FREESKIER

Freeskier Magazine, located in Boulder, Colorado, is a publication dedicated to the latest trends in skiing. It highlights various skiing styles, including terrain park, urban, big-mountain, and backcountry skiing. The magazine is released seven times a year and features special editions like a Buyer's Guide, a Photo Annual, and a Backcountry issue. Its primary distribution is in the United States and Canada, with a limited international print presence and broader accessibility via the iTunes Newsstand. In addition to the magazine, Freeskier offers a wealth of content on its website and through its mobile and tablet applications, including articles, videos, gear reviews, and snow reports. The website has gained a reputation as a top source for online freeskiing news.

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2025 Natural Selection Ski

6 days ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Chad Chomlack, Courtesy of NST Ski | Skier: Michelle ParkerEditor’s Note: Spoilers ahead! Be sure to click here and watch the full broadcast of Natural Selection Ski before scrolling down to avoid any unwanted spoilers of the event results. It was the showdown we wanted—and the one that skiing needed. The 2025 Natural Selection Ski comp, the first of its kind, debuted yesterday, April 18, and it was exactly what freeskiing has been waiting for.
FREESKIER's 6 tips to Maximize your Closing Day Pond Skim

6 days ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

All Images: Drew Silvers | Location: Whitefish, MontanaPond skimming, or as the French say, le skim de le pónd, is an act as old as time itself. The ancient Sumerians were some of the first people to pond skim, brilliantly stapling their feet to wooden boards in order to glide over their water supplies to pass the time in between battles. The Romans, Egyptians and Chinese later imitated, and the trend began to grow worldwide.
Alex Hall and Hunter Hess head to LAAX in new MAGMA Monday

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Owen Dahlberg | Skier: Hunter HessMAGMA is headed overseas to the spring skiing motherland of LAAX, Switzerland. Hunter Hess, Alex Hall and Owen Dahlberg packed the bags and brought every pair of halfpipe skis on the planet to get the job done in Europe. This is a proper display of ideal spring skiing, so if you don’t like good time and sunshine, this one isn’t for you. If that’s not enough incentive, Max Moffat makes an appearance and lays down a masterclass.
In Preparation for Natural Selection Ski Hedvig Wessel Takes it One Day at a Time

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Erin Spong

Feautred Image: Oskar EnanderNorwegian freeride force Hedvig Wessel is a competitor to her core. Just ask her, and she’ll tell you that competition is an essential part of sport, having competed in every sport she’s ever tried.
Kai Jones Shows off Park and Freeride in new Edit

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Courtesy of Teton Gravity ResearchThe kid is one of the most versatile skiers around, there’s no debating that. Kai Jones has been a powerful force in freeskiing for several years. Long before he could drive, he was putting down dub backflips and ripping big lines in the Jackson Hole backcountry. His latest edit, “My Take,” is a wildly impressive mashup of summer clips in the park at Mt. Hood and huge spines in Alaska.
North America's Only Summer Ski Area set to Open May 26, 2025

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Courtesy of Montana’s Yellowstone CountryThe iconic Beartooth Basin Ski Area has announced plans to open for the 2025 summer season on May 26, conditions permitting. For the past two years, locals have hung their heads in disappointment as the resort remained closed due to low snowpack and ownership disputes. But Ullr has answered our prayers—and everything is about to change. If a ski area opening in May sounds strange to you, you’re not alone.
End in Sight for I-70 Ski Traffic

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Erin Spong

Featured Image: Courtesy of CDOTThere are no ifs, ands or buts about it, I-70 is a royal pain in the you-know-what on weekends during ski season. What should take just under a couple hours to the many resorts along the Front Range corridor can take up to five or six hours—depending on how many accidents and other motor vehicle conundrums occur along the way.
Freeride World Tour Announces 2026 Alaska Stop

1 week ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Courtesy of the Freeride World TourThe Freeride World Tour has announced a new stop during the 2026 season. Next year, the crew will once again return to the freeride mecca of Alaska with the addition of the YETI Alaska Pro stop to the calendar. We’ve been treated to competitive freeride skiing in Alaska before, as the Tour held stops in AK from 2015 through 2017.
Freeride World Tour Announces Rookie of the Year

2 weeks ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Dom Daher, Courtesy of the Freeride World Tour | Skier: Toby RaffordIt was a heavy-hitting season on the Freeride World Tour. The final stop in Verbier was the cherry on top, and while there were several rookies that put on a wild show, Toby Rafford was able to make his way onto the podium. And this wasn’t an anomaly. Rafford showed up this year, blending fluidity and technicality to create a unique style of riding rarely seen on the Tour, or anywhere else for that matter.
4FRNT's Norwegian Crew Throws Down Like few can

2 weeks ago | freeskier.com | Jordan Grant-Krenz

Featured Image: Courtesy of 4FRNT SkisIt’s well-known that 4FRNT’s lineup of athletes consists of some of the most well-rounded skiers out there. The BONANZACRU might be a bit more under the radar when compared to names like Hoji or Thayner, but they can keep up with the best of them. After watching this edit, you might say that they’re better than the best of them, and you wouldn’t be wrong.