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The Bec des Rosses is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Verbier in the Swiss canton of Valais.It is connected to Verbier and the 4 Vallees ski area. Each year the Bec des Rosses hosts the world's most prestigious extreme skiing and snowboarding contest, the Verbier Extreme, the final event of the Freeride World Tour. Mos
Verbier (French pronunciation:) is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is a holiday resort and ski area in the Swiss Alps and is recognised as one of the premier off-piste resorts in the world.
Mont Gelé (3,022 metres (9,915 ft)) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, part of the Municipality Riddes and overlooking Verbier in the Swiss canton of Valais.Located on the range north of Mont Fort, its summit is the tripoint between the municipalities (and valleys) of Bagnes, Riddes and Nendaz.
A piste in Serfaus, Austria Pistes on Bald Mountain, Idaho. A piste (/ p iː s t /) [1] is a marked ski run or path down a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. This European term is French [2] ("trail", "track") and synonymous with 'trail', 'slope', or 'run' in North America. The word is pronounced using a long "e ...
Annaberg im Lammertal; Dachstein West (including Annaberg im Lammertal, Gosau, and Rußbach am Paß Gschütt); Gasteinertal (Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Sportgastein, Dorfgastein, Großarl)
A four-person gondola is situated next to the Le Châble VS railway station for easy access to Verbier and the ski slopes above. A bus service also runs from the train station to Verbier and to Bruson, on the opposite side of the valley, which offers access to a smaller, quieter, ski area. The main road link to Verbier also runs through Le Châble.
The events take place on off-piste terrain – ungroomed snow on steep slopes, often featuring areas of high exposure. The Freeride World Tour was founded in 1996 as the Verbier Extreme, and was a snowboard only contest until 2004. The first event series under the Freeride World Tour name took place in 2008.
Les Trois Vallées (French pronunciation: [le tʁwɑ vale]; "The Three Valleys") is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley in the Savoie department of Southeastern France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in Vanoise National Park.