Sympathy for nympholepsy
In a universe where versatility is omnipotent, to bring out a ski dedicated to steep…
From the Australian Alps to the Rockies, the crow Coen Bennie-Faull migrates to back-to-back winters every year. Australia isn’t necessarily the best place to…
Maxence Gallot wonders about the psychological impact of gliding flights and of the way of recovering from them. As the saying goes, the importance isn’t the…
Chris Booth brings his half orange* in his backyard of the Australian Alps. Mountains which seem so distant to us northerners as they seem to have appeared from…
Each year since 2010, music has been invited to the high slopes of Chamonix with the Cosmo Jazz festival. An exceptional rendezvous which matches the verticality…
Felix Olsson went in search of essential questions, those which tap human feelings while facing the contempt of a dashed happiness. And, to overcome melancholy,…
A journey into the wild with Bird, and a fine feathered friend, the wing nut of the Washington shred, Mr. Jason Hummel, with whom I finally united for a little midsummer…
Black crows’ ambassador, ski instructor and member of Chamonix’s Big Mountain Office Aurélien Lardy is equally adept as at free-ride on two wheels…
Due to engaging his blades in the best spots of Jackson Hole at vertiginous speeds, Coen Bennie-Faull ended up catching the attention of the local productions Teton…
The crow Mathieu Portefaix and Sylvain Rechu went into the Finnmark region, the most northerly and easterly part of Norway. A journey to where the seas are only…
Last spring, the crow Guillaume Saenz along with his road buddies Jérémy Gey and Réza Nassif decided to spend the last of their season’s budget on exploring…
Nothing better than the closing of the aiguille du Midi lift to be calm. Not a dickie bird, except this costumed one, playing with the snow before flying over Chamonix.…
Freshly back from Alaska, Nikolai makes a stop in France to rediscover his old habits as a pristine surface slayer. Then he climbs a couloir while he talks to you…
Bruno Compagnet gets into troubled water, sharing his concerns as well as his joys of surfing an unknown, deserted spot while Layla keeps a watchful eye over the…
Brothers Kevin and Vivian Gex, the same ones who love such wild places that not a soul lives there apart from a few feral beasts, share photos and steep perspectives…
When the snow falls in the middle of spring and the desperados from all walks of life hunt down the last lifts in operation, time runs a bit slower and exhilaration…
Taillibert, Roger to use his first name, a living master of the concrete shroud, creator, amongst others, of Parc des Princes, Paris, Stade Olympique, Montreal and…
In the spring 2018, in a pop-up vehicle along a crystal clear coastline, a man and woman chase a mirage in desolate lands. When, at a turn in the path along the…
Between mountains and oceans, Maxence Gallot evokes his passion for making fleeting tracks on natural surfaces. Here hxse delivers a report on the Cité de l’Océan…
Nikolai Schirmer, the prodigal son of Norwegian freeskiing has taken a sabbatical winter in Pemberton, British Columbia to ski, film, eat beef jerky, go sledding…
An encounter with Kristoffer Turdell – the animal from Gallivare, recently crowned king of the freeride world. A black doc by Nikolai Schirmer.…
Last March, three continental crows migrated beyond 57 degrees north to join a community of British skiers. Invited into the heart of Scotland by distributor Mountain…
The 2017/2018 season was rich in precipitation for the Pyrenees – not always at the right altitude though because, like in the Alps, the rain/snow limit seems…
Just before his passing, Warren Miller was honored by the performance of Michael Bird Shaffer who played in “Line of Descent,” the 68th feature-length…
Bruno Compagnet & Layla Jean Kerley take us through the final chapter of their trip through the Rockies. After doing the rounds of shops and skiing in Jackson…
1968 marked the launch of La Plagne, a second resort in the commune of Aime, nicknamed the “cruise ship of the snow”, this gigantic building conceived by Michel…
Originally from Steamboat Springs Colorado, Tuck Graham has been part of the squadron and spreading the word across North America for four seasons now with the appetite…
Tuck Graham shows us snaps from his season and, more specifically, from his two introductory trips to Japan and to Chamonix- report on the delights of beholding…
Freshly back from his Canadian adventure, Nikolaï touched down in Laax to share a few lines with Flo Bastien and to investigate the resort’s plans to move towards…
