REALIS⎟A portrait of Max Palm

Sweden / French Alps | Active: 2019-present elite freeride | Discipline: Freeride, Backcountry Freestyle and Creative Skiing | Known for: FWT double backflip, Baqueira Beret wins, Natural Selection Ski, GLÖMSKA Baqueira When The Cliff Became A Takeoff The Baqueira Beret face held cold Pyrenean snow, open exposure and enough speed for a teenager on a wildcard to change the contest. Max Palm dropped into the 2022 Freeride World Tour opener with no long senior résumé protecting him, only a line that demanded full commitment. He pointed into the feature, set the pop, and threw a double backflip where most riders would have been fighting to land a straight air.... Read more on the Athlete page

Pyrenees ski region between France and Spain | Known for: Grandvalira scale, El Tarter Snowpark, Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut, Ordino Arcalís freeride, Pal Arinsal flow, FIS Freeride World Championships and compact mountain logistics | Season: December to April depending on snow and sector | Best for: park riders, freeriders, night-session crews, event travelers and skiers who want multiple resort identities inside one small country Grandvalira Scale In A Mountain Microstate Andorra compresses a full ski region into a country smaller than many Alpine valleys. Grandvalira Resorts links the national winter map through Grandvalira, Pal Arinsal and Ordino Arcalís, with the Andorra Pass covering 308 skiable kilometers, 216 slopes and 124 lifts. That density is the key fact.... Read more on the Location page

French Alps resort in the Tarentaise valley | Known for: Aiguille Rouge, Villaroger descent, Paradiski access, SPARK snowpark, speed skiing heritage, train to funicular logistics and Max Palm freeride clips | Season: December to April depending on snow and sector | Best for: all mountain freeskiers, park riders, freeriders, rail based travelers and crews mixing terrain variety with efficient access Aiguille Rouge Above The Tarentaise Rail Line Les Arcs rises above Bourg Saint Maurice in the French Tarentaise, with its highest ski point on the Aiguille Rouge at 3226 meters. The resort’s structure is unusual because the valley floor is not a distant transfer point. A train can drop skiers in Bourg Saint Maurice, then the funicular climbs roughly 800 meters to Arc 1600 in 7 minutes.... Read more on the Location page

5 meters of annual snow, North Bowl, The Last Spike, Rogers Pass touring, and deep film culture | Season: December to April | Best for: advanced freeriders, storm skiers, park-to-powder crews, and backcountry-minded riders with avalanche discipline Mount Mackenzie And The Vertical That Defines Revy Mount Mackenzie rises above the Columbia River valley with Revelstoke Mountain Resort dropping 1,713 meters from its high terrain to the village base. That continuous fall line is the number that built the modern Revy myth: the longest lift-served vertical descent in North America, backed by Selkirk storm cycles, old-growth trees, alpine bowls, and a town where winter still feels like the main language. 2-kilometer Last Spike as its longest run.... Read more on the Location page

Arctic Sweden ski resort on the Norwegian border | Known for: midnight sun skiing, Nordalsfjäll freeride faces, Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships, natural snow and late spring sessions | Season: February to Midsummer depending on snow | Best for: freeriders, spring film crews, off-piste skiers and late-season Arctic missions Border Snow Above The Arctic Circle Riksgränsen sits in far northern Sweden, close to the Norwegian border and more than 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The village grew from the Iron Ore Railway, which began transporting ore in 1902 and was officially opened in 1903, before Friluftsfrämjandet established the Lapplandia tourist station in 1928. That rail origin still shapes the resort today: skiers can step off the train in a compact border settlement and walk toward open fell terrain instead of navigating a large Alpine town.... Read more on the Location page

Swiss freeride resort in Valais and gateway to the 4 Vallées | Known for: Bec des Rosses, Xtreme Verbier, Mont Fort at 3330 meters, 410 km of slopes, marked freeride itineraries, La Chaux snowpark, Faction roots, and a deep film and competition culture | Season: November to April | Best for: advanced freeriders, FWT followers, alpine film crews, park riders, and skiers who want serious terrain with a high-energy resort base Bec Des Rosses And The Verbier Freeride Standard The Bec des Rosses rises above Verbier to 3223 meters, with the Freeride World Tour describing its competition face as a 607 meter vertical drop with 43 degree slopes. Those numbers explain why the mountain carries more weight than a normal resort landmark. The face is not famous because it looks dramatic from town.... Read more on the Location page

Swiss sports watchmaker | Founded 1883 and based in Geneva | Known for: Alpiner, Startimer, Seastrong, Heritage, Alpina 4, Alpiner Extreme Automatic and Freeride World Tour Special Edition watches | Focus: robust alpine-inspired timepieces for skiers, freeriders, mountain travelers and outdoor athletes who value legibility, durability and mechanical heritage. 1883 Swiss roots and the mountain triangle identity Alpina Watches is not a ski manufacturer, outerwear brand, crew or film studio. It is a Swiss watchmaker whose connection to skiing comes through mountain culture, timekeeping, freeride partnerships and durable sports watches.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Swedish ski and outdoor apparel brand | Founded 1986 in Åre by passionate skiers around the need for functional, clean-looking skiwear | Known for: Vertical GORE-TEX Pro, HIPE, Helium down, Rider Essentials midlayers, Magic baselayers, Scandinavian minimalism and Freeride World Tour athletes | Focus: technical outerwear and layering systems for freeride, resort skiing, backcountry days and mountain life. 1986 Åre origins and the skiwear they actually wanted to wear Peak Performance is not a ski manufacturer, boot brand, binding company or film studio. It is a Swedish ski and outdoor apparel brand born directly from mountain life.... Read more on the Sponsor page

French ski manufacturer | Founded 1907 in Voiron by carpenter Abel Rossignol | Known for: Hero race skis, Forza carving, Arcade all mountain, Sender and Rallybird freeride, Essential recyclable ski work, boots, bindings and mountain apparel | Focus: bringing race room precision, French alpine heritage and broad equipment systems to skiers from first carving days to World Cup podiums and freeride lines. 1907 Voiron origins and the wooden skis that built a century Rossignol is one of the foundational names in skiing. The brand was born in 1907 in Voiron, Isere, when carpenter Abel Rossignol made his first wooden skis in his workshop.... Read more on the Sponsor page