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Five teams, thirty riders, four days to film and cut an edit, and 16,000 Swiss francs on the line. The second edition of El Tony’s Crew Clash rolled into Adelboden-Lenk last week, leaving a slew of sick edits in its wake. Unlike last year’s inaugural Crew Clash, which served up a week full of sun…

Following its surprise move into snowboarding last year, Armada, the iconic freeski brand, has just taken things a big step further: As of the 2027/28 winter season, Armada will produce only snowboards, while the ski side of the brand will be phased out entirely. In an odd twist of fate, the ski company founded in…

Toby Rafford and Ben Richards BTS on the FWT Kangaroos in Austria 2 Iconic as always: Candide Thovex in Les Tufs Quinn Wolferman reaching flow state Downdays in Georgia: The first-ever Experience Hub in Mestia Our very own Simba drops a new edit that proves why he’s your favourite skier’s favourite skier. Five times nominated…

The K2 Mindbender series has achieved an almost cult following amongst skiers who value freeride inspired stability and versatility, and is the ski of choice for chargers like Manon Loschi, Sam Kuch and even Felix Klein. However for 26/27, K2 have gone back to the drawing board in an attempt to solve the age-old compromise…

The Slopestyle World Cup season came to a close on the sunny slopes of Corvatsch Silvaplanna as the Slopestyle Crystal Globes were decided. A huge season of contests, that climaxed in Livigino, has brought up many talking points around how slopestyle should be judged. There will be meetings over the off-season between riders, coaches, judges…

The legendary Xtreme Verbier, the final stop of the Freeride World Tour, took place today at perfect conditions on the face of the Petit Bec des Rosses. It was a tight competition for the coveted event victory as well as for the overall title in both Ski Women and Ski Men. In the end, today’s…

Bindings are among the most important parts of our ski equipment, even more so when it comes to touring. Still, we often direct less attention to our bindings compared to our skis, and there are far fewer binding manufacturers than ski manufacturers. A unique producer of bindings—and one that specializes in bindings alone, contrary to…

The first-ever Natural Selection Ski Super Session went down in Palisades Tahoe finalising the Alaska stop’s roster. After four scoring runs on Granite Chief’s steep faces and natural features, Jonah Williams and Hannah Epsteyn were named the first-ever winners of the Super Sessions and earned a spot to the Natural Selection Alaska stop. Second-place finishers…

Kangaroos in Austria 2 Iconic as always: Candide Thovex in Les Tufs Quinn Wolferman reaching flow state Downdays in Georgia: The first-ever Experience Hub in Mestia Core Shots: Lukas Müllauer at Stubai Prime Park Sessions NUB TV peaks behind the the veil of the Freeride World Tour following Toby Rafford and Ben Richards as they…

The Rebel Mitten from Level Gloves (€63.96 on levelgloves.com) is a leather mitten that blends clean style, solid warmth, and the kind of flexibility you actually need for your everyday riding. I’ve been rocking these for a while now, mostly on park laps and some street missions, and they offer a really nice balance between…