New Zealand Technical Freeride Edit

United States | Active freeride athlete and coach | Public markers: The North Face Frontier 4* podiums in 2022 and 2023, FWT Qualifier results, Solitude and The Remarkables video edits | Main terrain: Alta Chutes, Pipeline Chute, Solitude steeps Alta Chutes With Metal In The Wind The Alta Chutes above Queenstown were firm enough for every landing to bark. Henry Zakowski dropped toward the Pipeline Chute at The Remarkables, carrying speed through exposed snow, rock bands, and wind-scraped takeoffs. The 2023 North Face Frontier 4* men’s ski field had already set a high line: Finbar Doig opened with two 360s and a backflip, Blake Marshall later sent a huge backflip off a windlip, and Fynn Powell attacked the venue with a winning score.... Read more on the Athlete page

Southern Hemisphere freeski destination across the Southern Alps and Mt Ruapehu | Known for: Cardrona park and pipe, Treble Cone freeride, Queenstown and Wanaka ski culture, The Remarkables bowls, Mt Hutt wind-buff, Winter Games NZ, and a June to October season | Best for: park training, late-summer contest preparation, freeride filming, and skiers chasing winter while the Northern Hemisphere is off snow Kā Tiritiri o te Moana And The Upside Down Season The Southern Alps, known in te reo Māori as Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, run down New Zealand’s South Island with ski areas stacked around Wānaka, Queenstown, Canterbury, and the Mackenzie basin. The calendar is the first fact that changes everything: lifts usually turn from June into October, which puts New Zealand winter directly inside the Northern Hemisphere summer. For freeskiers, that flipped season turns a distant island country into a training bridge between contest cycles.... Read more on the Location page