Freeride Skiing Les Portes du Soleil | Hidden Faces Ep 1

Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Active: 2018-present | Disciplines: freeride, steep skiing Deep snow filled the trees above Tarvisio in 2024 as Loïc Isliker, Silvia Moser, Max Kroneck and Joi Hoffmann moved east with skis and camera equipment carried between railway platforms and mountain approaches. The same journey later reached high alpine terrain in Romania, with the four skiers documenting themselves instead of travelling with a separate film crew. Trains, buses, trams and walking linked the ski days across a three-week journey through eastern Europe, turning the transfers between mountain ranges into part of the footage rather than something left outside the film.... Read more on the Athlete page

Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Active: 2014-present | Known for: Dutch freeride titles in 2014 and 2015, Hidden Faces films with Loïc Isliker, Above Arolla | Disciplines: freeride, steep skiing, ski touring Stars hung over the Pigne d'Arolla as Paul de Groot climbed in darkness with a heavy pack during the 2024 Above Arolla project. He and Loïc Isliker had chosen a tent instead of a mountain hut and spent a freezing night waiting before the ascent. Under the night sky, the weight of their equipment accompanied each step toward the summit.... Read more on the Athlete page

Les Portes du Soleil is a Franco-Swiss ski region linking 12 resorts across Haute-Savoie and Valais | Known for: 600 kilometres of skiing, cross-border lift connections, Avoriaz freestyle terrain, the Swiss Wall and a network of park, freeride and village sectors | Season: full-domain operations scheduled from December 19 2026 to April 18 2027 | Best for: multi-resort freeski trips, park progression, lift-accessed freeride and long ski-through itineraries between France and Switzerland 600 Kilometres Between Lake Geneva And The Chablais The Hauts-Forts rise above Avoriaz at roughly 2460 metres while the lower parts of the Portes du Soleil network descend toward 900 metres in the valleys of Haute-Savoie and Valais. Between those elevations sits a cross-border ski region covering about 400 square kilometres. Official winter figures list 600 kilometres of skiing, 12 resorts, 307 pistes and 208 lifts spread between France and Switzerland.... Read more on the Location page