Get to know Warren Miller through this short documentary on the life of a visionary who shared his passion for wild and free skiing with several generations of Americans.…
Kristofer took home the Freeride World Tour prior to the final in Verbier and has also hurt himself just for good measure. We would need to wait for his third season…
Kristofer Turdell hands us some his personal season album. A journey to the four corners of the ski planet. …
Here we go again for another Chamonix Unlimited Festival featuring the biggest talents of electronic music trickery, black crows ski tests and performances at silly…
The crow Robert Maruna reflects on a weekend of big skiing in a little resort. A chance to share a certain vision of skiing: going to where others are not. Liberty…
Michael Bird Shaffer pays a moving tribute to his colleague and friend, Jim Jack, one of freeride skiing’s most colourful personalities, who was killed in an avalanche…
Nikolai is back with an episode partly shot in Cook City-Silver Gate, the unlikely village on the fringes of Yellowstone National Park. Accompanied into this properly…
Flo Bastien and Pierre Guyot went to wreak havoc on the edges of the Chamonix pistes. On the menu: capers and laughs with the mounted cameras and completely loose…
Steep-loving brothers Vivian and Kevin Gex, along with Alex Chabot and Florian “Peanuts” Bruchez, went to the Petit Muveran in the Bernese Alps to bag themselves…
As a wonderful article comes out in Powder magazine about the valley our friend Michael Bird Shaffer grew up and prospered in, we wanted to better understand the…
Felix Olsson has three pairs of skis. So before nailing him to the cross of material pleasures, listen to the case he puts forward. Because behind his good fortune…
The crow Lukas Ebenbichler examines the hold of social media over professional skiing. A recurring question that no one dares dig too deep into with the risk of…
Julien Regnier takes us to Zion, the old Hebrew word meaning sanctuary. A sanctuary of flora and fauna frolicking in the bedrock carved by the Virgin river. On the…
Bruno and Layla take us through the second chapter of their adventures in the U.S.. After visiting the shops, it’s time for skiing in the mountains with pals from…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley, accompanied by Flo Bastien and Julien Casagrande filmed the second edition of Nocta Project in the darkness of the Chamonix…
Mike Henituk’s gang flew off to Japan to check out the local craftsmanship and, as and aside, to ski some superb snow through grandiose landscapes. These tireless…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley began their van tour circuit with a stop in Nendaz co-organised with the shop Neige & Aventures. From great skiing to excellent…
The Dutch crow Ernst Sprenger set off with his friend, the Brit Rob Johnson, to climb and ski Lenin peak on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. A real…
Nikolai is back with a study on the ski photographer’s occupation, a tough job that requires a healthy dose of passion and self sacrifice. Through this next episode,…
Last March Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley went on a promotional tour in the western United States. A journey rich in encounters, mountains and desert expanses…
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Built by Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), the tomb of Brion was ordered by Onorina Tomasi Brion, widow of Giuseppe Brion, founder of the electronics…
For the third episode of Travels, Julien Regnier explores the Eglise de la Croix Saint Sacrée in Chur, capital of the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. This triumph…
After many years perfecting her giant slalom trajectories in the World Cup, the native of Invermere, BC, returned to her first love, free skiing. Encounter a passionate…
The three musketeers Tom Grant, Enrico Moseti and Ben Briggs set off to stroke the Caroline Face of Mount Aoraki (Cook) in New Zealand. A highly committing route…
Swiss ambassadors Arnaud Cottet and Loïs Robatel’s foray into Iran accompanied by Jag and cameraman Alex Amiguet. A trip to the fertile crescent where man first…
Our Iranian friend Marco Djermaghian filmed Hadiolhagh Pouratayi, his dôtar teacher, a traditional lute that means “two strings” in Persian. A strange instrument,…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley took an American friend of theirs into the sacred lands accessed from the Aiguille du Midi. A homecoming that would resonate…
