Sundance Resort, Utah: From skiing to oil painting to throwing pots, the alpine resort inspires guests to get creative and unplug

Sundance Resort, Utah


Just a short drive through the mountains from Park City lies the namesake of the international film festival that descends upon the mountain town each year: Sundance. While the name alone may evoke the parties…

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Missoula Pants by Causwell : Rugged winter outerwear that performs in all settings—from the mountains to the ranch

Missoula Pants by Causwell


There’s nothing quite like hitting the mountain in state-of-the-art Gore-Tex technical outerwear, but when it comes to rough and tumble durability, these moisture-wicking wonders often fall short. The Missoula Pants from Salt Lake City-based Continue Reading…

Opedix KNEE-Tec: Structural joint support with a design inspired by human anatomy and backed by science

Opedix KNEE-Tec


Getting older isn’t all “silver fox” gray hairs and acquiring sage wisdom; running up the years has a few downsides. Staying healthy enough year-in, year-out to do the sports we love—from charging backcountry powder in the mountains…

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Smith Optics Archive Collection: Almost 50 years after making goggle history, the optics powerhouse releases reissues of its greatest hits

Smith Optics Archive Collection


In 1965 Robert Smith—an orthodontist by day and hardcore skier whenever he could get out of the office—changed the goggle game forever when he invented the first double-paned, foam-insulated lens. His new lens protected the inner layer from cold and resulted in a…

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Skiing without Snow

Sweetgrass Productions nous invite à découvrir un nouvel extrait de Valhalla, film sur le ski qui a été récompensé à de nombreuses reprises. Cet extrait nous invite à découvrir une session de ski sans neige, filmé au beau milieu d’une forêt verdoyante. Un superbe extrait, à découvrir en vidéo dans la suite.

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Off Piste: Valhalla: Sweetgrass Productions’ feature length ski film uses a philosophical narrative and stunning cinematography to tell a tale of finding freedom

Off Piste: Valhalla


A story above all else, “Valhalla” tells of one man’s search for freedom—in life and on two planks. Unconventional in their approach to ski and snowboard filmmaking, Sweetgrass Productions…

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Recon Jet: HUD-enabled sunglasses feature a range of sensors, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more

Recon Jet


In 2010 Recon released the world’s first Heads-Up-Display-enabled snow sport goggles, capable of displaying real-time statistics like speed, altitude, time and temperature on a full-color micro LCD screen. Now, three years later, the innovative…

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Snocru: One app for tracking and mapping speed, mountain conditions and all your friends

Snocru

While there are a few different apps for obsessed skiers and snowboarders to track their speed, distance and altitude or follow weather conditions, Snocru goes one step further to unite your pack so you can keep track of all that—and each other. Launched in 2010 and continuously updated with…

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Cool Hunting Video Presents: Zai : Our latest video looks at the process behind some of the world’s most sophisticated skis

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Zai

Our friends at Bentley Motors recently invited us to Disentis, Switzerland to take a behind-the-scenes look at the factory for Zai, a premier producer of high-end skis. Manufactured on a back street in the picturesque alpine village, the skis represent the pinnacle of thoughtful design for snow riding gear….

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Life is Born

Découverte de Life is Born : un extrait impressionnant du film All.I.Can produit par Sherpas Cinema. Cette création met en scène les plus grands riders sur six continents grâce à 2 années de tournage. Voici plus d’images et la vidéo HD sur la bande son « Blood Theme » de Data dans la suite de l’article.

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