“The weather forecast called for sun all day long in Kamifurano on Hokkaido, Japan. Hidemitsu Okada and I started skinning before sunrise and returned to the car for a lunch break. We chatted with locals to find out more about the area, then we went back out in the evening for a few turns in the cold air and a beautiful twilight session.” Photo: Takahiro Nakanishi

Veteran racers wax their skis the night before the Inferno Downhill, the longest amateur downhill ski race in the world. The first Inferno race took place with just 17 competitors in 1928, dropping over 7,000 feet from the Schilthorn to the Lauterbrunnen over almost 10 miles. The historical race, which routinely sells out, is capped at 1,850 competitors sent off in 12-second increments. Mürren, Switzerland. Photo: Cam McLeod

Bobby Brown sending it over the Million Dollar Highway (CO highway 550) between Ouray and Silverton, CO. “I’ve been dreaming about this gap forever,” says Brown. “I’ve driven over Red Mountain Pass so many times and just looked up and envisioned gapping over the cars. We were filming in southern Colorado, and when the conditions lined up, I knew it was time to check this one off the list. The first hit was by far the scariest thing I’ve done. Huge thank you to the crew that came to help me make it happen.” Photo: Brett Schreckengost