Started by a few of the most renowned North American freeriders, Safe As Clinics offer snow and avalanche courses specifically aimed at women. A concept that’s…
Julien Regnier reveals part two of Travels, this time heading into the Mojave desert where the Timbisha Amerindians have lived for a thousand years (those who survived…
Anticipating the last sleep of the great chef Paul Bocuse, Felix went to explore Lyon with the appetite of an ogre, then, looking for Truth, he headed toward the…
In the olden days when the harvest was good and the future bright, some villagers would indulge in frivolous pleasures. Their success transported them back to a…
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Projet Nocta marks the meeting of a new generation of head torches with the cranial circumferences of Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley. Dive into darkness with Moonlight…
The whiskers’ ramble The cyclonic Canadian delivers the second episode of his travels on the delicious reverse camber of the nocta. An intimate video shot…
Before the christmas holidays and the eruption of the touristic season, Pierre Guyot and his comrade Victor Galuchot went to test their meniscus and the snow…
Bruno Compagnet tells us all about La Sentinelle, the pagan festival of big mountain skiing co-organized with Minna Riihimaki, after the first edition was held in…
In the first edition of La Sentinelle Bruno and Minna were counting on the advice and support of this relentless scaler of the Pyrenees. Ambassador from the outset,…
In the spring of 2016 an all Scots team of Si Christy, Evan Cameron, Stephen Chipie Windross and Ross Hewitt travelled to Baffin Island in search of new lines to…
Last March our Swiss ambassadors Arnaud Cottet and Loïs Robatel, flanked by cameraman Alex Amiguet and editor in chief of his blog, went on a journey of discovery…
Since Spain gained membership to the common market, Pyrenean smugglers have all got new jobs. However, last spring some men and one woman relit the torch for an…
The Unshearables The four companions setting off in search of supreme happiness left their haven of British Columbia to reach another land of plenty, New Zealand.…
Julien Regnier has started getting into short films that pay tribute to the beauty of the world, whether it be pristine nature or fashioned by man. In this first…
With the deep Scandinavian winter approaching, Marte Tveten took her orb freebirds out to stretch her legs, far away from the stress of the city. A cheerful little…
For Herve, winter is first and foremost about the road. Each weekend, he leaves his natal village in burgundy and his family’s ancient vines for his second home,…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley set off to look for snow on the Slovenian peaks. A timeless excursion in the splendid setting of the Julian Alps. In memory…
Per Wingaard Sjøqvist reports back on his trip to Norway through words and pictures. A bit of contemplation and slowdown after the hustle of the footage he delivered…
Camille Jaccoux revisits the black crows’ fixed visual campaign for winter 2018- that’s where we are after all. The question of representativeness of skiing…
We weren’t at all jealous that the Austrians were able to pull off the event that we’ve dreamt of for years, so behold as we interview Andreas, one of the four…
Held last spring in their own little reserve high in the Silvretta range, the fifth edition of the Back on Track event was a roaring success. The supporting evidence…
Photographer and squadron member Guillaume Saenz, ski patroller Jérémy Gey and Réza Nassif, all from the Pyrenees, set off for Turkey on an end-of-season migration…
Mike Henituk’s gang are releasing a new ballet composed of snow, waves and magnificent landscapes. An ode to the road, friendship and adventure in the forests…
Chapter three of Felix’s thoughts from over the summer. This time he takes us into the slippery terrain of guilt, something that even creeps into the enchanted…
Guiliano Bordoni, the whistle of the wind and the joy of life. This festive cheer almost deserves a glass of Chianti… Into the headwind, I offer my beard and face…
Back in early 2000, two professionals skiers brought a new ski to life whose sole purpose was adapt to the various terrains of big mountain skiing. Within a few…
Layla and Bruno’s free-wheeling adventure along the winding roads of The Island of Beauty The sun has yet to rise above the line of the horizon, but…
Sanna Kyllönen, Black Crows ambassador, introduces her fjell at the heart of Finnish Lapland. Fjells are big hills characteristic of this old, highly eroded and…
