Frozen and Fearless: A Tribute to Extreme Skiing
Many athletes will tell you they’d give their lives for their sport. But not many of them actually put that statement to the test every time they compete. Extreme skiers are the exception. They deal with dangerous terrain at ridiculous altitudes and top speeds. For most of us an exciting ski trip involves a hot tub and hot chocolate in the lodge. The most hard-core skier isn’t satisfied unless they’re dodging an avalanche. We get goose bumps just looking at the pictures of these brave athletes. The following gallery is a tribute to those who take their sport to extremes that most people would never dare.