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SWIFT.SILENT.DEEP is the best ski documentary on planet Earth! Check out why.

Have you been looking for a good avalanche book? You can stop searching because Tony Daffern’s Backcountry Avalanche Safety is absolutely the best one available. I read the book. Check what I think about it.

I have read a lot of books but Yvon Chouinard’s “Let My People Go Surfing” is absolutely one of the best. Check this out!

Have you noticed our Flickr widget in the sidebar? A number of HBS readers have added their ski pictures to our group. Check out how cool these shots are!

This is already a few days old but I decided to post anyway…mainly because someone posted a nice edit on YouTube from the event is worth sharing. I also managed to take a few (loysy) snapshots but it was damn cold, -13C and some serious windchill, my fingers were freezing and I was actually pretty eager to go skiing! (We [...]

Are you currently skiing in Verbier, Davos, Andermatt, Zermatt or other Swiss ski resorts? If yes, check out the Swiss Christmas Markets in Basel, Luzern, Zürich or Montreux. It might be a good idea to spend one day tasting Mulled Wine in Swiss Christmas Market.

Last time I collected a number of climbing movies for those looking for Christmas presents for skiers. This time I have collected 10 awesome ski movies that can provide hours of entertainment. Check out these Christmas present ideas!

Any Christmas present ideas for a skier? Yeah, I’ve got few. Every time I get pissed off with my job, I watch ski, surfing and climbing movies. Here are 7 Christmas present ideas for skiers, riders and other mountain people. Gotta love these DVD’s!

Perky Jerky is caffeinated beef jerky, and we got a change to taste it. See what I think about Perky Jerky and where you can get it.

The Freeride World Tour was initiated in 2008 and consecrated by the participation of the world’s elite freeriders: men, women, skiers and snowboarders alike. They tour the planet’s most radical faces in pursuit of the world freeride title. This year the winner get +$200,000.

Lords of the Flatlands (Finnish “Tasankojen Herrat”) is ca. 20 min. is noncommercial lo-fi snowboarding / skateboarding movie featuring 30+ years old riders only. The film was shot in several locations around the world using mainly compact digital cameras and mobile phones in 2009.
Check it out! This might not be Absinthe Films but it surely gets you into good [...]