K2 presents "Chile Today, Gone Tamale" - Sam Kuch, Addison Rafford, and Manon Loschi in Chile.

Profile and significance Addison “Addie” Rafford is an American freeride skier who has quickly become one of the most exciting new names on the Freeride World Tour. S. East Coast, she brings a mix of hard-snow edge control and big Western terrain confidence to every venue she skis.... Read more on the Athlete page

Profile and significance Manon Loschi is a French freeride skier from the Aravis, raised between Thônes and the lifts of La Clusaz. Born in 2002 and shaped by a club culture that prizes mileage in real terrain, she erupted onto the top tier in 2024 with multiple podiums on the Freeride World Tour and became the inaugural women’s winner of the 2025 YETI Natural Selection Ski in Alaska. Her skiing is a clear example of modern freeride: calm, platform-first approaches into big airs, flips and 360s placed where the mountain invites them, and landings driven back to the fall line so the line keeps flowing.... Read more on the Athlete page

Profile and significance Sam Kuch is a Canadian big-mountain freeskier from Nelson, British Columbia, who has become one of the most talked-about film skiers of his generation. Raised on the stormy slopes above town and now based around the powder-rich Selkirk Mountains, he blends backcountry line choice with full-on freestyle trickery: spins off cliffs, pillow stacks treated like park lines and high-speed airs into tight landings. His breakout came in the late 2010s, when a standout web series part earned him “Discovery of the Year” at the iF3 Festival and launched him from part-time roofer to full-time pro skier almost overnight.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Valle Nevado is one of South America’s flagship ski resorts, perched high in the central Chilean Andes about 60–70 kilometers east of Santiago. The base village sits around 2,860 metres above sea level, with lifts climbing to roughly 3,670 metres on Tres Puntas and neighbouring peaks. That altitude makes Valle Nevado one of the highest lift-served resorts in the Southern Hemisphere, and it shows on snow: the entire ski area lies above treeline, with wide-open faces, bowls and ridgelines that feel more like a high-alpine glacier than a typical tree-lined resort.... Read more on the Location page

Brand overview and significance K2 is one of skiing’s foundational manufacturers, born in Washington State in 1962 and long associated with pioneering fiberglass construction, playful shapes, and a culture that flows easily between racing heritage, freeride, and park. Today the brand designs from the Pacific Northwest with an innovation hub in Seattle, and fields a full ecosystem—skis across piste, all-mountain, freeride, freestyle, and touring; boots ranging from three-piece freestyle shells to BOA®-equipped all-mountain and hybrid-touring models; plus poles and skins. On Skipowd, our curated hub for K2 groups the brand’s stories, edits, and rider projects in one place for quick reference.... Read more on the Sponsor page