38 Year-old First to Ski Down Mt. Everest Without Stopping
Davo Karnicar, of Slovenia, became the first person ever to make an uninterrupted ski descent from the top of the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest (29,035 ft). “I feel only absolute happiness...
View ArticleEmotional Bode Miller Makes History as Oldest Skiier to Medal at Olympics
Bode Miller, who sat out all of last season recovering from knee surgery, hadn’t won an alpine race in more than two years and had bombed out last week in the downhill and super-combined, roared down...
View ArticleHomeless Man Wants to Buy Skis And Hit the Slopes After Winning Big
A homeless man’s luck turned on a dime, with a scratch-off lottery ticket winning him a half-million dollars. Michael Engfors had been homeless for six years when he bought the ticket Friday at a...
View ArticleHello Stranger! Running Club Lets Refugees Keep Pace With New Neighbors
People who were once literally running for their lives from conflicts across North Africa and the Middle East, are now running for fun with new friends in Sweden. Locals in the winter sports resort of...
View ArticleTightrope Walker Scales Ski Wire to Rescue Dangling Man
This unidentified skier was essentially dangling by his neck when Mickey Wilson shimmied down the ski lift wire and cut him loose. The post Tightrope Walker Scales Ski Wire to Rescue Dangling Man...
View ArticleWatch Avalanche Airbag Save Snowboarder’s Life
This snowboarder was totally helpless to escape the crumbling snow around him – but thanks to a safety device on his back, he emerged unharmed. The post Watch Avalanche Airbag Save Snowboarder’s Life...
View ArticleTeen Paralyzed in Freak Accident 13 Years Ago is Now Competing in Pyeongchang
Andrew Kurka was a 13-year-old wrestling champion when he was paralyzed in a freak ATV-related accident. Instead of giving up, however, he is now competing in South Korea. The post Teen Paralyzed in...
View ArticleStrangers Undertake Search and Rescue Mission to Find a Boy’s Lost Ski, 3...
An 8 year old boy saved up all his hard earned cash and bought the skis he always wanted. During a trip down a Targhee resort ski run, he lost one of them in the powder and every effort by his family...
View ArticleU.S. Ski Industry is Uniting Behind a List of Climate Change Actions to Save...
This is the first major collaboration between outdoor recreational groups to stop climate change and save American ski slopes. The post U.S. Ski Industry is Uniting Behind a List of Climate Change...
View ArticleNew Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy—and Doubles as a Ski Slope and...
This innovative Copenhill power plant turns trash into energy, and doubles as a ski slope and climbing wall that is open to the public in Denmark. The post New Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy—and...
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View ArticleOff-Duty EMT Rescuer Spends Day Keeping Skier Alive After Avalanche
An EMT continued his heroic work into his day off, when during a ski trip he located a man buried by an avalanche, dug him out, and spent 8 hours by his side on the mountain waiting for search and...
View ArticleAll 10 People Feared Missing in Alpine Avalanche Found Alive After Scary...
While many were enjoying their Christmas holiday, 10 skiers in Austria were feared dead after a video went viral of an avalanche overtaking them on the slopes. News came out the following day however...
View ArticleStranded in Snow He Uses His iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via Satellite Feature to...
The iPhone 14 has saved several lives this winter with some pretty impressive safety features that are worth noting as the U.S. continues to be battered with one of the worst winter storms in memory. A...
View ArticleOver 50s Say They’ve Become More Daring –Trying Skiing, Skydiving, Marathons,...
A new survey revealed that seniors are becoming more daring with their hobbies and interests—adding marathons, hang-gliding—and even getting a tattoo—to their bucket list. The poll, of 2,000 adults...
View ArticleMiracle Rescue as Missing Skier Buried by Avalanche with Only One Arm Showing...
This is the incredible moment a missing backcountry skier buried under snow was able to wave down a rescue chopper with only his one arm sticking out. The video, shot by paramedic Mathieu Lambert,...
View ArticleDramatic Moment Skier Rescued a Snowboarder Who Was Buried Head First in Snow...
A hero skier saved the life of a snowboarder completely buried head-first in a massive snow drift. Francis Zuber was maneuvering around the tops of trees in deep powder on Mt. Baker, in northwestern...
View ArticleAll His Training Pays Off: Slackliner Wins Carnegie Medal for Ski Lift Rescue...
Up on the Colorado ski slopes in 2017, a man was suspended from a chairlift by the strap of his backpack coiled around his neck. Nearby, professional slackliner and ski instructor Mickey Wilson knew...
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