There’s something erotic about the celebration of shapes, this is a unanimously approved fact. The wave of the skis gets closer, there’s no one around, Nikolai…
The crow photographer Raphael Fourau went off to discover the climbing possibilities of Iceland. An ethereal athletic trip to the country of ever changing weather.…
A bluish surface casts me in iridescence, It’s cold, intensifying as it rises in altitude, The moment of harmony, Between the world and light, And the mystery…
This summer, Norwegian crow Lene travelled to Australia and New Zealand with the bastard crow Chris Booth to ski at the bottom of the earth. Here, Chris explains…
The spotlight is on Masahisa Fukase following his posthumous show at the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival. The exhibition provided an opportunity to introduce…
Toward the end of summer, Michael Bird Shaffer turns into a firefighter. A sort of kid’s dream, running through the forest with his buddies and an axe. Mother…
This time looking at trailrunning – once a leisure activity for the individual, it has transformed into a running hoard of commercial opportunities –…
In the magic of a summer’s day, I stumbled upon bliss in an enchanted clearing. Naturally I snuggled up to her, without even turning my headcam off, as if the…
As an observatory for photographic creativity and technique, Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles has over the years become an unmissable event for lovers…
A trip to the waves, to the sun, good living, cod, churches, faith and Lusitanian colours. Bruno and Layla journeyed far from the mountains until there was nothing…
At the confluence of the Danube and the Save, with a little detour to the Adriatic coast, here’s some reverie from Jag on silver film. Why analogue and not digital?…
The adventures of two black crows skiers in Yosemite. Yosemite, Camp IV and El Capitan are names that resonate off a 900m granite wall in the heart of California.…
We pick up the trail of Julien Regnier and Pierre Guyot who were on day-release in Kitzbuehel. Beers, tribal dancing, velocity and a nice cocktail to relax with…
A cooling note to escape from the summer heat, here’s a short but hypnotic video sent in by our friend Marco Djermaghian from Tehran. Obsessed with skiing and…
What to do when the skis are put away? After arriving this year in Chamonix, Swede Felix Olsson is familiarising himself with summer in the mountains and he leads…
A ride through the buttresses of the Spanish Pyrenees, Bruno Compagnet shares his love for old pedals and the roads of Aragon. A vagabond’s perspective on a region…
Bringing beats to the top. A new creative space dedicated to electronic music, the Chamonix Unlimited Studio has taken up residence in the Refuge des Aiglons hotel,…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley were at Les Grands Montets the week before closing. There was some snow around, some friends and no wait at all for the lift;…
The crow Coen Bennie-Faull and his companions Kris Hopkins and Jim Ryan celebrated a surreal winter in their stronghold of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. An immensity of…
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In the Lake Chelan area of northeast Washington State, Bird skied his childhood mountain. He set out alone into this wild, isolated region to caress the flanks of…
Brothers Ondra and Jirka Švihálkovi- Kejda Ski Team- crossed the High Tatras range from East to West. This was an adventure that combined skiing and mountaineering,…
The American guide Doug Workman, armed with his Navis Freebirds, went to explore the Moroccan High Atlas. A curious, remote adventure for experienced customers more…
From January to March, the working bastard crow Chris Booth visited 12 countries in his work for black crows. From trade fairs to meetings to customer visits, here…
Originally from Vermont, Bernard “Bernie” Rosow is one of those mountain desperados with the kind of thirst that can only be quenched by a blanket of crystals…
Nowadays it seems as though freeskiing devotees simply have to make an end of season pilgrimage to northern Norway. In the old days we used to go up there to drink…
Benjamin Ribeyre, his compagnon Erin Smart and Cyril Dupeyré went to have a look along the side of the Meijette ridge overlooking the Tabuchet glacier. This itinerary…
Austrian crow Leo Rauch, his brother Josef and Julian Resch took their band of merry men to the wings of Mount Ortles (Ortler in German) in the southern Tirol. Together…
The idea of skiing at night isn’t a new one. There’s already a lot of photo and video content shot at night that highlights skiing’s aesthetics while leaving…
