Seventeen year old Silas Chickering-Ayers, and his older brother, Lars, are some of the most talented skiers we’ve ever come across. With dad the head of ski patrol at Mad River Glen, and mom a talented skier and athlete, too…it’s not hard to imagine how these brothers ski. Lars has been out west for a …
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Jan 14
One Powder Day After Another
This image was captured earlier this week in Vermont’s Mad River Valley, after another 2-3″ of snow blew in the night before. Approx. 15-45″ of snow has piled up in the higher elevation backcountry across the north country since Jan 1st. The skier is Ian Forgays, a long-time Mad River Glen shareholder and small business …
Dec 23
Excellent New Avalanche Film
The Rocky Mountain Sherpas are proud to present…The Fine Line… an avalanche education film series targeted towards youth. Winner of numerous awards including “Best Director” (X-Dance 2009), “Best Concept” (Powder Awards 2009), “Best Cinematography” (Cold Smoke Awards), “Official World Tour Selection” (Banff Mountain Film Festival), and “Best FILM” (Livino Mtn Film Festival 2009, Cold Smoke …
Oct 16
Amazing skiing footage from the 1926 Der heilige Berg (“The Holy Mountain”)
Clip from “The Holy Mountain”, German silent film starring Leni Riefenstahl and Luis Trenker, directed by Arnold Fanck. Camera work and montage editing is very advanced for the time.
