“Information Flash” is FREESKIER’s on-line column designed to maintain you recent with snippets of outside information it’s good to find out about. This text is revealed weekly on Wednesdays.
This Week’s Climate Forecast
The subsequent vital storm is aimed on the Southwest
Whereas the primary half of this week has been comparatively boring, the climate sample will likely be selecting again up this Friday and Saturday. In true El Niño type, Tahoe and Southwest area of the U.S. will likely be favored.
This Week’s High Headlines
Rewatch each X Video games occasion from this previous weekend
Did you miss your favourite X Video games occasion this weekend? No worries! Compensate for each single occasion from the rowdiest winter weekend in Aspen at xgames.com.
Kings and Queens of Corbet’s canceled for 2024
As a consequence of an unusually low and unpredictable snowpack, the powers that be at Jackson Gap, together with native athletes, collectively determined to cancel the long-lasting couloir occasion for 2024. Whereas we’re bummed we gained’t be seeing a few of the world’s finest skiers and snowboarders huck their meat, we respect the choice to postpone the occasion till subsequent 12 months when there may be (hopefully) a greater snowpack to ship.
Lady will get caught on Heavenly gondola in a single day
Monica Laso was on a ski journey at Heavenly Resort with buddies when she determined to obtain on the gondola as a substitute of snowboarding down for her final run. A resort worker guided her to the gondola, the place she loaded at 4:58 p.m., however the gondola promptly stopped at 5 p.m., leaving her stranded. She spent 15 hours within the gondola in a single day, and her buddies reported her lacking to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace. Laso was rescued at 8:30 a.m. the subsequent morning and was handled for chilly publicity—the in a single day low was 23 levels.
4 useless, three critically injured after a helicopter crash at Northern Escape Heli-Snowboarding
Whereas the reason for the crash remains to be underneath investigation, it’s clear one thing went horribly improper on Monday, January 22, when one of many three Northern Escape Heli-Snowboarding choppers deployed that day with visitors crashed—leaving three of the seven passengers useless on-scene and the 4 others critically injured. For the reason that incident, one other critically injured sufferer has handed from his accidents, bringing the loss of life depend to 4. Our hearts exit to the households of the deceased and the complete heli-skiing neighborhood in British Columbia.
The primary cease of the Freeride World Tour went down in Verbier and not using a hitch
On Saturday, January 27, the world’s finest freeriders went head-to-head on the world’s largest snow stage—the Petit Bec in Verbier, Switzerland. A constant snowpack from high to backside prompted the tour to change areas last-minute for the primary cease, however that’s snowboarding, child—ya gotta go the place it’s good.
Freeride World Tour cancels Ordino Arcalís Professional
Talking of fine snow…the second cease of the FWT in Andorra has been canceled because of unsafe situations off-piste. Whereas a storm is forecasted to hit the Pyrenees, it’s too little too late to drag off the comp, so the subsequent cease will occur at Kicking Horse in Golden, BC, February 14-20.
Henrik Harlaut declares partnership with eyewear model Chimi
After bidding ado to Oakley, Henrik Harlaut left us all questioning the place he would land for eyewear. Ponder no extra, the Swede has introduced his partnership with Swedish eyewear model, Chimi, and we look ahead to what the 2 develop collectively.
What to Watch This Week
Phil Casabon’s “Tempo”
Take pleasure in a throwback from Phil Casabon’s 2017 season. Irrespective of the 12 months, the artwork and the model are timeless.
Kye Petersen’s “The Sacred Grounds // Half 5”
Kye Petersen’s quick movie collection has taken the forged from their backyards to the farthest reaches in pursuit of epic strains and blower pow, however the fifth and closing installment takes us on a journey to the much less distant sacred locations that also supply life-changing experiences.
