Tag: legends
Left Amelie Filliez holding Philippe May (2024 Director of ESSV), on right Lucy Baiffard holding Eddy (owner Chez Eddy- Raclette House) Bruson 1971
A joint birthday bash & season opener downstairs at the Pub MontFort
This is a shot from Marko Shapiro of the Volvo Ski Show finally jump at Les Ruinettes….around 1979. Featuring Walt Hiltner, Mike McIntyre, Mike Godfrey, Kerri Ballard, Freddy Wirth, Fredrick Andersson.
A heap of portraits by Marko Shapiro- some of which may have appeared in other posts or be from the 1970s…
A bunch of Marko’s portraits he found hidden away!
Falkiner’s advice, “Keep on doing it, always look for something new, the run you haven’t done is the most exciting one”. Known as Team Clambin, John Falkiner, and Mark Shapiro along with Ace Kvale, ushered in the era of Big Mountain Skiing as we know it today back in the […]
We were lucky enough to be able to interview a Verbier legend, Denis Bertholet a couple of months before he died in August 2022. The interview was conducted in French by Nina Pillet. Denis was one of the Founder sof the ski school, La Fantastique, as well as a legendary […]
Peter Benson sent us some photos of the 70s
A selection of photos kindly contributed by Freeride World Tour of the 2000 Final at Verbier. © Freeride World Tour/Jancsi Hadik or Cheez Photo
A selection of photos kindly contributed by Freeride World Tour of the 1997 Final at Verbier. © Freeride World Tour/Mark Shapiro or Myriam Lang-Willar
A selection of photos kindly contributed by Freeride World Tour of the 1998 Final at Verbier. © Freeride World Tour/Mark Shapiro
A selection of photos kindly contributed by Freeride World Tour of the 1997 Final at Verbier. © Freeride World Tour/Mark Shapiro
Photo taken by Cindy Menella. Katie Steven, Eric Napier and Chris in the telecabine.. It was April 1st, so we put together a lunch and some Fendant, put an “Out to Lunch” sign on the telecabine, and proceeded to go up and down from Le Chable to Attelas… hopping out […]
