I’m being escorted by my local guide, Elena Bonanomi, on a 40 km run around the mountains of Verbier, where she moved from Berne a couple of years ago. I arrived directly via train from Geneva ...

But at many resorts like Verbier, Mammoth ... You might think taking over an hour to essentially hike up a mountain when lifts are available is nuts, but I’ve been touring at resorts for ...

When you take a person and raise them in this buzzing natural environment, you might end up with someone like WeiTien Ho, a ...

Switzerland has some of the most spectacular views in the whole of Europe, but even the best photos and most detailed ...

In 2023, the FWT canceled the Xtreme Verbier outright due to unstable snow. It's part of the game. "Freeride is about adapting to the mountain. The Bec des Rosses remains a formidable challenge, and ...

The apparent aim is to hold the Xtreme Verbier before conditions worsen. The FWT doesn't schedule its competitions on specific dates in advance. Rather, it uses windows of time to account for shifting ...

British freeride snowboarder Cody Bramwell on living life on the edge, winning Xtreme Verbier and his Olympic dream.