COVER “Jeremy Nobis, one of the most explosive big mountain skiers of all time, finds the light and line on ‘Light Meter,’ a classic line we discovered in Haines, AK during the exploratory days with TGR in 2009.” Photo: Greg Von Doersten TIPS UP 01 • “Cutting through the famous mountain region of Valais, Switzerland, the face of Dent de Valère stands like a guard tower protecting the entrance of the valley. We always dreamed of skiing it, and after conditions aligned last season, Laurent De Martin, Basile Bessire and Fred Couderc scaled the ridgeline and made the dream come true.” Photo: Michael Cordey 02 • “Chad Sayers finding another deep day at Shames Mountain near Terrace, BC. In February 2021, almost 10 feet of fresh snow fell upon the surrounding peaks. A deep month indeed, but still less than half of the season’s total snowfall.” Photo: Mattias Fredriksson 03 • “Josh Absenger flirts with the shadow line at Kitzsteinhorn, Austria. The deep turns were welcome after a slow start to the season in the Austrian Alps.” Photo: Christoph Johann 04 • “Valentin Rainer airs into infinity. This year he’ll join the Freeride World Tour, measuring his big sends against the best athletes in the sport.” St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria. Photo: Christoph Johann 05 • “A forest fire had ripped through this zone near Sol Mountain Lodge the year prior, completely altering the skiing and visual experience of Homer—one of my favorite runs in the area. This was a day I’ll never forget, a day where the destruction of climate change hit home, but also provided one of the best days I’ve had skiing in the Monashees. Aleks Klassen tours up through Homer 2.0.” Monashee Mountains, BC. Photo: Ryan Creary 06 • “I first saw Martina Müller on the cover of Swedish Åka Skidor. This winter, we linked up to shoot and when I checked the pictures from our first day together I was stunned. Martina is, and will most likely always be, the best skier I’ve seen when it comes to technique on skis.” Photo: Axel Adolfsson 07 • “Between November and February, the days in Sweden are so short that you have to make the most of limited daylight, even when the tours are long. Adam Falk and Evelina Nilsson transition to ski 4,500-foot Mt. Åreskutan as day fades to night.” Photo: Emrik Jansson 08 • ”Rail genius Jesper Tjäder shreds the spirder rail during a night ses-sion at his 2021 Unrailistic Invitational in Åre, Sweden. Some of the best park riders in Scandinavia showed up, but the Swedish jib mastermind stole the show.” Photo: Emrik Jansson 09 • Bennett Levine and Justin Holder take full advantage of ski-in, ski-out accommodations in Colorado’s Sawatch Mountains. Amenities include complimentary PB&J sandwiches and front-door powder turns. Bennett Levine gets the turn while Justin Holder gets a face full of sando. Photo: Bianca Germain The Ski Journal 015
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