Blade running" is a mountain sport where parachutists maneuver high performance canopies down "Super G" type courses at speeds over 60 miles per hour...

Blade running competitions were born in 1996 when Montana resident BJ Worth organized the first event at a Paraski meet. Worth, who was a stuntman and president of the International Parachuting Committee, got the idea for Blade running while filming a parachute stunt over a ski resort in California. Since then Blade running has been held every year at places like Park City, Utah, Elk Meadows, Utah- Snowbird, Utah-Lake Isabella, Ca-Crystal Mountain, WA- Europe, New Zealand and more!

Blade runners (swoopers) use parachutes with a relatively small surface area (between 70-135 square feet) and fly down a mountain through a “Super G” type slalom course while skimming the surface. Blade runners either skydive from a aircraft or launch themselves into flight (ground launching) from the top of a mountain.

Blade running courses are defined using a series of vertical flags called “airblades”. Flying a high performance parachute through a Super G course made of airblades is called “Blade running”. Blade runners are judged on speed as they negotiate a Blade Running course.