Few years on the Earth
A tragic incident in the remote backcountry near Golden has drawn attention to the inherent dangers of heli-skiing, after a guest snowboarder lost his life during a guided tour in the Selkirk Mountains. The accident, which occurred on March 14, involved a tree well—a natural but hazardous formation in deep snow environments that can quickly … Read more
A promising young snowboarding talent from Bulgaria has suffered serious injuries after a shocking collision at a Czech ski resort disrupted preparations for a major international competition. Sixteen-year-old Olympic snowboarder Malena Zamfirova was training in the mountains of Czechia ahead of an important World Cup event when a tourist skier, reportedly intoxicated, crashed into her … Read more
A day on the slopes at a well-known Colorado ski destination turned into a frightening ordeal for a young skier after a collision with an adult snowboarder left the child seriously injured. The incident occurred on the afternoon of March 1, 2026, at Winter Park Resort, one of the most popular mountain recreation areas in … Read more
The arrest of former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has brought a dramatic and unsettling chapter in international crime to a close. Once celebrated as a Canadian athlete competing on the world’s biggest sporting stage, Wedding is now accused of orchestrating a sprawling transnational drug trafficking network and ordering dozens of murders across multiple continents. U.S. … Read more
The international winter sports community is mourning the death of Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, a pioneering figure in the sport who helped define its early Olympic era. Kestenholz, aged 50, died after being trapped in an avalanche in the Lötschental Valley in Switzerland’s Valais canton, according to a statement released by the Swiss Ski federation … Read more