BD athletes Reine Barkered and Martin Webrant score epic turns in Davos, Switzerland
Black Diamond athletes Reine Barkered and Martin Webrant drove from Sweden to Davos, Switzerland in search of powder, big airs and tasty photos with photog Martin Söderqvist. They scored on all fronts and drove home happy men. Below is a report and photos from Söderqvist, as well as one from Dan Caruso , Black Diamond Europe's Ski Athlete Manager, who's home the three Swedes crashed at while living large in Davos.
Davos, the home of the yearly world economic forum, for which it is mostly known, has in recent years come up as a new act in the free skiing scene. Located in the heart of Graubünden, Switzerland, the ski area can offer skiing on 5 different mountains, not counting the two in Klosters. Nowadays cheaper hotels, targeting younger skiers without...
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