Snow flakes falling to the rhythm of the White Stripes, with our friends Beats by Dre. In an ode to the monstrous winter that hit the West Coast of America, the…
Late last April the working bastard crow Chris Booth joined Teddy Laycock on a jaunt around Iceland from South to North. Departing from Reykjavik the pair took a…
During his solo ascent and descent of the Saint Antoine couloir, Benjamin Ribeyre wasn’t quite alone. A buzzing drone kept disrupting the peaceful hard rock…
Discovering the Saint Antoine couloir is like finding a nose in the middle of your face. You can see the whole thing from the second stage of the La Grave gondola…
Skiing at the heart of the Norwegian fjords is a unique adventure. Ross Hewitt and Michelle Blaydon experienced it for the first time and, through Ross’ words,…
The first edition of La Sentinelle was held last weekend in the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Occitan Pyrenées. Before any fresh news comes in, let’s recap on a ski…
To the beat of your heart, I have danced In a blink of an eye, I have fallen Portfolio Aldo Paredes – Chamonix Unlimited Festival 2016, night version…
Disabled persons in the 2nd category, who are obliged to receive help from a third party in order to complete ordinary acts of everyday life. The amount of the basic…
Kristofer Turdel seems to have abused a certain Swiss chocolate malty beverage before leaving the start gate of the Verbier Extreme. The proof, on being interviewed…
Within the Seeking Nirvana family nests the crow Mike Henitiuk. We asked him to shed some light on the behind-the-scenes and the dynamics of their second season.…
With Tales from Vienna, the Whistler crew lives up to its creativity and humor with the same mastered tempo. This time, they hoist sail up to the Vancouver coast…
Michelle Parker reminisces about the exuberant snow falls that struck northern California last January. Take a dive into a blurry weather episode with the sparkling…
Michael “Bird” Shaffer, accompanied by a group of wild crows, ventured deep into sacred territories, a land of pristine beauty and power zones, protected from…
Jose Lagarellos : Line-up DJ and electronic events organizer, Jose Lagarellos is also a passionate big mountain skier. The concordance of these inspirations was…
In the far West, at the boarders of Montana and Wyoming, Michael “Bird” Shaffer and a flock of crows ventured deep into wild territories. Listen to the Bird…
Callum Pettit: nature’s inspiration Draw inspiration from substances and shapes, visualize then put your curves down onto a surface. Skiing seems to have infinite…
Hailing from Venezuela, Sabrina Montiel-Soto is a director, artist, stylist as well as a lifeguard for little ones. Her scope of work is limited only by her imagination,…
Forbidden forests, halos sanctified by the silence, the crows’ Flo Bastien and Nikolai Schirmer blossomed in the Japanese powder. With the angel in ambush,…
Kristofer Turdell took advantage of The Freeride World Tour’s invitation to promote the competition in Asia – appreciate the antilogy – and, having done…
A newcomer to black crows, this ex-alpine racer, turned ACMG ski guide possesses all the attributes of a prominent mountain skier: passion, drive and constant wonder.…
Bruno Compagnet draws inspiration from a Chamonix start-of-season classic to explore a guide’s profession. Lots of navigation in the high mountains for a few powder…
Bruno Compagnet reminiscences about Patagonia. A journey to the ends of the earth where skis glide over untamed landscapes under the watchful eye of mythical mountains.…
A few questions for Sabrina about her perception of snow, skiing and all the things we take for granted… Black Crows: You come from Venezuela originally, kind…
Locked up in his room, Robert Maruna slowly seethes while waiting for the snow. Bending over his keyboard, he shares his anxiety of the terror heartlessly prowling…
At the end of January 2016, following the Red Bull Linecatcher’s cancelation, bird watcher and photographer Elina Sirparenta made the most of having Flo Bastien,…
a few pictures from the Japanese feast commented by Nikolai Schirmer. The photos are mostly from Akakura Onsen, a resort close to the town of Myoko on the main island.…
Four episodes and a well-deserved recognition later, the Canadian web-series Seeking Nirvana opens its heavenly gate in Making Off Season 1. An excellent occasion…
November 2016, Nepal, Khumbu valley. A team comprising of three guides wanted to try the first ascent of the south-west face of Pumori (7 164 m) on skis : Erin Smart,…
