• Professional Skier Shows Off The Backyard Skiing Setup At His New House

    Professional Skier Shows Off The Backyard Skiing Setup At His New House
    Henrik Harlaut—a beloved member of the freeskiing community—has reached a significant life milestone.Yesterday, the Swedish professional skier shared that, this fall, he'd purchased his first house. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Henrik Harlaut (@hharlaut)
    Harlaut didn't waste any time constructing a backyard rail skiing set up to make this new house a home fit for a legendary snowsports athlete."I grew up skiing in my parent's backyard all summer/fall/winter/spring
  • My ski touring adventure in Switzerland: the storm intensified and my goggles froze

    A high-altitude ski touring trip among the 4,000-metre peaks of the Bernese Alps proves a tough challenge and a valuable lesson in mountain skillsOne Thursday last March I emerged from the Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest train station, and crossed into another world. Inside the station, a guide with a novelty Swiss flag was marshalling a party of Asian visitors. Outside, we were soon on the Jungfraufirn, a small glacier that feeds the Aletsch, the largest glacier in the Alps. Sunlight shone

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