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Professional Freeskier and Filmmaker Chris Benchetler Honors Hall of Fame Basketball Player Bill Walton with New Episode of Ship of Fools Series

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Professional freeskier and filmmaker Chris Benchetler has released a new episode of his behind-the-scenes docuseries Ship of Fools, paying tribute to the late Bill Walton on the one-year anniversary of the NBA Hall of Famerโ€™s death. Episode 16, titled โ€œMaking of ‘Fire on the Mountain’ w/ Bill Walton โ€“ The Wheel Keeps Turning,โ€ revisits the acclaimed 2020 ESPN special Fire […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2025
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How Chris Benchetler Turns Skiing into Art

The dozens of canvases cluttered in Chris Benchetler’s art studio at his Mammoth Lakes home give an impression as if you had just walked inside a small temple where the walls were melting, oozing every possible mixture of color imaginable. The canvases are all sorts of different shapes and sizes; some are hanging up on the wall, tilted or upside […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | May 29, 2025
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[VIDEO] Mammoth Mountain, CA, & Chris Benchetler Release โ€˜The Sparkโ€™

Mammoth Mountain, California, and Chris Benchetler have released a video called โ€˜The Spark,โ€™ which shows in beautiful motion how Benchetler brings his vision to the canvas. The video is a deep dive into the artist and freeskierโ€™s creative process, captured in action shots from his skiing as well as his painting. Go behind the scenes of Benchtelerโ€™s work entitled ‘The […]

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[VIDEO] Arc’teryx Welcomes Chris Benchetler to the Team

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Pro Skier/Artist Chris Benchetler and Wife Kimmy Fasani Benchetler Start Charitable Foundation to Help Others Heal Through Nature

Healing through Nature 🙏🔮https://t.co/NuHiHNm88j pic.twitter.com/ZHNo5ACgbQ โ€” Chris Benchetler (@ChrisBenchetler) October 3, 2022 The natural world has powerful healing properties that go beyond words. Professional skier and artist Chris Benchetler along with his wife Kimmy, also a professional snowboarder, have started the Benchetler Fasani Foundation to provide a meaningful connection to the outdoors for those who have suffered loss or hardship, […]

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VIDEO: ‘Fire On The Mountain’ – Official Grateful Dead & Chris Benchetler Full Film

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Mammoth Mountain’s 2019-2020 Season Is About To Pop Off

Brought to you by Mammoth Mountain For all of us regular people, the end of October means carving pumpkins, picking apples, and crafting the spookiest costume. But in the midst of all of the PSL drinking and Oktoberfest parties, the friendly folks at Mammoth Mountain, CA were hard at work preparing for yet another epic winter. There has been no […]

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Video: End of Season Winter Camping with Chris Benchetler

I too went winter camping last weekend, but it wasn’t as cool as this! I wish we had some sleds and a gimbal to film everything with! Anyways, lets just say you wont wish for these 7.5 minutes of your life back after watching the video– instead you’ll be more motivated to get out there and have some fun! As […]

Keenan Grady | May 26, 2016
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