Unintended Risky Skiing and Unnecessary Touring | Hidden Faces Ep 9

Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Active: 2018-present | Disciplines: freeride, steep skiing Deep snow filled the trees above Tarvisio in 2024 as Loïc Isliker, Silvia Moser, Max Kroneck and Joi Hoffmann moved east with skis and camera equipment carried between railway platforms and mountain approaches. The same journey later reached high alpine terrain in Romania, with the four skiers documenting themselves instead of travelling with a separate film crew. Trains, buses, trams and walking linked the ski days across a three-week journey through eastern Europe, turning the transfers between mountain ranges into part of the footage rather than something left outside the film.... Read more on the Athlete page

Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Active: 2014-present | Known for: Dutch freeride titles in 2014 and 2015, Hidden Faces films with Loïc Isliker, Above Arolla | Disciplines: freeride, steep skiing, ski touring Stars hung over the Pigne d'Arolla as Paul de Groot climbed in darkness with a heavy pack during the 2024 Above Arolla project. He and Loïc Isliker had chosen a tent instead of a mountain hut and spent a freezing night waiting before the ascent. Under the night sky, the weight of their equipment accompanied each step toward the summit.... Read more on the Athlete page

Compact Valais ski resort above the Rhône Valley | Known for: 35 kilometres of pistes, Tsantonnaire at 2500 metres, annual Jib Night and touring access toward Euloi and Dent de Morcles | Best for: technical piste skiing, local freestyle sessions, freeride progression and ski touring From Ovronnaz At 1400 Metres To Tsantonnaire At 2500 Tsantonnaire reaches 2500 metres above Ovronnaz, giving this compact Valais resort roughly 1100 metres of altitude range between its lowest ski infrastructure and the upper mountain. The official Ovronnaz ski area lists 35 kilometres of pistes, four chairlifts, two drag lifts and one village rope tow. Nineteen marked runs divide into three blue, ten red, five black and one yellow piste, giving intermediate and advanced terrain much more space than the beginner category.... Read more on the Location page

French mountain equipment brand | Founded in 1970 from Fernand Petzl's caving work in southeastern France | Known for: ski touring harnesses, crampons, ice axes, headlamps and glacier rescue systems | Focus: compact technical equipment for moving through steep and glaciated terrain, supported by detailed technical guidance for mountaineers, ski tourers and high mountain professionals. From Fernand Petzl's cave tools to a French Alps equipment company Petzl grew from Fernand Petzl's work as a caver and craftsman in southeastern France. The company traces its story to his underground exploration in the 1930s, says he began marketing his first products in 1968, and dates the birth of Petzl as a company to 1970.... Read more on the Sponsor page