Minna Riihimaki : wild flower Native of the North-East lands of Europe, an adventurer equally as passionate and lively, also a dentist when she is not skiing……
A victory last year, a second place this year, Kristofer Turdell feels at home in Andorra. After his third place in Japan last month, the Swedish kicks off perfectly…
Exploration and adventure form part of the Swiss genetic make-up, and crows Loïs Robatel and Arnaud Cottet do not deviate from the Swiss DNA model. Along with their…
To combat atmospheric pollution in the valleys surrounding Mont Blanc, local citizens are taking control and leading the struggle. Anne Lassman-Trappier is President…
In June 2016, an Italian expedition comprising Zeno Cecon (from Tarvisio, Udine), Carlo Cosi (Padova), Enrico Mosetti (Gorizia) and Leonardo Comelli (Trieste) attempted…
Black Doc is a series of short films about characters from the ski world in general and, to begin with at least, from Black Crows. This series of human adventures…
Bruno Compagnet and Layla Jean Kerley tried to extend the Chamonix winter by setting a course for the Arctic Circle. In the heart of the Tamok valley, and accompanied…
Julien Regnier is back in the second episode of Fast Forward with a selection of photos taken by Elina Sirparanta and Louis Garnier while shooting. Showing more…
“At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. That’s a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try.“ F.Scott Fitzgerald,…
The 100% organic bird from the far north west of the United States, stuck in his log cabin for 5 months now, deprived of alcohol and only a chickadee, the Internet…
Short interview with Björn Heregger concerning the movie Spurtreu, “faithful line”. This young guide from Arlberg, Austria, put on his bottle-green freebirds…
Tom Grant and Ross Hewitt set off to explore New Zealand’s Southern Alps and find gems in oblique lines. In the footsteps of Abel Tasman and Captain Cook and in…
The crow Björn Heregger and his riding partner Stefan Häusl are the main protagonists in a new film by Hanno Mackowitz shot in the Arlberg region of Austria. Under…
read the interview of Arnaud Cottet and Loïs Robatel portfolio here.…
Kevin Rolland and Julien Regnier are back skiing down La Plagne from the top to bottom, from day to night……
Le Bon Marché is an iconic, historic Parisian department store. So how has a small independent ski brand based in Chamonix found itself in the domain of this big…
The Canadian skier joined the crows’ squadron with the ambition of opening up a new palette of his talents. Destiny is a strange bird, what led Mark and Black…
Bruno Compagnet spent the greater part of the ‘inter’ season in Corsica doing his summer job, that of a canyoning guide. Perched within the confines…
When he isn’t busy with marketing or modeling, Flo Bastien enjoys nothing more than floating through the mountains, dancing like a winter faun. A personal little…
A meeting with the crow Lukas Ebenbichler, environmental technologist and rescue worker in the beautiful Austrian mountains when he isn’t travelling the globe…
Norwegian crow Marte Tveten and her companion sampled all the fruits that the kiwi hemisphere has to offer, traveling through sheep-infested pastures and across…
A conversation with Julien Regnier, pro-skier and long-time shaper of Black Crows skis. You can find out more about the main man in this little article here: (black…
The road, jet lag, frozen windscreens and a world that’s spinning towards a new era…Julien presses his eye against the viewfinder of his Leica, holds his breath…
Crow Arnaud Cottet recounts the joy of discovering Alaskan skiing alongside his 2 trusty companions. Before touching down with the crows, the Swiss Arnaud Cottet…
Tom Leitner shares his bird’s eye view on his universe, itself inserted in different universes, which can quickly lead to a number of parallel universes. …
The brothers Jirka and Ondra Svihalek, two eminent climbers and slope skiers originating from the Czech Republic, headed to the great North to discover the vertical…
The crow Benjamin Ribeyre, an established guide in la Grave, at the end of the season, skied the Y ‘couloir’ from the upper entry point in the Pan de…
The beatitude seekers fly away to Chili. Still as creative and laid-back, the crows Mike Henitiuk and his devious mates, Joe Schuster, Matt Margetts et Riley Leboe,…
Don’t be under any misapprehension, the reason Mimoun tinkles the ivories with such skill is because he has the musical sensuality of a true ski lover. Ladies,…
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