COVER Mikaela Shiffrin dances down the blue ribbon during a training run in Portillo, Chile, in the fall of 2022. The South America stop would be one of her last training trips before kicking off her record-setting 2023 World Cup campaign. Photo: Mike “Dawsy” Dawson TIPS UP 01 • “Once in a while, perfect light, clouds, sky and a trick all line up in front of the lens. Jake Mageau coming through a narrow doorway in Quebec City, Quebec, and onto this downbar as an audience of cheering middle school students watch through the fence.” Photo: Erik Hoffman 02 • Markus Eder doubles his fun filming with Matchstick Productions near Kaslo, BC. Photo: Jeff Cricco 03 • They say Japanese whisky has a certain smoke to it, but Gerard Martinez discovers so does the snow in the backcountry surrounding Daisetsuzan National Park, in central Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Txema Trull 04 • “What do you do in Silverton when both passes are closed and there’s high avy danger? Go mining for powder elsewhere. Silverton, CO, locals Calvin Davenport and Jason Ebelheiser never have to look far.” Photo: Jeff Cricco 05 • David is a native of Åre, Sweden and a former member of the na-tional mogul team. He was also the Norweigen freestyle coach before taking over as content manager for Stellar Equipment, but occasion-ally can be found giving informal powder slash clinics in Andermatt, Switzerland. Photo: Mattias Fredrikkson 06 • Matias Suomi grabs 180 mute off a tilted mirrors sculpture in Kouvola, Finland. After battling for a few hours for a video clip, Suomi made the camera still look easy. Photo: Arttu Heikkinen 07 • Gerard Martinez gets his samurai slash in the backcountry of central Hokkaido, Japan. Photo: Txema Trull 08 • “Cody Cirillo makes the most of his first trip to Chamonix, France, scoring first tracks down the ultra-classic Le Grand Envers off the Aiguille du Midi in 20-inch blower conditions. Though the crew skied bottomless pow that bluebird day, the trip was more gastronomic in nature, supple-menting a fickle snow year with gratuitous boulangerie and fromagerie stops.” Photo: Matthew Tufts The Ski Journal 015
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