Subaru Freeride Series: 2015 Schedule Announced Mountain Sports International has announced the schedule for the 2015 Subaru Freeride Series. This Freeride World Qualifier will take place from February to April, hosting the world’s best athletes on some of North America’s best terrain, and one venue in South America. At each location, both men’s and women’s ski and snowboard divisions will be offered. Heading into its 18th year, the FWT is unlike anything you’ll see in the Olympics – challenging competitors to navigate ungroomed snow down dangerously steep slopes. The event’s format will be comprised of three days: a qualifying day (with open registration!), semi-finals, and finals. Industry News ameliatraynor | November 18, 2014 0 Comments
Portillo, Chile Season Update Video: June, July & August editor’s note: Um… Portillo has way sicker terrain than we thought it did. Might be time to make a trip to Portillo… by Andrew Rumph We started out with a great start of the season with tons of snow in June but then it didn’t snow for about 3 weeks in July. The end of July we had three storms and conditions were amazing. The best day of the season was a week and a half ago on Aug. 1st. The day after we had a huge wind event and all of the new snow was blown away and we were left with the rock hard base. Now we are in a freeze thaw […] Conditions Report Andrew Rumph | August 12, 2014 0 Comments
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 1 With my northern winter coming to a close, I thought it would be a good time to look back on what has been a pretty fun season for me. Bear with me here, this could take awhile. My winter actually kicked off with a trip to Thailand and Myanmar. While I do enjoy the occasional non-skiing adventure, it was hard to focus […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 9, 2014 7 Comments
Finding Scot Schmidt | Salomon Freeski TV Salomon Freeski Season 7 Episode 12 | Legend Scot Schmidt | Scot Schmidt has learned a lot since he stepped back from the ski films. In a way, he has simplified his life; he is a man with a mountain and skis every day now at Yellowstone Club. And, at 52 years old, Schmidt still rips! SnowBrains | April 2, 2014 0 Comments
Record Breaking Andorra Snow Makes Freeride Competition in the Pyrenees Highlight Worthy (editors note:  Andorra was claiming the deepest snowpack on Earth in March at 20 feet deep.  Andorra is having their best snow winter in 20 years.  This makes for the best ever conditions at a Freeride competition in Andorra.) Many people will be surprised to discover that the Pyrenees have a strong, thriving freeride ski scene.  Don’t believe me? Take a […] Lee Lyon | April 18, 2013 2 Comments