We chart the history of freeskiing with important events

Rye Olaf, this badass standing over the corpses of his enemies, is the first documented person to hit jumps on skis in the early 19th century. True story.

VinnieFRye Olaf, this badass standing over the corpses of his enemies, is the first documented person to hit jumps on skis in the early 19th century. True story.

Looked up his wikipedia

'Reportedly launched himself 9.5 meters in the air'

2004: This piece of shit was released creating a torrential wave of filling the entire vimeo and youtube space with garbage edits from skiers and snowboarders. Over 5 million hours of on-piste side slipping has been documented since its release.

If anyone makes it to Oslo they have a cool skiing museum. Unfortunately I didn't see the whole thing because it was apparently closed and I allegedly snuck in but they can't prove shit. Will go back to finish the other 1/3 of the place I didnt see.

Also ski history reminds me of the xgames snowblade years. That shit was fire. I'm gonna have to dig up some gems on youtube.

2010 - Andy Parry finally learns how to ski with some style

TRVP_ANGEL"Over 5 million hours of on-piste side slipping has been documented"

Not to mention all the sped up lift footage.

Russians wave the commie flag over Berlin after Stalin beat Hitler in the SLVSH cup

mattm7Not to mention all the sped up lift footage.

This is actually useful stuff for the scoping lines that will bring maximum whoops and yeeeeeoows

Chug

Year 0: (or 1982 in that dumb gregorian calendar) Birth of our Lord and savior Candide Thovex in the holy town of Annecy.
18: Arrival of the messiah to the town of Alta, in search of the holy Gap. After founding it, it is said that this is when he received his godly powers and made his first miracle, a glorious 120 feet 720 D-Spin.
19-24: Prophet of his discipline, Candide arouse admiration among all humans.
25 Candide is too powerful. Skiing loses its balance, and God himself is set to neutralise him. Candide will be severly punished after the ultimatest send.
26: Resurrection of Candide.
27-36: Disappointed after trying to help humans make their skiing great again, but defeated by the bunch, Candide exiled himself to only make a few appearances a year, always under the idolization of his believers.


This is the only history you'll need son.

Dawg, don’t forget Mosley’s 1998 mute 3. That was a big step

I created this list a while back and intended to further develop it with links as well as gathering some additional info. I am too busy these days and don't want to see it go to waste, so here you go. I have a google doc saved if it is easier to edit by sharing that link.

1987
Movies:
Blizzard of Aahhh’s (Greg Stump)

1996
Happenings:
Freeze Magazine founded

1997
Movies:
State of Mind (Poor Boyz)

1998
Movies:
Degenerates (Poor Boyz)
Uprising (TGR)
Competitions and Winners:
US Open Big Air - JP Auclair
US Open Slopestyle - JF Cusson
Happenings:
Salomon 1080 released

1999
Movies:
13 (Poor Boyz)
Global Storming (MSP)
Area 51 (TGR)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - JF Cusson - Sw Right 720
US Open Big Air - Philou Poirier - Sw Back Flip
US Open Slopestyle - ___________

2000
Movies:
The Game (Poor Boyz)
Ski Movie (MSP)
Los Alamos (TGR)
Balance (Level 1)
Competitions:
X-Games Big Air - Candide Thovex - D-Spin 900
US Open Big Air - Andy Woods - 1260
US Open Slopestyle - Jonny Moseley

2001
Movies:
Royalty (Eric Iberg)
Propaganda (Poor Boyz)
Ski Movie II - High Society (MSP)
Second Generation (Level 1)
Scandalous (Jibtech)
Subject to Change (TGR)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Tanner Hall - Sw Rodeo 720
US Open Big Air - Tanner Hall - Sw Rodeo 720
US Open Slopestyle - _________
US Open Halfpipe - __________
Happenings:
Volant Spatula released

2002
Movies:
Happy Dayz (Poor Boyz)
Third Strike (Level 1)
StereoType (Eric Iberg/Poor Boyz)
Ski Movie III - The Front Line (MSP)
Salad Days (TGR)
Blunt (Jibtech)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Slopestyle - Tanner Hall
X-Games Halfpipe - Jon Olsson
US Open Slopestyle - Tanner Hall
US Open Halfpipe - Jon Olsson
US Open Big Air - CR Johnson - Bio 1260
Happenings:
Armada founded

2003
Movies:
War (Poor Boyz)
Forward (Level 1)
Session 1242 (Poor Boyz)
Exact Science (Plehouse)
Ready, Fire, Aim (Poor Boyz)
Focused (MSP)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Slopestyle - Tanner Hall
X-Games Halfpipe - Candide Thovex
US Open Slopestyle - Tanner Hall
US Open Superpipe - Candide Thovex
US Open Big Air - Mickael Descheneux - Sw Cork 1080
Happenings:
4frnt founded

2004
Movies:
High Five (Level 1)
X=Ten (Poor Boyz)
WSKI-106 (Tanner Hall/Eric Iberg)
Yearbook (MSP)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Slopestyle - Tanner Hall
X-Games Halfpipe - Simon Dumont
US Open Slopestyle - TJ Schiller
US Open Halfpipe - Dave Crichton
US Open Big Air - Mickael Descheneux - Sw Cork 1080

2005
Movies:
Shanghai Six (Level 1)
Ski Porn (Poor Boyz)
Pop Yer Bottlez! (Tanner Hall)
Teddy Bear Crisis (Kris Ostness)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Slopestyle - Charles Gagnier
X-Games Halfpipe - Simon Dumont
US Open Slopestyle - Charles Gagnier
US Open Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Big Air - TJ Schiller - Sw 1080
Happenings:
Freeze Magazine ends

