditions on the Baltoro glacier. The team changed their plan and...
View ArticleFredrik Ericsson’s Death on K2
I heard about Fredrik Ericsson’s death from my buddy Jarkko Henttonen. It was sad to hear that Fredrik “Frippe” Ericsson had died on K2 in Pakistan, which is the second highest peak in the world....
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