Born in La Chaux de Fonds, in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Marc-Antoine Schaer belongs to a generation that grew up on skis and snowboards. He came to mountaineering as a teenager and developed a passion for the Patrouille des Glaciers race, competing at a high level in eight editions. He invented and marketed Alpride, one of the world’s best-selling avalanche airbag systems.
The climate within the Cairngorms, the United Kingdom’s largest national park, is the stuff of legend. On a high plateau, 4,000 feet above the North Sea, boulder-strewn domed summits topped with tors, or free-standing rock outcrops, attract the most severe and changeable weather in the UK.
By Mathieu ROS – PHOTOS : Nicolas JOLY First published in Ski Magazine #396, december 2009 Denis Creissels began his career by answering a classified ad for the Pic du
The announcement in December 2022 of the sale of FWT SA to the international ski federation (FIS) caused a lot of turmoil. We asked Nicolas a few questions to find out what will change in the freeride competition landscape, with a possible Olympic recognition in sight.
We went to see Xavier at his home in Verbier to tell the story of the rider through his interior, or at least part of his home. Ski garages, mobile vans, small hovels, or converted flats, the modern “chalet” takes many forms, but always reveals the person who occupies it.
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