Big powder in Verbier

Since its inception in 1996 the “Xtreme” has been considered the most prestigious event in the freeride world. For the “grande finale” of the Freeride World Tour the elite of freeride will tackle the mythical North Face of the Bec des Rosses, a dauntingly steep and frighteningly jagged 500m rock-face. In places, the Bec des Rosses presents 55 degrees of slope. In an upright position one can almost lean on the face with one’s elbow. With steep and narrow couloirs, high rock cliffs, changing sn...

Kaj Zackrisson has announced his retirement from the Freeride World Tour. Will this video of him absolutely crushing it on Verbier's Bec des Rosses in 2010 be his last competition run ever? More info here : http://freerideworldtour.com/en/news/kaj-zackrisson-announces-retirement-from-freeride-world-tour_0-2513

Rider : Paul Bruchez & Thibault de Kerchove Camera et Edit : Emilie Fournier Great conditions on the bec des rosses at the end of april ! It was such a great a surprise that we went up a second time :)

Since its inception in 1996 the “Xtreme” has been considered the most prestigious event in the freeride world. For the “grande finale” of the Freeride World Tour the elite of freeride will tackle the mythical North Face of the Bec des Rosses, a dauntingly steep and frighteningly jagged 500m rock-face. In places, the Bec des Rosses presents 55 degrees of slope. In an upright position one can almost lean on the face with one’s elbow. With steep and narrow couloirs, high rock cliffs, changing sn...

L’élite mondiale du freeride s’affrontait aujourd’hui pour la dernière compétition de la saison, sur le légendaire Bec des Rosses à Verbier, Suisse, à l’occasion de la finale du Freeride World Tour 2011 devant plus de 7000 spectateurs. Hommes et femmes, skieurs et snowboardeurs ont démontré toute l’étendue de leur talent sur les 600 mètres de cette face réputée très technique. Aurélien Ducroz (FRA), Mitch Toelderer (AUT), Janette Hargin (SWE) et Anne-Flore Marxer (FRA/SUI) ont été sacrés Cham...