Jib Academy 2010 - Salomon FreeskiTV S4E05

Kim Havell, Chris Rubens, and Kris Erickson make their way to Morocco to put down first descents in Africa’s Atlas Range.

When the weather warms and the contest season ends, the pros focus on building the best jumps and jibs possible. In this episode the Salomon Team takes things to the next level at Mt. Bachelor and Timberline, Oregon and Whistler, BC.

This week we follow a band of ski bums in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. It’s unlikely you’ll ever meet a more inspiring group of skiers.

Chuck Patterson is a former pro Freeskier, a professional Waterman, and one of the most fearless humans we’ve ever met. After a brief experiment with skiing on waves several years ago, Chuck’s passion for the idea was re-lit after watching Mike Douglas and Cody Townsend ski the waves of Maui in 2009. In January 2011, Chuck followed the biggest swell of the year to Maui, to see if he could see if he could successfully ski Peahi or ‘Jaws’ – one of the most powerful waves on earth.

Known as ‘Beber’, Bertrand Krafft is the ski designer behind some of the most innovative shapes of the past 20 years. This week we take a look into his life and the source of his inspiration.

After a week of some of the most impressive skiing we’ve ever seen in Alaska, a clear leader had not yet emerged between Henrik and Cody. That is all about change as one skier steps up in a big way. Part 2 of 2.

After Mark Abma’s sudden retirement, we needed a new leader for Salomon’s Big Mountain Freeskiing Team. Henrik Windstedt and Cody Townsend were sent to Girdwood, Alaska to battle for the spot in the most dramatic episode of Freeski TV yet. Part 1 of 2.