Snow Sports
Archive'Reflections,' from DPS Cinematic's The Shadow Campaign, captures the layered complexities of backcountry skiing.
Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad bring you the second edition of It's Called Backcountry Skiing.
Skier Jonah Howell had an untraditional entry into ski movies.
Chad Sayers and Forest Coots traveled to Iran to find new ski terrain. However, they also explored the social impact skiing has on the country.
Whether it be a seasoned pro, local shredder, or selfless friend, mentors are a pivotal part of the outdoor experience.
For those who suffer from a disability, winter can seem like an eternity. Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation provides an outlet for folks with disabilities to pursue outdoor adventures.
It started with Salomon asking their fans: "What is your #FreeskiDreamTrip?"
The two-part mini-series 'The Big Picture brings' you into the Sea to Sky range during the 2015-2016 season.
Petranboarding began as a cultural phenomenon in the village of Petran in the 18th century, deep in the mountains of eastern Turkey, and is one of the earliest iterations of snowboarding that we know about
Local mountain man Oscar Taiola has called Mount Bianco home for most of his life. Last year, he witnessed a drastic shift in access.
The filmmakers at KGB Productions have released the trailer for Season 2 of Westward.
Jackson has made a concerted effort to expand its intermediate terrain.
Level 1 Productions just released their trailer for Pleasure, a new film sure to get you pumped for Winter.
Alaska is a playground, but can also humble any skier. Watch Sage Cattabriga-Alosa speak about how that's shaped his experience as a skier.
Earlier this year ultra runner Jason Schlarb, ski mountaineers Scott Simmons and Paul Hamilton and filmmaker Noah Hamilton attempted the first ever winter crossing of the famous Hardrock 100 Ultramarathon route through Colorado's San Juan Mountains.
This new four-part documentary series from Whistler explores what skiing will look like in the future.
In its final season, A Skier's Journey explores the far reaches of skiing and the places it exists.
As part of Teton Gravity Research's Behind the Line series, this video highlights Sammy Luebke.
Skier Lexi Dupont is known for sending huge lines in Alaska's backcountry, but this film focuses on some of her other loves: wake surfing and mountain biking.
The professional skier balances spending time with her 4-month-old son and training for the 2018 Olympics
Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks is a new film that honors the history of skiing within some of America's most treasured places
Following in the footsteps of Supervention in 2013, this sequel delves into the art of progression.
A small resort in Canada is offering equity stakes to help pay for mountain improvements
This trailer from Matchstick Productions will get you hyped for winter.
Mission was simple: ski and hike 14ers all weekend without taking any time off from work.
GoPro athlete Chris Davenport takes us to one of the best lines in the world, a couloir called the Super C
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Mid-Distance race consists of an 119-mile course through northern Minnesota
How do pro skier Brody Levin and filmmaker Adam Clark celebrate the end of an epic winter?
Our new Play Now series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk
On April 29, Dan Hacker busted out his skis for one last run in the green mountains of Vermont.
Eli Bouchard may be the youngest snowboarder to land a double backflip.
Our new Play Now series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.
Dave Powers hits the slopes at Snowbird Mountain Resort six days a week, averaging 130 days a year.
An all-woman team traversed the eastern Pamir mountains, following along Tajikistan's borders with Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China.
Meet Vitaly, a Siberian man who builds skis from timber and coarse animal hair.
This all-women expedition team set out to ski first descents along the western coast of Greenland.
Watch Nine-year-old Nate Pruzan expertly drop into Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Move is the latest installment of The Big Picture, a series from Sean Logan that follows pro skiers Chris Logan, Parker White, and a few friends as they head out into the backcountry in search of powder. The crew found some spectacular spots over…
Snowboarder Christian "Hitsch" Haller sets a new world record for highest snowboard air on a hip.
The organizers of Suzuki Nine Knights built a gigantic hip jump (essentially a pyramid with a flat top) with five take-offs and a plethora of landing options. For the world's best hip and transition riders, the course proved to be the perfect playground as they pushed the…
Experts are training the vicious wild animals to sniff out avalanche victims—without mauling them to death
Of the 500 participating skiers and snowboarders at the Red Bull Homerun, it only took one to crash on the cat track and cause a pile-up like we've never seen before.
A married couple just finished their first season running a small ski resort they bought in Idaho for just $149,000
Ski season may be winding down, but that doesn't mean ski patrollers are any less busy. In this episode of Powder People, Ski Utah teams up with Snowbird Ski Patrol to show us what goes into safely managing a ski resort like Snowbird. From…
Meet the man revolutionizing how we save snow from season to season—climate change be damned
Ski hills are major landforms, not just vertical playgrounds. New tools like Google Earth allow us to glimpse the entirety of the mountains on which ski resorts reside, and even zoom in, tilt, and twirl to experience the pitch and roll of these areas. Thank DigitalGlobe for many of those…
The Iditarod is one of the most grueling races in the world, covering 1,000 miles of Alaskan backcountry, and the dogs that run it train harder than almost any athlete
After more than 2,000 pounds of hydraulic pressure crushed his left foot in an industrial accident, snowboarder Keith Gabel decided to amputate his foot. Three months later, Gabel got back on the slopes and went on to win Adaptive Gold at the 2012 X-Games and bronze in the 2014 Sochi Paralympics.
