Sämi Ortlieb and Elmar Bossard in Zermatt

Hometown: Glarus, Switzerland | Active: 2012-present | Known for: Level 1 film segments, Glacier Days, Maneuvers and Salomon Départ | Sponsors: Salomon | Current: skier, filmmaker and park designer Logs, snow blocks and individually photographed ski positions became raw material for Sämi Ortlieb in 2019. Working with cinematographer Robin Lee and skiers Rob Heule, Remco Kayser, Dane Kirk and Andrin Tgetgel, Ortlieb spent months assembling ski action frame by frame. Snow could fold away beneath a skier or rebuild itself ahead of the next turn.... Read more on the Athlete page

Swiss glacier freestyle venue above Zermatt | Known for: Theodul Glacier winter park, Furggsattel laps at 3250 m, Plateau Rosa summer setup, 1200 m winter line, 300 m summer park, Matterhorn backdrop and year round training culture | Season: October to mid May in winter park format plus July to mid October summer sessions depending on glacier conditions | Best for: park riders, summer camp skiers, rail crews, tutorial filming and athletes needing high altitude repetition Theodul Glacier Laps At 3250 Meters Snowpark Zermatt sits on the lower Theodul Glacier in the Matterhorn Ski Paradise, near the Furggsattel glacier lift at 3250 meters. The altitude is the first reason the venue matters. A park this high can open early, hold winter texture deep into spring and give skiers a reliable training surface when many non-glacier parks are still waiting for base depth or already closing for the season.... Read more on the Location page

Swiss ski film studio | Known for: Birds Brigade, Glacier Days and experimental freeski cinematography | Focus: creative park skiing, collaborative filmmaking and visual techniques that push ski edits beyond conventional action footage. From Swiss park films to a recognizable creative identity Donaho Studio appears in the European freeski film archive as a Swiss production project closely connected to creative park skiing. Public festival records document the studio by 2017, when Birds Brigade was screened at the High Five Festival in France.... Read more on the Sponsor page