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Backcountry Snowboarding…With No Bindings

18 July 2012

Could this be the next big thing? Backcountry snowboarding with no bindings and no ropes! I don't see this working well on-piste but it certainly looks...

The Friday Fail

The Friday Fail - Backwards Double Ejection

13 July 2012

This week’s Friday Fail is a classic switch-double-ejection. Translated into real terms, this is where both skis pop off whilst skiing backwards, usually whilst attempting to...

The Art of Skiing

The Art Of Skiing

12 July 2012

Here’s a montage of some of the best bits from the ski films Field Productions, All.I.Can, Revolver and Legs of Steel. The Alaskan backcountry shots here...

This Week's Friday Fail

This Week’s Friday Fail

06 July 2012

There’s nothing like an epic fail video to brighten up your day. With this in mind, we’ve decided to kick off a weekly “The Friday...

Slopestyle Snowboarding & Skiing Gets The Green Light For The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

05 July 2012

Photo: The Slopestyle course at the Brits in Laax - brits09 (photo Andrew Hingston) Officials at the 123rd annual Olympic Committee session gave the long...

The Switch Speed Skiing World Record

The Guinness Speed Skiing World Record…Backwards!

25 June 2012

Last winter, Anders Backe of Norway broke the world record for skiing switch (backwards) on the Vikersund Skiflying slope, Vikersund, Norway. Backe managed to rack up an...

Signal Snowboards Every Third Thursday

Signal Snowboards Get Creative With Every Third Thursday

15 June 2012

Every third Thursday of the month Signal Snowboards down tools and get creative with board design and materials. It’s a chance for them to get their...

St Moritz to Host 2017 Alpine Skiing World Championships

St Moritz Host The 2017 Skiing World Championships

01 June 2012

Yesterday, at the International Ski Congress in Kangwonland, South Korea, the FIS Council accepted a bid by the prestigious Swiss ski resort of St Moritz to...

Burton Standing Sideways

Kazuhiro Kokubo’s Impressive Section In Burton’s Standing Sideways

28 May 2012

Kazuhiro Kokubo is one of the few snowboarders that is as strong in the back-country as he is in the park. His part in the...

Josh Dueck’s sit ski back flip

The Freedom Chair

14 May 2012

I think we posted this on our Facebook page a few months ago but on reflection it really does deserve a dedicated blog post. Josh Dueck...

Congratulations to the Winners of our Ski Holiday Competition

Congratulations to Our Winners Kelly Wells and Alison Wood

21 February 2012

We’re delighted to be able to announce the winners of our recent Swiss competition to win a Ski Holiday and 1kg of Swiss Cheese. A huge...

The sun comes out after snowstorm Andrea departs

VR Newsletter Images

12 January 2012