Dogsled racing, or mushing, is one of the rare professional competitive sports that is truly co-ed.
With a design in mind, compass in hand, and snowshoes on foot, artist Simon Beck stomps deep tracks in the snow to create beautiful works of art. In this short film from Flash Studio, Beck talks about how patterns in nature motivate him to create these massive geometric…
Tim's Lane, from filmmaker Oliver Sutro, is a story about a (somewhat) famous ski run in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. You can follow him on YouTube here. …
Simon Beck spends a lot of his time with snowshoes strapped to his feet, clomping in circles through powder. It’s much more than a futile exercise—it’s art.
He's the speediest skier on earth. Just how fast can he go?
The Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom is the country’s longest-running snowboard comp, having started in 1985 as a flowy ride through a naturally-formed halfpipe that snakes down the White Salmon side of the mountain. Today, the pioneering snowboarding event is also one of the last in which pros compete alongside amateurs.
In early February, pro cyclist Tim Johnson became the first person to pedal to the top of New Hampshire’s 6,288-foot high Mount Washington in the dead of winter.
An Alaskan engineer brought a bicycle to a 1,000-mile dogsledding race through the remote Yukon. He spent two weeks pedaling through the wilderness, with no tent.
The Gelande Quaff harks back to the true spirit of skiing—having a damn good time
Back for More, from filmmaker Pat Branch, is a film that looks at what drives skiers and snowboarders to come back season after season, risking injury in order to progress in their sports. Look for the full film in the fall of 2016. …
Andrew Muse and the folks at Ski Utah have been completely spoiled by this year's El Niño. For proof, look no further than this edit from a recent trip to Brian Head Resort in Southern Utah. We bet it'll make you as jealous as we…
Salomon Athlete Josh Daiek recently completed the first one-day assault of the Tahoe 10,000, an incredible feat that includes 22 miles of travel on skis, four iconic peaks, and 10,000 feet of vertical climbing. This edit from Daiek shows the highlights from one very long, but epic day. …
Snow days in a mountain town are few and far between. So, when Telluride School District canceled school for just the third time in 15 years, local ripper Cedar Palmer took full advantage by waxing up his Wagner Custom Skis and hitting the hill with some Broncos Spirit.
A big northwest swell lit the North Shore's Banzai Pipeline, providing spectacular makes and even more spectacular slams.
In the seventh episode of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season, skiers Mike Douglas and Alexis Godbout take on Switzerland's famed Skier's Haute Route. It's one of the coolest tours we've ever seen. …
A behind-the-scenes moment from Teton Gravity Research's Paradise Waits.
Avalanche rescue dogs have an incredibly important job. In this video, filmmaker Brett Schreckengost gives a behind-the-scenes look at the daily life of an avalanche rescue dog at Telluride.
In Reverie, the final episode of Volume II of DPS Cinematic's The Shadow Campaign, DPS Koalas Piers Solomon and Santiago Guzman catch an incredible storm in Gressoney, Italy. …
The pro skier from Utah isn’t just skiing’s starlet of the moment. She is the new fixture in ski movie lore. And everyone is watching.
For two days, freeskiers and snowboarders will replace baseball players in this iconic stadium as part of a new big-air event.
From snowboarding and skiing at world-class resorts to snowshoeing and ice skating, winter is the perfect season to play outside in California
A Breckenridge distillery accidentally started an international competition that involves lining up hundreds of people to all do a shot of alcohol at the same time. Now the town has to defend the title.
When the temperature drops, hardcore hockey players around the world leave behind climate-controlled rinks and return to the frozen ponds where the sport was born.
Episode five of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season is a throwback to season seven, when the Salomon team asked their skiers to drop everything and chase a monster storm in Japan. In Moment's Notice 2: The Chase to Chamonix, the same call was made and the crew headed to Chamonix with only 24-hours…
Community-led recreation holds the secret to building sustainable local resorts
Every skier has their list: the snowy places they’d like to go, the lines they plan on riding, the mountains they hope to climb. Well, here’s ours, and it’s chock full of some of life’s grandest adventures and simplest joys.
Episode 4 of Salomon Freeski TV's ninth season focuses on one of the most legendary ski locations in the world: Bella Coola, British Columbia. Skiers Leo Ahrens, Leah Evans, and Colston VB spent a week skiing epic lines, which inspired Ahrens to…
Manuel Genswein has spent more than two decades burying himself alive and pushing shovels to their breaking point to determine the best ways to save snow-slide victims. His biggest challenge? Convincing the world’s most experienced rescuers that he’s right.
Ski areas around the country are adapting to shorter snow seasons by beefing up their summertime activities
Olympic gold medal–winning freestyle skier David Wise counts on his Reno home to keep him on top
If you aren't already obsessed with skiing, the latest film from Volume II of DPS Cinematic's The Shadow Campaign should do the trick. Snowflake, a Banff Adventure Film Festival selection for 2015-2016, is the story of an eccentric Swiss skier with one of the most brilliant philosophies on life…
Ian McIntosh did everything right—whether he meant to or not