Sämi Ortlieb PAST SEASONS

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 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