How Old is Your Ski Lift? When you come to a resort and ride a ski lift, do you think of how old that lift is? Probably not, unless you’re stuck on the chair for a few hours. Are the new lifts more reliable and safe than the older ones? Well, it’s hard to say—I was stuck for three and a half hours on a relatively […] Industry News Claire Weiss | January 26, 2021 5 Comments
Salomon Freeski TV’s Bella Coola Edit is Gorgeous In this killer video, Leo Ahrens, Leah Evans, and Colston VB travel to Bella Coola and spend a week skiing these insane lines in the large mountains of British Columbia. The artwork featured in this video was created by Leo Ahrens and it just ads to the already unbelievable video. This episode is sure to blow you away with the […] Backcountry Chris Wallner | December 8, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: Skiing the Eclipse in Svalbard | A Banff Mt. Film Festival Winner This video won ‘Best Snow Sports Film’ at the 2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival. “It was a ridiculous idea from the start. Travel to the edge of the earth to see one of the planet’s rarest events- a total solar eclipse in the Arctic. Faced with the likely reality of bad weather obscuring the sun and having to battle frigid, […] Featured Video SnowBrains | November 22, 2015 0 Comments
VIDEO: The History of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Taos, New Mexico is one of the best ski resort in the USA if not the best. This strong El Nino year, could be Taos’ year to shine. When this place gets snow, it’s like no other place on Earth. I did my first ever ski trip here when I was 10 years old and had my mind opened to the possibilities of the big mountains of North America. I returned in 2005 […] Miles Clark | September 25, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: Salomon Freeski TV’s 9th Season Will Be Illuminating Salmon Freeski TV is coming out with its 9th season of short videos. We have to admit, these videos are almost always solid. The teaser for season 9th looks all-time. “Salomon Freeski TV is back for its 9th season. This year we reached further and dug deeper to bring you the films that you’ve come to expect, as well as an all-new immersive multimedia experience that will bring you closer than ever to the action. Don’t believe us? The trailer for Season 9 should change your mind.” – Salomon Salmon Freeski TV is coming out with its 9th season of short videos. We have to admit, these videos are almost always solid. The teaser for season […] SnowBrains | September 8, 2015 0 Comments
Salomon Freeski TV: Skiing Italy’s Dolomites & World War I Italy has their best year in over 20 years last year. Huge dumps, vicious avalanches, and all the pros in the world made Italy a madhouse last year. At times there was literally too much snow out there. “It was waist deep snow. It snowed too much. Usually by the time we got up there it was already dense and a bit cooked.” – Seth Morrison told SnowBrains about Italy 2014 this past November Italy […] Miles Clark | December 16, 2014 0 Comments
Man vs Snow | 4 Minutes of Terrifying Avalanche Footage Kevin Fogolin is a man that doesn’t try to avoid avalanches, he hunts for them. “I’ve always loved snow. As far back as I can remember, it’s always been a passion, always something I’ve been stoked. Fogolin, who is based out of British Columbia in Canada, is a consultant who’s main job is to protect workers and infrastructure from avalanches. The Salomon Ski Free TV episodes The Controller, shows an excerpt from the Mike Douglas Kickstarter documentary Snowman, which chronicles Fogolin’s life as an avalanche […] Avalanche Michael Etezadi | December 4, 2014 3 Comments
Trip Report: Battle on Mt. Ruapehu, NZ | by Josh Daiek I powered down the table saw and took a seat for my lunch break when I noticed a missed call from Mike Douglas. His voicemail informed me of an upcoming ski trip to New Zealand, I frantically called back eager to hear the details. The trip was for a Salomon Freeski TV project, the plan, explore and expose some of the less popular skiing on the northern island. I was thrilled, I’ve always wanted to ski New Zealand. I tried not to sound overly […] Trip Report Josh Daiek | October 2, 2014 2 Comments
Salmon Freeski TV: “Ghost Town” Salomon really put some energy into this one. Fake newspapers, recreated scenes from a busted British Columbia boom town, a scratchy voiced narrator… The Salomon Freeski team got Josh Daiek, Mike Henitiuk & Kieran Nikula up to an old ghost town in B.C. to rip powdery pillows and create a fun/different video. Both were easily achieved. In the mid 1800’s, BC’s mountain towns boomed as prospectors flocked north during the great gold rush. Josh Daiek, […] SnowBrains | November 26, 2013 0 Comments
Skiing the Fjords of Norway | Salomon Freeski TV Most skiers have at least some sort of inkling to get out and ski the fjords of Norway someday. It’s a dream trip, a trip of a lifetime. Get on a boat, cruise up a fjord and ski whatever you like whenever you like, because it doesn’t get dark in the spring in Norway. Our reporter Zach Paley spent this past spring on a boast in the Norwegian Fjords and his stories and photos are amazing. […] SnowBrains | October 22, 2013 3 Comments
“14,000-Sq-Ft Super Luxury Castle + Best Mts. on Earth” | Salomon Freeski TV’s “Return to Mica Heli” “A 14,000-square-foot super luxury castle in the middle of some of the best mountains on Earth” – Mike Douglas It’s tough not to almost be pissed while watching this. The best pillow skiing, deep snow, helicopters, a 14,000-square-foot super luxury castle, some of the best mountains on Earth, some of the best skiers on […] SnowBrains | October 8, 2013 2 Comments