“If You’re Not Scared, You Have a Death Wish” — Lessons for Aspiring Athletes From Champion Freeskier Alex Ferreira I had the great privilege of chatting with legendary halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira about the keys to his success from his home in Aspen, Colorado. Ferreira can look back on a perfect season: winning five out of five competitions in the halfpipe on the FIS World Cup circuit, awarding him the Halfpipe Crystal Globe as well as the Overall Park […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
The 9 Greatest Female Freeskiers of All Time These lovely ladies probably shred harder than they you. Maude Raymond – A Montreal, Canada native who rides for Armada skis. She spends her winters in Mammoth Lakes, California, doing what she does best. Grete Eliassen – An American-Norwegian professional skier who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She has won six medals at the Winter X Games in slopestyle, […] Martin Kuprianowicz | March 8, 2024 30 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #56 | Sophia Schwartz – Former US Ski Team Member, Pro Freeskier, Ski Mountaineer, Mindfulness & Environmental Advocate My guest today is Sophia Schwartz: Sophia is a former US Ski Team member who competed in mogul skiing She is a badass skier who stomps double backflips and skis the Grand Teton Sophia is a mentor at Coombs Outdoors, where they focus on getting people of color into the outdoors Sophia gave a killer talk at the Wyoming Snow […] Podcasts Podcast | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
Norwegian Freeskier Johanne Killi Announces Retirement On Monday, September 25, 2023, Norwegian freeski legend Johanne Killi announced her retirement from competitive sport. Killi had been a member of the Norwegian National Team for 10 years, having joined the team at only 15. “JoJo” or “YoYo” as she is affectionally known, burst onto the FIS scene with her first European Cup season in 2013/14, where she won […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 27, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Scott Gaffney Video Shows Tahoe Freeskiers Are Also Elite Cliff Jumpers In a video shared by Palisades Tahoe legend Scott Gaffney, a group of Tahoe freeskiers showed how their skills are transferable to cliff jumping. Related: How To Dive Off A Cliff… SAFELY! The awesome edit, “One Day at the Pool,” was filmed at a northern California swimming hole. A few hours at a local Northern California watering hole with a […] Cliff Jumping SnowBrains | September 10, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Elite Freeskiers Converge on Denmark’s Waste Powerplant Ski Slope for 3rd Annual Scandinavian Team Battle For the third consecutive year, freestyle skiing elites gathered on Denmark’s CopenHill, the innovative waste-to-energy power plant, for the Scandinavian Team Battle. CopenHill is an artificial 1,500 feet ski slope built on the roof of Amager Bakke, a waste-to-energy (WTE) power plant in Copenhagen. The annual contest attracts teams from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK. They compete on […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 2, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Pro Freeskier Hedvig Wessel Pulls Airbag After Getting Caught in Avalanche View this post on Instagram A post shared by HEDVIG WESSEL (@hedvigwessel) Norwegian Freeskier Hedvig Wessel has shared on social media the first and only time she has pulled her airbag after getting caught in an avalanche. First time I pulled my airbag⚠️ I want to share this line with u, first of all to show some of […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 7, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast #50 | Johnny Collinson – Pro Freeskier, Ski Movie Star, Youngest to Climb The 7 Summits, Fitness Guru Brought to you by LEKI and Northern California Toyota Dealers My guest today is Johnny Collinson: Johnny had climbed all of the seven summits by the age of 17, making him the youngest to have done so He is a professional freeskier who won the Junior Freeskier World Tour, has competed on the Freeride World Tour, has been in TGR movies, […] Podcasts Podcast | January 31, 2023 0 Comments