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Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada | Active: 2022-present public record | Discipline: street skiing, creative park, slopestyle and big air | Public support: Surface Skis, Joystick, Vulgus Akamp Snow Under Summer Trees The rail line at St-Sauveur’s Akamp looked strange against the green Laurentian hills. Thomas Galarneau stood beside a yellow feature with slushy snow cut into a narrow lane, the kind of summer setup where every slide needs speed, balance, and a quick reset before the strip melts softer. That image gives the clearest entry point into his skiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

Urban freeski city in Quebec | Known for: street rail culture, iF3 film heritage, heavy snow removal, Mount Royal winter trails, and links to the wider Québec freeski scene | Season: December to March for urban snow windows | Best for: street crews, ski film culture, rail edits, and city-based winter storytelling Mount Royal Snow Inside A Working Winter City Montréal is not a ski resort, but winter still gives the city a usable snow map. Parc du Mont-Royal sits in the middle of the island with 16 kilometers of cross-country ski trails, winter walking routes, snowshoe trails, sledding lanes, and the Beaver Lake winter hub. That official city infrastructure matters because it proves the basic point: skiing exists inside Montréal’s urban fabric, even before street crews start looking at rails, ledges, stairs, banks, plazas, and storm-built takeoffs.... Read more on the Location page

Quebec freeski outerwear and streetwear label | Known for: snowpants, 3L shell jackets, hoodies and limited drops | Focus: loose silhouettes for park, street and everyday winter culture. Quebec drop culture behind the VULGUS365 name VULGUS365 is not a ski manufacturer, binding company or long-established outdoor corporation. It is a Quebec-rooted ski outerwear and streetwear label built around limited drops, loose silhouettes and a direct connection to the visual side of modern freeskiing.... Read more on the Sponsor page

iF3 Festival Montreal 2022 was part of the 15th anniversary edition of the International Freesports Film Festival in Quebec and British Columbia in October 2022 | Disciplines: ski films, snowboard films, freeride cinema, urban segments, backcountry films and movie awards | Notable winners from the 2022 iF3 Movie Awards: Matchstick Productions, The Bunch, Dane Tudor, Tonje Kvivik, Dennis Ranalter | Format: film festival screenings, community gatherings and jury-selected movie awards Montreal Closed The Fifteenth Anniversary Loop iF3 Festival Montreal 2022 was part of the fifteenth anniversary edition of the International Freesports Film Festival, a ski and snowboard film event created in Montréal and built around premieres, rider culture, production crews and community gatherings. The 2022 edition did not work like an on-snow contest with a single venue and podium. It moved through a broader Canadian sequence: Whistler from October 19 to 22, a Quebec outdoor screening at Ciné-Parc Belle Neige on October 22, then Montreal programming on October 28 and 29.... Read more on the Competition page