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.

Sammy Carlson, Dane Tudor, and Mike Henitiuk are in Niseko, Japan challenging what’s possible on skis in pillows and powder. Dane steps onto the ‘Stairway to Hell’, one of the boldest lines we’ve ever seen.

John Symms heads to Scotland where he tries to fit in with the local ski scene in the funniest episode of the season.

The European powder quest continues across Italy to the couloirs and the steeps of the Dolomites.