Our Third and last Couloir on Les Dents du Midi | LA FORTERESSE - Short Ski Movie

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

Region Dents du Midi is a multi-resort Swiss destination in the Val d'Illiez | Known for: more than 100 kilometres of pistes, Les Crosets freestyle terrain, Chavanette Swiss Wall, Morgins touring routes and direct Portes du Soleil connections | Best for: park skiing, lift-accessed freeride, ski touring and cross-border days between Switzerland and France Croix De Culet Above The Val D Illiez The Champéry cable car climbs almost 900 vertical metres from the Val d'Illiez to Croix de Culet at 1962 metres in about five minutes, placing skiers directly inside the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil. Around it, the Region Dents du Midi destination follows the valley beneath the Dents du Midi and Dents Blanches massifs, whose highest summits exceed 3000 metres. Six villages form the tourism region: Champéry, Les Crosets, Champoussin, Morgins, Troistorrents and Val-d'Illiez.... Read more on the Location page

Canadian technical mountain apparel brand | Founded in 1989 in North Vancouver, British Columbia | Known for: GORE-TEX shells, freeride outerwear, ski touring systems, precise construction and minimalist design | Focus: protecting mountain athletes through changing weather, high-output ascents and exposed descents, with products developed around athlete feedback, field testing in the Coast Mountains and long-term durability. 1989 North Vancouver roots shaped by the Coast Mountains Arc'teryx began in 1989 in Vancouver, British Columbia, as a small operation making climbing harnesses and packs. The company describes its origins as a group of climbers focused on solving practical equipment problems, with the nearby Coast Mountains becoming both inspiration and testing ground.... Read more on the Sponsor page

French mountain sports and ski equipment brand | Founded in 1947 in Annecy by the Salomon family | Known for: ski bindings, SX90 boots, S9000 skis, TenEighty freeski heritage, QST, Stance, MTN, S/RACE, Addikt, départ, S/PRO, SHIFT and S/LAB Shift2 | Focus: complete ski systems for freeride, touring, piste, race, park, Nordic, snowboard and mountain sports. 1947 Annecy origins and the workshop that became a ski system Salomon is one of the defining names in skiing. The brand began in Annecy in 1947, when the Salomon family workshop produced beveled ski edges and metal parts for a mountain region where skiing was rapidly becoming a leisure sport.... Read more on the Sponsor page