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Videos of the Week #17 2020/21 - Chamonix Special

Aiguilles e Couloirs!

by Sebastian Müller 03/12/2021
CHAMONIX: Mecca, place of longing and birthplace: of alpinism, steep face skiing and many other types of mountain sports. Following on from the article about a new first ascent, today we are looking at films about the ski culture from Chamonix, which is sometimes fraught with high consequences, always enchanted with great panoramic aesthetics and sometimes refined with fun and joy.

Vivian Bruchez

A not entirely new but increasingly bright star in the steep skiing sky. As you can see, it doesn't come from just anywhere:

Good old Freeride World Tour 2011

A 26-minute report on one of the coolest FWT events in my memory. The magic of the beginning still resonates, with some heroes and a really interesting face:

Andreas Fransson

must not be missing from any Chamonix Special. Here is one of his most beautiful first ascents:

Nuit de la Glisse

In the 70s, people began to experiment: Skiing with wings and on monoskis. You see far too little of that today! A delicacy:


More modern perfect moments from the Brevent:

The Blizzard of Aahhhs in Chamonix

Skiing's most famous mohawk hair wearer is not to be missed here either. The myth is carried across the ocean with a pinch of hype. Always a pleasure!

Jacob Wester

Anyone who is familiar with weather models will quickly realize what is wrong with the concept of this film. Belief in technological progress and its benefits or not: anyone who thinks they understand physics should also know its limits: Turbulence and Heisenberg.

Tof Henry

We finish with THE Chamonix Local:

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