SOULMATES // Julian Caillet & Eliot Pentecote

Hometown: Annecy, France | Born: 2001 | Active: 2019-present | Known for: Mediappiness ski films, Level 1 FilmerUnknown winner in 2026 | Current: skier and filmmaker In April 2024, snowshoes and shovels replaced lifts for Hugo Monmont and the three skiers beside him in Norway. Andreas Herranz, Julian Caillet, Léo Fourcade and Monmont spent a month crossing the snow of the Lyngen Alps on foot to build their own backcountry jumps among the fjords. Monmont was not only skiing: he was also filming the trip that became Smash.... Read more on the Athlete page

Hometown: Grenoble, France | Active: 2014-present | Known for: 2018/19 Coupe de France slopestyle overall win, Young's World, Mediappiness | Disciplines: slopestyle, big air, backcountry freestyle In April 2024, Julian Caillet, Andreas Herranz, Leo Fourcade and Hugo Monmont moved through the Lyngen Alps on snowshoes with shovels strapped into the day's equipment. Their objective was not an existing terrain park: the four spent a month in northern Norway climbing into the mountains and shaping their own backcountry jumps above the fjords. Caillet had spent years in slopestyle parks and contest lines; in Lyngen, the same freestyle approach had to begin with the approach, the snow surface and the work of building each feature by hand.... Read more on the Athlete page

Swedish freestyle venue inside Kläppen Ski Resort in Sälenfjällen | Known for: National Arena status, 14 football pitch park area, Junior Snowpark, Blue Line, red and black contest lines, Swedish Championships, and repeatable Scandinavian park laps | Season: December to April | Best for: slopestyle riders, rail crews, young park skiers, national-team training, and film sessions built around clean feature flow Fourteen Football Pitches Of Park In Sälenfjällen Kläppen Snowpark sits on Kläppenberget in Sälenfjällen, Dalarna, with the resort summit reaching 657 meters and the ski area dropping 315 meters through rounded Scandinavian terrain. Those numbers are modest by Alpine standards, but they explain the venue’s strength. The slope is broad, controlled, and efficient, giving shapers enough room to build long freestyle lines instead of forcing riders into one short feature lane.... Read more on the Location page

French freeski film collective from Les Deux Alpes | Known for: park edits, a DIY visual language and the backcountry film Smash | Focus: building rider-led projects that connect French freestyle sessions with Nordic travel and an emerging local event format From Les Deux Alpes sessions to a French film collective Mediappiness is a French freeski crew and film collective rooted in Les Deux Alpes. It should be understood first as a rider-led production group rather than a ski manufacturer or a conventional media company. Its public work is built around the people who ski, film, edit and travel together, with Hugo Monmont repeatedly credited as the central filmmaker and editor.... Read more on the Sponsor page