Race the face – steep skiing giant slalom race at 4,000m

steep skiiing giant slalom

Nope it’s not April Fools – this is totally legit! Watch La Liste steep skier Jérémie Heitz and ex GS World Champ Daron Rahlves rip the living freeride/slalom hell out of a 50 degree, 4,000m+ alpine face.

‘Race The Face’ pitches iconic Swiss freeride star Heitz against US ski racer Rahlves in a world-first – a steep skiing giant slalom race on the 4,129m Hohberghorn in Switzerland.

Check out the trailer for the ultimate big mountain freeriding v alpine skiing race:

To find out more about Daron’s race background and his home mountain of Sugar Bowl, Lake Tahoe check out this interview.


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