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Discussion with X-Games gold medalist and freeskiing legend, Tom Wallisch LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE JOIN THE PATREON HERE Tom is the GOAT of freeskiing. He’s one of the most influential freeskier of all time. He’s won every competition there is and has filmed countless segments with...

Photos/Source: Sebastian Anex/20min.ch UPDATE: "As recently reported, it has been found that developments were taking place outside the area dedicated to skiing for the World Cup planned in Zermatt. Without answering fundamental questions, the organizers assured the public, however, that the...

Cover photo: Daniel Rönnbäck Early reports are reaching us that legendary Chamonix skier, and big mountain legend, Tof Henry has passed away in Chile on the Puntiagudo volcano. Tof was as gnarly as they come, skiing some of the biggest, most challenging lines out there. His shots from Chamonix...

The iF3 Festival is thrilled to announce the nominees of the 2023 iF3 Movie Awards, which will take place during on Saturday, October 21st in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada at the conclusion of four days of premieres and parties during iF3 Whistler from October 18th - 21st. After a total of...

This might be a series, it might be a one off… but given my median level of bitterness, the former seems more likely. This week’s subject: ski movies. I’ve just spent seven days pretty much exclusively watching ski and snowboard films in order to judge for the High Five Festival, which led me...

Are big snow patches (see also: white triangle of death) the future? Kläppen Snowpark, located in Sweden, just announced their Autumn Snowpark, which opens on October 5th, 2023. In this recent video, the park's operations manager Henrik Björk stands in front of a large pile of snow the resort...

With snowmaking season and winter just around the corner, Pennsylvania resorts Camelback Mountain and Blue Mountain have been added to Ikon Pass for the 2023-2024 season. As the first mountains on the pass in Pennsylvania, this raises competition between them and Vail Resorts, who currently owns...

High Five Festival remains the biggest, broadest gathering of the action sports community of the year. It feels like everyone is here in Annecy, from every corner of the globe. And from New Zealand to Baffin Island, the whole world is represented in the films on show too, making for a unique...

Earlier this week, Faction Skis announced the departure of two of the largest female powerhouses in women's freesking from their athlete team— Kelly Sildaru and Mathilde Gremaud. Additionally, Daniel Hanka, one of Faction's first athletes is also leaving the team. Known for his unique urban...

Ski Legend Dr. Robb Gaffney, passed away on September 22nd after fighting over a 4-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Gaffney's brother, Scott posted on Instagram sharing the news on Saturday morning. In a Caring Bridge update last weekend, Scott shared that Robb's body was no longer...

Ski legend and Tahoe icon Dr. Robb Gaffney of Matchstick Productions and Squallywood has been fighting a battle with acute myeloid leukemia since 2019. Last weekend, Robb's brother Scott delivered heartwrenching news— Robb's body is no longer responding to chemo. Robb Gaffney passed away on...

Cover photo courtesy of Thredbo Resort. Thredbo, one of Australia's most well-known ski resorts concluded spinning their lifts for the season on September 19th, 2023. This comes about two weeks earlier than last year when the resort ended the season on October 4th. In an Instagram post earlier...

Last winter, resorts across the European Alps faced record-high temperatures and low precipitation. Although a snowy April helped some resorts keep their lifts spinning, that wasn't enough for La Sambuy— a small, family-owned resort in France. During the 2023-2024 season, La Sambuy was only...

In a move that's got the local winter sports community asking questions, Alaïa Parks announced today they will not be continuing their partnership with Helveparks & Crans Montana. It's not great news for park skiers in the area, who have an increasingly small number of parks to choose from, with...

Reed Hastings, now the new majority owner of Powder Mountain, has invested $100 million to enhance the resort, signaling a new era for the mountain resort known for its daily lift ticket caps and uncrowded visitor experience. This investment aims to improve the skier experience by expanding...

The Hellbent is back?! Well not quite, but a new ski just like it is. Industry vet Marshal Olson founded Heritage Skis last year when he saw a new hole emerging in the market— while most companies continue to cater their skis and gear to the "average consumer", high-performance and niche design...

Whattup Newschoolers! I hope everyone's been having an incredible summer. For those of you who made it to Mammoth for some late spring/summer skiing, I hope you had as much fun as I did or at least half as much fun as the @twoplankerpod cult. Head over to Skards' website tomorrow @12 PST for a...

August 28th, 2023 - Montreal, Québec - After watching more than 110 projects, the judges announces the official selection of the 16th annual iF3 Movie Awards presented by Rossignol, to take place in Whistler, BC, on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 at 5 p.m. PST. CLICK HERE to see the official...

The best ski flicks of the year are coming to a city near you via the Level 1 Freeski Film Tour! Hosted exclusively in standing room venues, this is not your Grandpa's Warren Miller premiere- we're bringing the energy with product tosses, killer raffles, athlete poster signings, and banger ski...

The wildfires that are part of the usual cycle of the Canadian summer have been ravaging much larger areas than usual. One of the most recent, and devastating, blazes in the north of West Kelowna has burned houses and forced evactuation orders. At around 1am on Friday morning over 260 homes and...