2006
Movies:
Long Story Short (Level 1)
Skimatic (Plehouse)
Show & Prove (Tanner Hall)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - TJ Schiller - Sw 1080
X-Games Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Slopestyle - Corey Vanular
US Open Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Big Air - TJ Schiller - Sw 1440

2007
Movies:
Believe (Tanner Hall)
Idea (Eric Iberg)
Yeah Dude (Poor Boyz)
Realtime (Level 1)
Enjoy (Rage)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Slopestyle - Candide Thovex
X-Games Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Slopestyle - Jon Olsson
US Open Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Big Air - Charles Gagnier - Sw 1260 Octograb

2008
Movies:
The Massive (Tanner Hall)
Turbo (Level 1)
Reasons (Poor Boyz)
Road to Nowhere (Stept)
Hunting Yeti (Nimbus)
Such is Life (Rage)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Jon Olsson - Kangaroo Flip
X-Games Slopestyle - Andreas Håtveit
X-Games Halfpipe - Tanner Hall
US Open Slopestyle - JF Houle
US Open Halfpipe - AJ Kempainen
US Open Big Air - Colby West - Sw 1080
Happenings:
ON3P founded

2009
Movies:
Everyday is a Saturday (Poor Boyz)
Refresh (Level 1)
So Far So Hood (4bi9)
Pretty Good (Rage)
Contrast (Nimbus)
How We Livin (Stept)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Simon Dumont - Superman Double Front Flip
X-Games Slopestyle - TJ Schiller
X-Games Halfpipe - Xavier Bertoni
Happenings:
Shane McConkey passes away

2010
Movies:
Like a Lion (Inspired)
Eye Trip (Level 1)
Revolver (Poor Boyz)
Network (Stept)
Come Find Us (Toy Soldier)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Bobby Brown - Sw Double Misty 1440
X-Games Slopestyle - Bobby Brown
X-Games Halfpipe - Kevin Rolland
Happenings:
CR Johnson passes away

2011
Movies:
Retallack (Inspired)
After Dark (Level 1)
Weight (Stept)
Grand Bizarre (Poor Boyz)
Set Your Sights (Toy Soldier)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Alex Schlopy - Sw 1440
X-Games Slopestyle - Sammy Carlson
X-Games Halfpipe - Kevin Rolland

2012
Movies:
Few Words (Quicksilver)
Education of Style (Inspired)
WE (PBP)
Sunny (Level 1)
The Eighty Six (Stept)
Act Natural (Toy Soldier)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Bobby Brown - Sw Double Misty 1440
X-Games Slopestyle - Tom Wallisch
X-Games Halfpipe - David Wise
Happenings:
Sarah Burke passes away

2013
Movies:
Tracing Skylines (Poor Boyz)
Partly Cloudy (Level 1)
Mutiny (Stept)
All Damn Day (4bi9)
Competitions and Winners:
X-Games Big Air - Henrik Harlaut - Nose Butter Triple Cork 1620
X-Games Slopestyle - Nick Goepper
X-Games Halfpipe - David Wise

2014
Movies:
Less (Level 1)
Competitions:
X-Games Big Air - Henrik Harlaut - Nose Butter Triple Cork 1620
X-Games Slopestyle - Nick Goepper
X-Games Halfpipe - David Wise
Olympic Slopestyle - Joss Christensen
Olympic Superpipe - David Wise

^my only request to give credit for the work i did to create that last if you use it/alter it/share it. I did spend a lot of time gathering all of that info at one point. just don't want it to see it go to waste since i really wanted to see if finished with links, etc.

jensen^my only request to give credit for the work i did to create that last if you use it/alter it/share it. I did spend a lot of time gathering all of that info at one point. just don't want it to see it go to waste since i really wanted to see if finished with links, etc.

That's a hell of a list. When I write the encyclopedia of freeskiing you'll be getting a call

One minor thing I noticed at a glance: level 1's 2002 movie was called Strike 3

SPK_Year 0: (or 1982 in that dumb gregorian calendar) Birth of our Lord and savior Candide Thovex in the holy town of Annecy.
18: Arrival of the messiah to the town of Alta, in search of the holy Gap. After founding it, it is said that this is when he received his godly powers and made his first miracle, a glorious 120 feet 720 D-Spin.
19-24: Prophet of his discipline, Candide arouse admiration among all humans.
25 Candide is too powerful. Skiing loses its balance, and God himself is set to neutralise him. Candide will be severly punished after the ultimatest send.
26: Resurrection of Candide.
27-36: Disappointed after trying to help humans make their skiing great again, but defeated by the bunch, Candide exiled himself to only make a few appearances a year, always under the idolization of his believers.

This is the only history you'll need son.

Except he first hit the gap at 16 (did a three), and did the d-spin at 17.

2018: Liz Swaney stomps the most creative and progressive half pipe run the skiing world has ever seen

Pretty sure he only did a straight air that first time

LivingDaLifeExcept he first hit the gap at 16 (did a three), and did the d-spin at 17.

BigPurpleSkiSuitPretty sure he only did a straight air that first time

Can't find anything on it now, but I remember read back at the time that he had done a 360 over it. It may be that he did the 360 in the same session as the d-spin though and only did a straight air the year before.

2018 - steve stepp grows mustache

2019 - windells is officially renamed to "Camp ON3P"