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It’s Been A Very Tough Few Months For Tiffindell Ski Resort
15 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa’s only ski and snowboarding resort was gearing up for a bumper winter before the COVID-19 pandemic laid waste to those plans.
They’re Using Choppers To Move Snow To Dry French Ski Slopes [Video]
17 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re planning a ski trip to France, you might want to check in and see if any powder awaits you upon arrival.
Gwyneth Paltrow Seriously Injured Someone In A Hit And Run
30 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Gwyneth Paltrow is facing a £2,37 million lawsuit following a hit and run skiing crash, which left a man seriously injured.
French Alps Rescue Shows Incredible Helicopter Pilot Skills [Video]
10 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Watch as a helicopter from the Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (French Mountain Police) shows off some pretty remarkable skills.
Here’s A Pro Tip For The Adventure Sports Junkies Out There
01 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re gearing up for a visit up north for a skiing holiday, or plan on doing something daring around this neck of the woods, here’s something to mull over.
Insane Footage Of Ski Lift Completely Losing Control [Video]
22 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
On the south-facing plateau of Georgia’s Caucasus mountains, a ski lift malfunctioned and caused absolute havoc. Seriously, this is straight out of a horror movie.
Viral Video Of Snowboarder Outrunning An Avalanche In Spain
08 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Avalanches aren’t for the faint of heart, and Spanish snowboarder Alfons Garcia knows all about that. He needed every inch of his skills to escape this scenario.
Ever Worked A Ski Season? Then ‘Rogue Elements’ Should Make You Happy [Trailer]
22 Aug 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you were one of those South Africans that spent a season abroad finding your snow legs (and drinking shots to keep warm), this new doccie might interest you.
You Need To Watch This Skier Land A Ridiculous Trick For The First Time In History [Video]
29 Mar 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you’ve ever gone skiing or snowboarding you’ll know it’s not easy to fly through the air, but this 18-year-old Swiss chap makes it look easy.
Dig Snow Skiing? This POV Video Is The Best You’ll Ever See
23 Mar 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Strap on your virtual skis and get ready for one helluva ride, this skier taking on the might of the Matterhorn and living to tell the tale.
How Did This Skier Survive A 487m Fall? [Video]
11 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Check out this epic fall from a skier who, dropping 1 600 feet in under a minute, was able to say “I’m okay.”
Wow – Check Out The Snow-Covered Slopes At SA’s Only Ski Resort
15 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The folks up at Tiffindell will be loving our weather at the moment as snowfall has covered the resort and made it look positively Alpine.
Enjoy This New Ski Jump World Record [Video]
17 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
So this crazy Slovenian man just made ski jumping history when he smashed the world record for longest jump. Seriously, all he is missing is a cape.
Three Words: Snowboarder, Avalanche, GoPro
06 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This just goes to show that if you are doing something even remotely rad, you should have a video camera of sorts with you because life happens.
Drone Footage Shows Radical New York Snow Fall [Video]
21 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There were weather warnings in parts of the US earlier this week, and wow did they live up to their expectations. This drone shows everything, and it’s amazing it didn’t freeze mid-flight.
It Looks Like The GoPro Might Have Caused Michael Schumacher’s Brain Injury
13 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Michael Schumacher has had a very tough 2014, but as he slowly wakes up, so more information about his ski accident comes to light.
Actually You Can Barefoot Waterski Behind An Airplane [Video]
31 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Team Devin Supertramp raised the stakes with their latest extreme effort, which involved airplanes, speedboats and a lot of barefoot waterskiing.
Watch This Guy Break The World High-Speed Ski Record At 252km/h [VIDEO]
02 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watch this incredible Italian with a couple of planks strapped to his feet, clad in latex, go at a speed the average car doesn’t even reach. On Monday, Simone Origone beat the world record for speed skiing, clocking in at 252.454km/h, at the French ski resort Vars.
Insane POV Footage Of This Olympic Downhill Ski Course Is Insane [VIDEO]
10 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you, like me, aren’t exactly an impressive athletic specimen, then this is the closest you’re likely to come to knowing what it feels like to ski down an Olympic-level piste. Graham Bell does know what it feels like. In fact, he knows what it feels like to ski down that course holding a camera. Because he’s a badass.
Schumacher Is Coming Out Of His Artificial Coma
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
French newspaper L’Equipe has reported that Michael Schumacher is waking gradually from his artificially induced coma and is responding positively to treatment. The seven-time F1 champion has been in a artificial coma since 29 December, and has started the phase of gradual awakening this week. However, after five weeks in a medically induced coma, there are […]
North Korea’s New Ski Resort Has Opened – Enjoy This [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea, a country that can barely keep its citizens fed, has just opened a lavish new ski resort.
This Clip Of People Skiing Naked Is Absolutely Ridiculous [N5FW VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ridiculous, in a good way. Here’s a little something to get you onto the workday hom stretch. What we have here is a short insert from the full length ski doccie, ‘Valhalla’. There doesn’t seem to be any rationale behind this, other than an expression of the joy of skiing. And being naked. And being naked and skiing.
Construction Has Started At North Korea’s Luxury Ski Resort [PHOTOS]
08 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Because North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jung Un, thinks what his country really needs right now is not more food or electricity, but a multimillion dollar ski-resort, construction has begun on the Masik Pass ski resort.
North Korea Is Angry At Switzerland For Not Selling Them A Ski Lift
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea is extremely angry at Switzerland, because the land of watches, Cuckoo clocks and chocolate refused to sell the tiny nuclear dictatorship a line of ski lifts for a much-publicised ski resort. Here’s the BBC: The equipment – which included chair lifts and cable cars – was for the Masik ski resort project which […]
Go On A South African Ski Trip This Winter: The ALL NEW Tiffindell Is Ready And Open For The Winter Season [PICS]
08 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
New Tiffindell Is Ready To Open For The Winter Season
Skier Nails A Backflip While Outrunning Avalanche [VIDEO]
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Not to be outdone by Cape Town local, Dec’io Lourenc’o in the huge balls department, Sverre Liliequist backflipped on to an avalanche while skiing down the face of a mountain. Just because, you know. Street cred. Or something, I don’t know what would compell someone to do that. Don’t ask me. Competing in the Big Mountain […]
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