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A NEW SKI MOVIE FROM MATCHSTICK PRODUCTIONS: The skills, backstories and mindsets of four elite freeskiers—a renowned veteran, a stunning rookie, a mind-blowing innovator and a big mountain star carrying on his father’s legacy—are all captured in oversized personal segments based largely around each skier’s home turf. Each skier brings a different style and outlook to the table, but they all have one thing in common: they love to send’er. The body of the movie showcases some of the most...

ALL IN - Matchstick Productions 2018 epic ski film, delivers a first of its kind experience. This concept is spearheaded by a talented group of hard-charging women who wanted to disrupt the male-dominated ski film formula. Skiing isn’t exclusionary. True fun in the mountains can be shared by everyone. This isn’t your typical “Women can shred too” film, this is a kick-ass ski film that just happens to feature as many women as men. Directed by Scott Gaffney, this film will embody the spirit...

Eric Hjorleifson lets his skiing speak for itself. He doesn’t stand on the bar and shout out his accolades. He skis for brands that give him 100% creative control over the equipment that he designs and uses. He chases storms. He ditches his cell phone for weeks at a time. His exploits are rarely flaunted on social media. In spite of all of this – or maybe because of it – he is a hero to legions of skiers across the globe. This is who Eric is – this is “HOJI.” Directed by Scott Gaffney and f...

The powerhouse that brought you award-winning classics like CLAIM, THE WAY I SEE IT, and DAYS OF MY YOUTH – is proud to introduce the funniest, most action-packed ski movie of 2017: DROP EVERYTHING, presented by Under Armour. Following an artful, narrative-driven 2016 film release, the team at Matchstick took a decidedly more lighthearted approach that returns the focus to the featured athletes and world-class action. DROP EVERYTHING features the world’s preeminent freeskiers along with quick...

Usually you don't make it to the top without some battle scars to go along with the journey. Broken bones, bloody faces, and dizzying tomahawks come with the territory of being a professional skier. Being in the business of filming with the greatest skiers in the world for 25 years we've seen a lot of these moments. Here are some of the the longest, dizzying, hard hitting, gravity fueled crashes from the last 25 years of filming. Comment below on who you think took the hardest hit. Subscri...

MSP brings their award winning approach to the table with Claim, The Greatest Ski Movie… EVER! this time poking fun at themselves and the industry as a whole. Claim features several longtime MSP all-stars as well as newcomers including Sean Pettit. Subscribe to EchoBoom Sports! http://bit.ly/18VxJeD Check out the new http://www.echoboom.tv Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoboomsports Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EchoBoomSports Follow us on Instagram: htt...

“Attack of La Niña,” chronicles the deepest North American winter in recent history. This new film follows in the footsteps of “The Way I See It,” MSP’s 2010 release and the most decorated ski movie of all time. “Attack of La Niña” showcases the talents of today’s best skiers in a journey through the snowiest winter of their lives. This action-packed film – captured using the most state of the art camera equipment available – demonstrates the limit of what is possible in modern freeskiing. Fe...

Mark Abma delivers some of the best segments season after season, and this last season was no different. Traveling from Europe to Revelstoke, and finishing in Alaska there is no shortage of tricks, big technical lines, and deep powder in this athlete edit. Enjoy this special cut from RUIN AND ROSE, available here skimovie.com/portfolio-item/ruin-rose-2016/. More info at skimovie.com/ Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/MSPFilms Instagram: instagram.com/mspfilms Twitter: twitter.com/ms...

A surreal future leaves the world without water and consumed by sand: the Big Empty. A group of children survives alone on the edge of the endless desert in the ruin of the now. When a young boy unearths an ancient relic hinting at the lost wonders of winter, he sets off in search of the ghosts that once called the mountains their home. This bold cinematic experience balances stunning skiing with a wild and hopeful journey into the forgotten lands of myth and magic beyond the Empty. Acclai...

