The beautiful ski area the 'Espace Killy covers three valleys, which wind at altitudes of between 1550 and 3456 meters in the Alps Savoyard. Can rely on 300 km of ski tracks connected to at the bottom and the area of the glacier, where you can ski even in summer. The area of Val d'Isère is composed of three main areas related to one another: from the east dell'Iseran Vallon,Solaise and Rocherde Bellevarde area where every year at the beginning of December the races of the downhill World Cup take place. Tignes, Tignes Les Brevieres 1550, Tignes Les Boisses 1850 Tignes 2100 are all connected with each other and with access all'espace Killy. The whole area lends itself to skiing off-piste, thanks to the many routes in the snow.
Winning a men's ski contest on the Swatch Freeride World Tour deserves a place on the list of "hardest things to do in sport." Sam Smoothy from New Zealand who has battled through qualifiers and injuries over the last few seasons proved that persistence always pays off and hit the top rung of the podium for the first time.
La Thuile, La Rosiere and Val d'Isere, a ski trip for four days starting from the Valle d'Aosta with an itinerary suitable for all skiers who ski on red runs. To start it just a few things: skis, boots and a backpack with a few clothes that allow you to spend three nights at the hotel.
E' diventato un evento irrinunciabile per molti di noi che per aprire la stagione varcano di pochi chilometri i confini nazionali e accedono al week-end di apertura della stagione in Val Thorens. Skipass e Hotel scontatissimi, oltre alla possibilità di provare i modelli 2011/12 di più di 15 grandi marche di attrezzature da sci. Presenti i rappresentanti dei produttori Atomic, Blizzard, Dynastar, Elan, Ficher, Head, K2, Kastle, Movement, Nordica, Rossignol, Salomon, Scott, Völkl.
After months of planning and work has been installed the latest module that will compose the new Gervasutti bivouac on Mount Blanc, the first high-tech haven in the Alps, the design of which was attended by many companies.
The X Games began in 2011 in Tignes sign of Kevin Rolland! French, probably the strongest freestyle skier of the day, with this victory, leads his four consecutive wins in the X Games half pipe. Under a heavy snowfall, Kevin has made a fool of the French public who rushed most numerous (can not see the end of the parterre human flood) because of its runs much higher, 3 points, those of his opponents.
Experienced veterans, unpredictable wildcards and hungry young FWQ qualifiers join the defending 2010 Freeride World Champions to form the best field of competitive freeriders ever. The 22 January start of the Chamonix Mont-Blanc leg of the FWT11 is just around the corner and excitement is building as the world begins to ask which of these outstanding freeriders will climb the podium at the first FWT event of the season.
The Freeride World Qualifier Events (FWQ) is a series of qualifying competitions in which highly-skilled skiers and snowboarders compete with the ultimate goal of grabbing a spot on the Freeride World Tour (FWT).With the high interest and much at stake, the FWQ 2011 will feature some of the most exciting competitive freeriding going, in 30 ski resorts around the world. In addition, the Freeride World Tour is launching its first ever Junior Competitions to further promote grassroots freeriding and fuel young talent.
The Freeride World Tour is expanding to six stages in 2011. Following the success of its three previous editions, the Freeride World Tour 2011 grows from four to six tour stops with new events in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Fieberbrunn, Austria.
Doing the Tour du Mont Blanc, from Chamonix to Courmayeur, allows one to discover an incomparable universe, the impressive and magical high mountains; it is sharing the eternal dream of the pioneers, crossing the magical gardens of Gaston Rebuffat and the stories of Roger Frison Roche and discovering the intimate geography of the summits: the roundness of the Mont-Blanc, the ridge of Bionnassay, the Noire de Peuterey, the Dent du Géant, the wall of the Grandes-Jorasses, the northern and southern peaks of the Aiguille du Tour, the Aiguille Verte, the vertical of the Drus.
Against the beautiful backdrop of the Mont-Blanc the Freeride World Tour 2010 kicked off in perfect weather conditions on the 500 metre “Pentes de l’Hôtel” face at the Brévent ski area in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. The 50 best freeriders on the planet put on an amazing performance, showing the 3000 cheering spectators the top of their game on the committing face and challenging snow conditions. The most impressive run of the day was the clean victory of French freestyle legend Candide Thovex, debuting in freeride contests, announcing a promising future.