Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 Season 4 - Euro Road Trip 2010 Part 1
Kaj Zackrisson, Mike Douglas and Chris Rubens are back in the Alps chasing powder. For the second year in a row, they find the deepest snow of the year.
Kaj Zackrisson, Mike Douglas and Chris Rubens are back in the Alps chasing powder. For the second year in a row, they find the deepest snow of the year.
Bobby Brown and Alexi Godbout meet up with AJ Kempainen in New Zealand to heli ski and work on new tricks for the upcoming season.
In the Queyras Valley time seems to stand still. We follow a group of locals who harness the wind with their speed-flying kits to chase untracked powder all winter long.
Henrik Windstedt, Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Asmund Thorsen spend a week shredding pillows and trees in some of the deepest snow of the season at Mica Heliskiing in BC.
Who’s the next park and pipe superstar? There’s a good chance they’re in this episode. These very best shots from the Jib Academy Euro final in Sweden and the global final in Mammoth, California. Oh y...and watch Bobby Brown get served in one of the funniest shots of the year!
A Chimaera is a multi-part dream or creature created by the mind. This Chimaera is made up of the sounds and images that cue the memories of winter in a skier’s mind. Just plug in your headphones and let your senses take over.
It's been nearly 40 years since the steeps of Chamonix were descended by the first generation of steep skiers. Now, the children of the forefathers are grown and pushing their own limits in the world's most notorious mountain town.
Woodsy and B-Paul jib their way across North America from Halifax, Canada to Aspen, Colorado. Along the two-week journey they meet up with Charles Gagnier, Jen Crichton, Corey Vanular, Cody Ling, Willie Borm, Matt Walker, Bobby Brown, Kaya Turski, Simon Dumont, Sammy Carlson and many more.
Mark Abma, Mike Douglas, and Chris Rubens show us what it was like to be in Whistler during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, from the perspective of a freeskier. Interesting people and amazing skiing made it the place to be in February 2010. No snow? Yeah right. After watching this you may never believe the mainstream media again.
Season 4 of Salomon Freeski TV is set to begin and that means ski season is just around the corner! Here a little teaser to keep you going until the first episode drops on October 5th.
We check in with the Salomon team for one last time this season and take a look forward at what is coming up in season 4 of Salomon Freeski TV. It’s been a winter of ups and downs, but one thing is sure… we’ve had a lot of fun along the way. Rapper, AllStar, lays down another original track for the final episode of season 3.
Cody Townsend and Chris Rubens meet up in the BC interior to spend a week chasing each other through the powder-filled gulches of Revelstoke. This episode is filmed entirely from the perspective of two helmet cams.
He's a champion, legend, and master of the Big Mountain scene, but Kaj Zackrisson is best known as the happiest skier in world. In this episode, Kaj fills us in on his past, what scares him, and a future full of skiing. http://www.salomonfreeski.com
Back in October 2009, Salomon and Freeskier magazine launched a contest asking skiers to submit video of their backyard jib set-ups. The prize: Having the Salomon Team move into your house and session your set-up for the weekend. Hilden, Nova Scotia will never be the same!
Herve Cocco invites us into his life as he mixes work and play in the world's most dangerous mountain town - Chamonix.
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If you think Freeskiing is a new sport, think again. Mike Douglas sounds off in a Rick Mercer-style rant about the History of Freeskiing, proving that the recent rise of boardsports has a lot less to do with skiing’s popularity than most people think. This is a must-see episode for every skier. http://www.salomonfreeski.com
Mark Abma, Chris Rubens and Eric Hjorleifson head down to Patagonia, Chile. The Mission: To climb and ski the lines on the inside of the crater on the Puyehue, Volcano. This is the most epic episode of Salomon Freeski TV yet.
Charles Gagnier and Kaya Turski meet up with Marek Doniec in his homeland of Poland. Their arrival was timed perfectly with the worst streak of weather Poland saw all winter. Forced to the streets, they spent 10 days searching for urban features while being chased by the Polish police. One of our best shows of the year.
Kaj Zackrisson, Mark Abma, and Mike Douglas go to Monterosa, Italy in the middle of the snowiest winter in 25 years. While the locals were kept busy trying to keep their roofs from collapsing, the crew shredded uncrowded and untracked powder for two weeks straight.
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On this week's episode we drop by the Salomon Team house in Breckenridge, Colorado to see how they livin' and how they skiin', as they prep for the 2010 competition season.
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A year in the making, Mike Douglas and Cody Townsend fulfill a dream of towing into big waves on skis in Hawaii. After 4 weeks, 5 broken skis, and 1 big scare, they proved that it is, in fact, possible. Is it cool, or is there a future for skiing on waves?
Decide for yourself.
La Grave ski bum, Olivier de Souza, lives in a beat-up van in the parking lot at the base of La Meije. In this show he explains how he got there, what keeps him there, and why he has no plans to leave anytime soon. http://www.salomonfreeski.com
Nick Martini, Alexis Godbout, and Matt Walker meet up in Boston, USA for an urban road-trip through New England. Over the course of ten days these guys slay and destroy 12 rails, update their tall tee wardrobe, try true east coast lobster, and make friends with local law enforcement.
Just when Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Dane Tudor think it can't get any better at CPG Girdwood -- it does. Blue skies, epic spines, and huge booters cap off an all-time trip to Alaska. Part 2 of 2.
John Symms heads to Asia to take a look into the emerging freeski scene in South Korea. X-Dragon and his X-Crew show off their outfits, cuisine, and passion for the sport at a ski area that's open 24/7. If this episode doesn't make you smile, you need a new sport.
Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Dane Tudor are in Girdwood living the good life - skiing Alyeska Resort and heliskiing with Chugach Powder Guides. After a two-week storm, the weather finally clears, and the crew stumbles upon the most-stacked zone of Alaska spine-lines that they've ever seen. Part 1 of 2.
Bobby Brown, Henrik Harlaut and Alexis Godbout meet in Narvik, Norway. The goal: Hitting backcountry jumps with the fjords of the Lyngen Alps as a backdrop. Bad weather forces the crew to change plans and head to Are, Sweden for what turns out to be the best jump session of their lives.
For ski bum Jeremy McLure, living in Whistler is a childhood dream come true. We follow Jeremy through a Whistler winter to see what it takes to ski powder everyday in North America's most notorious ski town. Along the way you'll learn why Whistler's Peak Chair is the most entertaining place in the world on a bluebird powder day.
On this episode we take a look behind three of our favorite photos of the season. Matt Walker turns video games into real life, sliding a chairlift cable at Ski Bowl, Oregon. Elyse Saugstad charges a huge line in the Utah Backcountry, and Christopher Frankum and Mattias Fredriksson combine forces in Lofoton, Norway to create our favorite photo of the year.
Once again, the hottest under-16 park rippers from around the world are serving notice to the pros. Blue skies, private features, and more switch-ups than you can shake a ski pole at - this is the very best of the 2009 Salomon Jib Academy Final from Mammoth, California.
Mike Douglas and Kaj Zackrisson meet up with photographer Mattias Fredriksson and filmer Ben Mullin in Chamonix, France. The mission: Spend 2 weeks chasing powder across Europe during the best snow season in 25 years.