Val de la Clarée is one of the last quiet corners of the French Alps, but it could have been very different. In the 1970's a proposed highway and tunnel threatened to open the valley up to development, but the local farmers and residents protested. Mark Abma, Leo Ahrens, Tony Lamiche and Timothée Theaux visit this quiet valley to live of the grid in a restored chalet for a week of skiing under their own power.

Mountain Hardwear proudly presents "Days of My Youth", a new film from Red Bull Media House and MSP Films. This movie will take a look into the lives of skiers everywhere, offering a peek into the journey of self-discovery that every skier experiences. Featuring athletes such as Richard Permin, Mark Abma, Bobby Brown, James Heim, Cody Townsend, PK Hunder, Russ Henshaw, Michelle Parker, Gus Kenworthy, Markus Eder, Sam Anthamatten, and others, "Days of My Youth" will portray the joys and strugg...

As editor of Bravoski Magazine, Tatsuya Tayagaki’s job is to keep his finger on the pulse of Freeskiing in Japan. He travels the country in his home-on-wheels in search of passionate skiers and hope after the nation was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

Matchstick Productions, the most award-winning ski movie company in history, today proudly releases the trailer for its 2012 feature film, “SUPERHEROES OF STOKE With Richard Permin, Mark Abma, James Heim, Sean Pettit, Jacob Wester, Cody Townsend, Ingrid Backstrom, Russ Henshaw, Eric Hjorleifson, Michelle Parker, PK Hunder, Riley Leboe, Gus Kenworthy, Logan Pehota, Sam Anthamatten, Leo Ahrens, and Aidan Sheahan

Chimæra is a utopia. A dream or fantasy. Mythologically, it references a fusion of forms that is the personification of winter. By slowing down our perception of reality we get a unique look at a skier’s life. Just plug in your headphones and let your senses take over.

Over the past decade, Mark Abma has become one of the most celebrated freeskiers in the sport. This week he takes us on a trip inside his mind.

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.

Mark Abma, Chris Rubens, and Eric Hjorleifson head down to Patagonia, Chile. The Mission: To climb and ski the lines on the inside of the crater on the Puyehue, Volcano. This is the most epic episode of Salomon Freeski TV yet

Kaj Zackrisson, Mark Abma, and Mike Douglas go to Monterosa, Italy in the middle of the snowiest winter in 25 years. While the locals were kept busy trying to keep their roofs from collapsing, the crew shredded uncrowded and untracked powder for 2 weeks straight.

Just when Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Dane Tudor think it can’t get any better at CPG Girdwood -- it does. Blue skies, epic spines, and huge booters cap off an all-time trip to Alaska. Part 2 of 2.

Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Dane Tudor are in Girdwood living the good life –skiing Alyeska Resort and heliskiing with Chugach Powder Guides. After a two-week storm, the weather finally clears, and the crew stumbles upon the ‘most-stacked’ zone of Alaska spine-lines that they’ve ever seen. Part 1 of 2.

Whistler gets a lot of snow and often sits under cloudy skies. When the sun comes out it is one of the best places to ski in the world. Mike Douglas and Mark Abma give us a taste of what it?s like when everything comes together. No helicopters were used and more than half of this episode was shot in one day.

In an effort to do the final round of testing on Mark Abma?s new bamboo ski ? The Shogun ? Mark, Cody Townsend, Kaj Zackrisson, and Laurent Niol venture to the the southern part of Chile for a sled-skiing mission into an untapped part of the Andes.

Mike Douglas, Mark Abma and Kaj Zackrisson push their limits in Valdez Alaska. Hold your breath as Kaj skies away from breathtaking a crash.

Mark Abma and Mike Douglas show why Whistler is one of the best places in the world to live if you?re a freeskier. As the first of two Whistler shows this season, this episode looks at the deeper and darker side of the Whistler experience, and offers a helmetcam perspective on what it?s like to drop in on some of Whistler?s insane pillow lines.

Matchstick's 2007 film teaser for "SEVEN SUNNY DAYS".

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