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Catching Up With Markus Eder | Alaska, Natural Selection, the golden age of freeskiing, and who really is the GOAT.

by MattMasson
Jan 21st 2025 - 3 comments

Markus Eder is a busy man. Whether it's filming in Alaska, discussing Natural Selection Skiing or actually just skiing, Markus is always on the go. Luckily he took a few minutes to chat to NS about all that and more, from the "Golden Generation" to how freeskiing is still progressing. He even says who he think's is the GOAT [it's not hard to guess who he picked]

Catching Up With Dennis Ranalter | Growing up, inclusivity in skiing and his plans for the season

by MattMasson
Jan 17th 2024 - 8 comments

Descendance is pretty thought-provoking, as ski movies go and not in an arty/The Bunch kind of way. If you haven’t seen it it’s about North Face Austrian/Ghanaian skier Dennis Renalter, exploring his heritage (descendance). We spoke to him when he got home in Salzburg, where he moved to six-months-ago from his childhood home of Stubai. Obviously we touch on his differences and challenges, but he was more than happy to talk about skiing too!

Catching Up With Nick Goepper: A Very Short Retirement & Social Media Clout

by MattMasson
Nov 20th 2023 - 13 comments

Nick Goepper had a pretty successful career as a slopestyle skier. Six X Games medals, three Olympic ones and a couple of World Championship bronzes. He announced his retirement at the start of 2023. If you’d been keeping up to date with his stories, maybe you won’t be too shocked by this announcement. Here’s a clue, I spoke to him at a halfpipe camp in Kaprun…

A tribute to Tof Henry

by MattMasson
Oct 18th 2023 - 4 comments

All too often in free skiing, we have to say goodbye to friends and legends. Last week Tof Henry and, Chilean mountain guide, Juan Seronet were killed in an accident on the Puntiagudo volcano in Chile. Tof was a friend and I wanted to share a little tribute, because always told me how much he loved NS.