Episode 20 TEAM UPDATE
In this episode, rapper ‘All-Star’, leads you through the 2009 season for the Salomon Team, and you get a quick look at what we’re working on for Season 3 of Salomon Freeski TV. This is the final show of the season. Thanks for the support and we’ll see you in October.
Episode 19 SIMON DUMONT UPDATE
On this week’s show we check in with Simon Dumont to see how his 2009 season is going, and learn what he’s got planned for the future. Simon’s past few months have been marked with both triumph and tragedy. Hear the real story from the man himself.
Episode 18 WHISTLER PART 2
Whistler gets a lot of snow and often sits under cloudy skies. When the sun comes out it is one of the best places to ski in the world. Mike Douglas and Mark Abma give us a taste of what it’s like when everything comes together. No helicopters were used and more than half of this episode was shot in one day.
Episode 17 STORY BEHIND PHOTO
Some of the best photos come from the places you’d least expect. In this episode we travel to Tennessee, Ste. Foy, Whistler, and West Virginia, in an effort to explain the story behind the photo. This episode has it all: powder, air, and some of the funniest stuff we filmed all year.
Episode 16 BIG MTN PRO
We jump on the bus and follow Kaj Zackrisson and Cody Townsend as they tour the Alps in the mobile Big Mountain Freeskiing contest known as the Swatch O’Neill Big Mountain Pro.
Episode 15 CHILE SHOGUN
In an effort to do the final round of testing on Mark Abma’s new bamboo ski – The Shogun – Mark, Cody Townsend, Kaj Zackrisson, and Laurent Niol venture to the the southern part of Chile for a sled-skiing mission into an untapped part of the Andes.
Episode 14 X GAMES
Sure you’ve seen the X Games, but not like this. Mike Douglas takes you on a behind the scenes tour of X Games 12. From production meetings to the judges stand. From the parties to the commentating booth. This is the side of the X-Games you never get to see.
Episode 13 JA MINNESOTA
Proving once again that you don’t need to live within 1000 KM of a real mountain to become a great skier, we head to Spirit Mountain, Minnesota for Salomon’s Jib Academy event. Local groms matched up with Salomon team members, including Simon Dumont, to put on one of the best displays of park mastery ever seen in the mid-west.
Episode 12 VALDEZ AK
Mike Douglas, Mark Abma, and Kaj Zackrisson venture into the awe-inspiring Chugach Mountains surrounding Valdez, Alaska. Challenging conditions push the three to their limits, and Kaj survives the most dangerous crash of his life!
Episode 11 COMP PREVIEW
This week we are in Breckenridge, Colorado following the Salomon team as they get tuned up for the 2009 park and pipe competition season and the very first stop of the Winter Dew Tour. This episode is so fresh you can see the steam coming off of it.
Episode 10 SAMMY IN AUSTRIA
After disappointment at the 2008 Winter X Games, Sammy Carlson jumped on a plane and headed to the cradle of modern skiing – the Alberg region of Austria. Alone with a film crew, a foot of powder, and 7 straight days of sun, Sammy not only regained his mojo, he also took his skiing to a new level.
Episode 9 HAINES AK
Cody Townsend and Elyse Saugstad make a spring pilgrimage from California to Haines, Alaska to heliski in one of the burliest mountain ranges on earth. We take an inside look into the ups and downs of the slow-burn reality of an Alaskan heli trip, from shredding the line you’ve been dreaming about all season, to wondering what to do on the 7th straight down-day.
Episode 8 QUEBEC RAILS
Matt Walker and Mike Henitiuk head to Quebec, Canada to meet up with Charles Gagnier for a week-long urban rail mission across la belle province. You’ll learn that Walker sucks at speaking French, Henitiuk is much better at sliding rails than he is at growing a soul patch, and Charles quietly crushes everything he touches. We’re not gonna lie -- this might just be our best show of the year. Booyah!
Episode 7 ST MORITZ HELI
Mike Douglas and Kaj Zackisson head to the world’s swankiest ski resort, St. Moritz, in an effort to find the last good snow in the Alps. Between dodging Fur coats, toy dogs, and race horses, they realize that jumping in a helicopter is the only way to get the lines they want. After his crash back in Montafon, Austria, the first question to be answered is whether or not Chris Rubens will be able to join the rest of the crew. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 6 AUSTRIA BM
In a quest to find the best snow in Europe, Mike Douglas and Chris Rubens meet up with Kaj Zackisson in Austria’s Montafon Valley. After a week straight of slaying big lines under blue skies, Rubens has a spectacular crash which leaves the remainder of the trip in jeopardy. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 5 GIRLS IN NEW ZEALAND
K.Turski and K.Herman offer a glimpse inside their lives as they train for the upcoming season at Snowpark NZ. Even if you have no interest in watching the on-snow abilities of two park skiers in the world, you’ll want to check this out just to see Kaya take on the scariest thing of her life.
Episode 4 WHISTLER PILLOWS
Mark Abma and Mike Douglas show why Whistler is one of the best places in the world to live if you’re a freeskier. As the first of two Whistler shows this season, this episode looks at the deeper and darker side of the Whistler experience, and offers a helmetcam perspective on what it’s like to drop in on some of Whistler’s insane pillow lines.
Episode 3 JIB ACADEMY FINAL
After more than 20 regional Salomon Jib Academy events around the world, the cream of the 16 and under park and pipe crop finds themselves at Mammoth, California for the Jib Academy final – a week-long session with Salomon’s International Team. Enjoy watching the Salomon team get pwned by a bunch of 14 year olds
Episode 2 VERBIER EXTREME
The Verbier Extreme is widely regarded as the most prestigious Big Mountain freeskiing competition in the world. In 2008, it almost became the deadliest after a massive avalanche swept the Bec des Rosses during the competition inspection. Watch Kaj Zackrisson, Cody Townsend, and Elyse Saugstad narrowly escape with their lives, then regain their composure to challenge for the world title..
Episode 1 CHARLES GAGNIER
Quite possibly the quietest skier of all time, Charles Gagnier prefers to let his skiing do the talking. For the first time, Charles opens up and tells about his ski racing roots, the trip that launched his pro career, what scares him, and whether or not Simon Dumont and Tanner Hall are good for the sport.
Teaser FREESKI TV IS BACK
Season 2 of Salomon Freeski TV is just around the corner. We’ll be following the Salomon Team as they travel around the world exploring what’s possible on a pair of skis. 20 new webisodes are coming your way this season, beginning with a profile of the quietest man in skiing, Charles Gagnier. It all starts September 30, 2008.