CACHEMIRE 2019

Profile and significance Odile Jorigné is a ski touring (“freerando”) traveler and independent filmmaker whose work documents human-powered trips to remote mountain ranges. Her publicly available edits stretch across more than a decade, including sailboat-supported missions from Ushuaïa to the Antarctic Peninsula, powder hunting in Hokkaidō’s Niseko United corridor, lift-assisted laps around Gulmarg in Kashmir, high-plateau tours in Iran’s Zagros, and storm cycles in Patagonia. Rather than chasing rankings, she focuses on story-driven travel, small-team logistics, and the simple appeal of moving through big landscapes under her own power.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Kashmir (Cachemire) is a Himalayan region whose modern ski identity is anchored by Gulmarg, a high–elevation resort village west of Srinagar in India’s union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. For freeskiers, it is one of the most distinctive lift-access gateways to big-mountain terrain anywhere in Asia: a two-stage gondola rises from meadows and forests to near-alpine heights on the shoulders of Apharwat, opening long fall lines, bowls, and ridgelines that feel more like a touring venue than a conventional resort. The combination of deep western-disturbance storm cycles, an upper mountain that reaches close to 4,000 meters, and a village that revolves around winter guests creates an experience that is both authentic and unusually consequential inside a lift-served boundary.... Read more on the Location page