Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier Lists are inherently wrong, no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well… I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing, and I […] Ryan Flynn | June 14, 2025 30 Comments
FIS Recognizes Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding as Official Discipline After a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) now recognizes freeride skiing and snowboarding as official winter sports disciplines. The FIS made the decision at its annual general assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Two years ago, the FIS and the Freeride World Tour (FWT) joined forces, enabling the FIS to add freeriding to its list of official […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 7, 2024 0 Comments
Gear Review: 2023/24 Arbor Candle Rain 155 Snowboard Arbor is hands down one of the most reliable companies in the world of snowboarding, and they recently dropped their 2023/24 snowboard line. One of the featured snowboards of this season’s drop is the Pat Moore-designed Candle Rain camber board. For those that are not familiar, Pat Moore is a legendary snowboarder who has been in the game for quite […] Gear Jesse | December 15, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 2 Big Mountain Lines in Rooster-Tail Powder Snow After an Evil Drive Report from January 10, 2022 “Pucker Face” and more in the Tetons today! Pucker Face had it all: steep turns, huge spray, big sluff, jagged cliffs, lurking rocks, firm landing, and a smooth runout. Our 2nd line was simply as smooth as butter with spray twice as tall as a man. The spray we were throwing up was so tall […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 12, 2022 0 Comments
Meet Molly Armanino: One of the Best Prospects on the Freeride World Qualifier Molly Armanino started competing two seasons ago. She’s a 27-year-old, South Lake Tahoe native who, at 4,400 points, has placed second on the Freeride World Qualifier this season. Before deciding to enter into the world of competitive big mountain skiing, she took five winters off and hardly ever skied during that period. She’s a natural. This is why I called […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 26, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Season Highlights | Andorra To Verbier: This Was The 2021 Freeride World Tour [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTZllp87noA"] SnowBrains | April 9, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
10-Year-Old Skier Suffers Broken Shoulder After Snowboarder Hit and Run in Vail, CO On Saturday, February 27, ten-year-old Brayden Head was skiing in Blue Sky Basin on Vail Mountain, CO, with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Brayden and his teammates were preparing for a freeride competition on Wednesday. On his last run of the day, Brayden was hit by a snowboarder, double ejected, broke his shoulder, and ruined a ski. The team had […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | March 4, 2021 0 Comments
The Best Hike-To Terrain For Big Laps & Deep Powder at Alpine Meadows, CA. Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA If you’re into skiing and riding, you’ve likely heard about the legendary terrain of Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows ski resort located in Lake Tahoe, California. Known for showcasing the best talent in North America on steep, deep, and big lines generally located directly under the chairlifts for the entire resort […] Featured Article Alex K | March 2, 2021 3 Comments
Freeride World Tour Stop #2, Ordino ArcalÃs: Results + Winning Runs The Freeride World Tour is finally off and running! With two stops in the last week in Ordino ArcalÃs, it is just great to see the highest level of big mountain skiing and riding back again. The first competition saw some new and old faces take the top spots in each respective category. The second competition, held on the same […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | February 25, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Squaw Valley, CA Athlete Ross Tester’s Winning Run from Freeride World Tour Stop in Andorra [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwOP96g_LdA&feature=youtu.be"] SnowBrains | February 19, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: 2021 Freeride World Tour Official Trailer Released | Tour to Begin Next Month [arve url="https://youtu.be/WjiO9MsIJ6o"] SnowBrains | January 20, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
2021 Freeride World Tour Update: Japan and Canada Stops Canceled, New European Events to be Announced Shortly COVID-19 strikes the ski industry again. Organizers with the 2021 Freeride World Tour have announced that the Japan and Canada stops on the tour have been canceled. A press release regarding the cancellations of the two tour stops is attached below. FWT21 CALENDAR UPDATE: JAPAN AND CANADA STOPS CANCELLED, NEW EUROPEAN EVENT(S) TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY Due to the latest […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: ANTH. Releases Official Trailer for “BLISS” “In his quest to improve his skiing, young french freeskier Lalo Rambaud joins friends for memorable sessions in Japan and his home resort. Childhood friend Nathan Saillet filmed and directed these moments of perseverance, friendship and true BLISS.” – Salomon Freeski Love seeing new faces on the scene! Can’t wait to see this movie. This short film will be released […] Ryan Flynn | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
Origins: The Freeride World Tour In this week’s edition of Origins, we will look deep into how the largest big mountain competition tour formed! If you missed last week’s edition on Ski Racing, you can find it here: Related: Origins: Ski Racing The Freeride World Tour (FWT) recently released their schedule and format for the 2021 competition season. Exciting news for all who were anxious […] Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2020 1 Comment
IFSA Looking To Hold FreeRide World Qualifier Events This Winter The International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association (IFSA) is looking to still host the North American FWQ tour this season despite COVID-19. The tour encompasses 2* and 4* events hosted throughout the United States and Canada. In a recent email to athletes, the organization laid out its tentative plan and protocols to follow this winter. The email included a COVID-19 Competition […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | September 25, 2020 0 Comments
Prediction: 2080 Will Be The Golden Age of Space Skiing Intergalactic travel has been the dream of humanity ever since we figured out that those twinkling stars actually have planets circling them. Perhaps those planets have fresh water, perhaps they have mountains, and perhaps we can shred powder in the Cassiopeia constellation. Let’s light this candle baby, we’re going to the moon with Dynafits. But rather than searching for 0.00001% […] Elliot Levey | June 10, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Ryland Bell’s Alaskan Season Edit Is Now Live [arve url="https://vimeo.com/389905626"] SnowBrains | February 15, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Athlete Tim Durtschi to Join All-Star FWT Lineup The Freeride World Tour has announced that legendary big mountain skier Tim Durtschi will be joining the tour as a season-long wild card this year. Durtschi has competed in many different competitions over the years but is best known for his segments in Teton Gravity Research films. The Alaska native joins a powerhouse lineup of freeriders including Tanner Hall, Andrew […] Industry News Robert Hansen | December 5, 2019 0 Comments
Tatum Monod’s Season Edit – “Bad Guy” – Is Now Live [arve url="https://youtu.be/-uag7xxDIn8"] SnowBrains | November 8, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Video: “Wachs This” Teaser- 10 Barrel’s Ski Film With Lucas Wachs Is Dropping Soon [arve url="https://youtu.be/U6D-BgHbcKY"] SnowBrains | October 18, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
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