Salomon Freeski TV S5 E12 Finland

2°C and a north-westerly wind crossing the Angry Birds Slopestyle Course. The layout stretched 495 metres from start to finish, 30 metres wide, with 110 metres of vertical drop and a 15-degree gradient. Antti-Jussi Kemppainen moved through a course built around slopestyle rather than the halfpipe that had shaped his earlier FIS seasons.... Read more on the Athlete page

Scandinavian ski region from Helsinki to Lapland | Known for: Ruka early season parks, Levi South Park, Talma halfpipe, Helsinki street clips, Lapland night skiing, stored snow openings and rail driven video culture | Season: October to May at selected resorts depending on snow and operations | Best for: park riders, rail skiers, street crews, early season training, night laps and skiers who value repetition over vertical scale Ruka Lights And The October Snow Machine Ruka Ski Resort sits near Kuusamo in northeastern Finland and gives the country its strongest early season park identity. The resort publishes 39 slopes, 22 lifts and an October to May ski season, which places it in a rare European category: a resort where freestyle riders can realistically start structured laps before many Alpine parks are fully online. The terrain is not defined by huge vertical.... Read more on the Location 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