Not everything runs smoothly at Sochi for the Olympic test event, not at all! Will we see another embarrassing FIS event? Here are some first impressions from Russia...
It's only fair to say that the 2013 Red Bull Linecatcher was beyond a success, as it was one of the most thrilling freeski events to date.
Probably to far away for most of you guys, but you might still be interested to see some action to go down soon on these crazy features.
Where is Field Productions? Their two-year project, Supervention, meant that they were out of the spotlight this year, but they are not forgotten. We asked them a few questions about Supervention and what it means to make a two-year project.
What's Mick Deschenaux actually been up the the last years? How is he doing? Well, he is doing great, but we recommend to check it all out by yourself in this interview.
The second edition of our "12 questions with.... series", this time we had Joss Christensen on the hot seat, check it out!
Downdays is looking for a new header photo for their Facebook fan page, and they need your help picking it!
The weather was relatively average today for the Dew Tour semi finals; flat light and gently falling snow making things difficult for most of the day. The women probably copped the worst of it, with many of them coming up very short due to lack of speed. After the first round of the men’s semi the weather cleared a little more and the conditions were quite amicable.
Oh lordy lord, what a crazy competition; new tricks, comebacks and a definitely some disappointment for a few competitors.
North Americans dominated the Winter Dew Tour Halfpipe Semi finals in Breckenridge, Colorado. The weather, which had been horrendously windy the last few days, calmed down for the competition and the pipe was cut perfectly.
Normally, there would be no need to introduce Fabio Studer to you. He has been a part of the game since the very beginning and has competed at many of the biggest events in freeskiing.
Sam Smoothy's most embarrassing moment? Who will win the Olympics? What his skiing to do with Vin Disel and Charlie and Chocolate Factory? The answers to all these questions and many more about the archetypal Kiwi ski bum can be found right here:
There are plenty of backflips out there and none are comparable, but we’ve taken it upon ourselves to try. These rankings are based on physical achievement and the spirit of the backflip. Here's a look at what we deem to be ten of the greatest backflips of all time.
Downdays recently sat down with Richard Permin to talk about his incredible season, his goals, and to find out more about the man that usually lets his skiing do the talking.
Everybody loves a good top ten list. They can be funny, awesome, educational, entertaining and sometimes even controversial. So we at Downdays decided to create a couple of our own Top Ten lists.
After a one-year break the international freeski elite will be back in Bad Gastein, Austria as the winter destination is preparing for the fifth edition of Red Bull Playstreets.
The five dates and locations for the SFR Tour have been announced, where two wild card spots for European X Games in Tignes, France are up for grabs.
Øystein Bråten (Norway), Antti Ollila (Finland), Jeremy Pancras (France) and Espen Bergh (Norway) are now confirmed competitors for the Gaute Silseth Invitational.
Check out Downdays' recap of the 2012 Glacier 3000 Invitational.
After screenings in Paris, Munich, Milan and Prague, the highly anticipated movie from Candide Thovex had its premier in Innsbruck last night, and the Downdays.eu crew were stoked to finally experience the freeski legend's latest creation.
