RIFF

Snowbird, Utah | Active public record: 2015-present | Known for: RIFF, Lemonade, Transmission, Snowbird IFSA Qualifier win, Utah-to-Alaska freeride filming | Current: Dynastar, LOOK Bindings, Lange, Snowbird project support Alaska Spines After The Late Start The Alaska face rose in broken white ribs, each spine catching wind and light above a landing no park builder could smooth. Alex Lundstrom followed Dillon Flinders into that terrain with the camera close, the drone high, and a season that had nearly stalled suddenly turning into the reason RIFF existed. RIFF became Lundstrom’s clearest public film statement.... Read more on the Athlete page

Utah, USA | Active public record: 2017-present | Known for: Freeride World Tour 2024, RIFF, Transmission, Lemonade, Snowbird and Alaska freeride | Current: Dynastar, LOOK Bindings, Lange, Snowbird project support Alaska Spines When The Season Finally Turned The Alaska face rose in white ribs, each spine catching wind above a landing no park crew could repair. Dillon Flinders dropped into the line with soft snow moving beside his skis, the camera tracking from above, and a strange winter suddenly giving him the shot that RIFF had been waiting for. That 2025 film became the clearest public statement of his current skiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

S. big-mountain region from Girdwood to Haines and Valdez | Known for: Chugach spines, Alyeska lift access, Thompson Pass heli terrain, Natural Selection Ski, FWT Alaska returns | Season: December to April with heli windows strongest from February to April | Best for: advanced freeriders, film crews, heli guests, and backcountry skiers with avalanche discipline Chugach Faces Above Tidewater Snow The Chugach Mountains rise directly above sea-level communities such as Girdwood and Valdez, putting maritime snowfall against slopes that climb fast from the coast. Alyeska Resort lists 1,610 skiable acres, 76 named runs, 7 lifts, a 40-passenger aerial tram, 2,500 feet of vertical rise, and 650 inches of average annual summit snowfall.... Read more on the Location page

Utah big mountain resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon | Known for: Aerial Tram access, Hidden Peak, 2500 acres, 500 plus inches of annual snowfall, Mineral Basin, Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley, IFSA freeride events, and Alta Bird storm cycles | Season: winter into spring depending on snowpack | Best for: advanced freeriders, powder skiers, tram lap crews, and skiers who want serious in bounds terrain close to Salt Lake City Hidden Peak And The Tram Drop Into Little Cottonwood Hidden Peak reaches 11000 feet above Little Cottonwood Canyon, and Snowbird’s Aerial Tram turns that elevation into direct ski access. From the summit, the mountain drops into Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley, and Mineral Basin with a stated 3000 vertical feet and 2500 acres of terrain. The numbers matter because Snowbird is not large in a vague way.... Read more on the Location page

American Rocky Mountain ski region around the Wasatch Range | Known for: Little Cottonwood powder, Snowbird tram terrain, Alta bowls, Brighton rails, Park City parks, Woodward training, Olympic venues and Salt Lake City access | Season: November to May depending on resort and snowpack | Best for: powder skiers, park riders, freeriders, street crews, event athletes and film crews chasing fast logistics with serious terrain Little Cottonwood Canyon And The 500 Inch Storm Engine Little Cottonwood Canyon climbs from the Salt Lake Valley into a tight granite corridor where Snowbird and Alta Ski Area sit under some of the most concentrated lift-served snow terrain in North America. Utah’s official tourism board describes the state’s 15 ski resorts as averaging upward of 500 inches of annual snow, with 10 resorts within an hour of Salt Lake City International Airport. That combination explains Utah’s freeski power better than any slogan: deep storms, steep terrain and a major airport lined up in the same mountain system.... Read more on the Location page

0 and a long alpine competition heritage | Focus: building precise, mountain tested skis for skiers who move from hard snow carving to freeride lines, tours and mixed resort conditions. 1963 Sallanches origins under the Mont Blanc massif Dynastar is one of the essential French ski manufacturers. The brand was founded in 1963 in Sallanches, at the foot of Mont Blanc, from the meeting of two ski and materials worlds: Dynamic and Starflex.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Premium ski boot specialist | Born from Bob Lange's pioneering plastic boot work and now part of the Rossignol Group | Known for: RS race boots, World Cup RS, Shadow all mountain performance, XT3 Free, XT3 Tour Hybrid, Dual Core shells, Dual 3D liners and iconic blue race identity | Focus: anatomical fit, precision and power transmission for racers, freeriders, piste skiers and hard charging all mountain riders. Bob Lange and the plastic boot revolution Lange is one of the most important names in ski boot history. The brand is not a ski manufacturer, crew or studio.... Read more on the Sponsor page

American ski film production studio | Conceived in 1999 by Josh Berman and based in Denver | Known for: annual freeski films, SuperUnknown, Romance, Turbo, Refresh, Pleasure, Zig Zag and Full Circle | Focus: documenting freestyle skiing with rider first cinematography, street creativity, park progression, backcountry travel and a talent pipeline that keeps new voices visible. 1999 Denver origins and the camera pointed at newschool skiing Level 1 is one of the defining production studios in freeskiing. Conceived in 1999 by Josh Berman, the company was created to document the rise of freestyle skiing at the exact moment twin tips, terrain parks, urban rails and newschool style were changing the sport.... Read more on the Sponsor page

French ski binding specialist | Founded 1951 in Nevers by Jean Beyl after the Anti-Fracture safety binding concept | Known for: PIVOT turntable heel, SPX race and all mountain power, ROCKERACE interfaces, NX, KONECT, XPRESS and HM Rotation touring | Focus: reliable retention, elastic travel, predictable release and precise boot to ski connection for racers, freeriders, park skiers and everyday resort riders. 1951 Nevers origins and the safety binding idea LOOK Bindings is not a ski manufacturer. It is one of skiing’s most important binding specialists, and its story begins with safety.... Read more on the Sponsor page