Over the last ten or 15 years I have been surveying the freeheel video landscape and found it sorely lacking in portraying the current state of freeheel (telemark) skiing. Alpine oriented videos such as Warren Miller tended to make fun of it and others ignored it altogether. I was seeing some incredible skiing in real life but it somehow wasn't getting noticed by ski filmmakers.

Soooooo...... What started as an instructional tool over ten years ago gradually became something to document the strength and beauty of freeheel skiing, as well as the winter world it takes place in. My interest (and the focus of a great deal of the videos) is backcountry skiing, what I believe is at the heart of freeheel skiing. I have progressed from lightweight Hi-8 format cameras to a current 3 chip digital format camera that weighs a lot more but delivers the goods. The photo gallery has a number of video stills from recent shooting forays into BC, Alaska, and the lower 48.

BEYOND THE GROOMED
A video tour of the how and why of free heel skiing off piste. Couloir Magazine said when they reviewed it , "If there is one video to get this year, this is it." Over 40 different skiers skiing 'real' snow in it's many forms. A great sound track and narration that guides the viewer as to what's making those turns work. This video covers the basics of off piste skiing as well as specifics of skiing soft, hard, steeps, trees, and crud. - Approx. 35 minutes

FREEDOM OF THE HEELS
From climbing to route finding, avalanche safety to skiing soft snow, this video covers the many aspects of backcountry skiing. It also gives you a strong sense of the look and feel of mountain touring. Lots of great footage, both of skiing and the spectacular scenery, shot mostly in the interior ranges of British Columbia, It's a great primer on the basics of mountain touring and a resource on what you need to learn. - Approx. 34 minutes