40 Best Skiing and Snowboarding Photos
Crystal Mountain, Washington
While skiing and photographing at Crystal Mountain in Washington, I found a cave into which the sun shines first thing in the morning. I found it to be perfect for a skier to air and photograph. I had a hard time finding someone willing to jump the cliff for me, but finally found local hot skier Nash Grimm, who styled the line perfectly. I love the extreme backlighting and the timing of the skier jumping right through the sun. One of my favorite pictures I have created. Skiing and Snowboarding
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Photograph by Bissell Hazen,
Snowkiter, Switzerland
Photograph by Nadir Khan, My Shot
I was spending four days in Switzerland snowkiting and photographing the pros, who are way better than me. I love the lines and the dynamism in this shot, and of course the colors of the jacket, kite and skis.Skiing and Snowboarding
Speedrider, French Alps
Photograph by Jerome Maupoint, My Shot
January 3 was the first great day of fun in 2012 for probably thousands of freeriders in the Alps. This image was taken in Les Arcs in Savoie, France. The speedrider Arnaud Baumy is skiing the Aiguille Grive with a 10 square-meter micro-wing that allows him to fly or ride the snow with incredible speed.
Cliff Jump, Slovakia
Photograph by Vlado Papala, My Shot
Finally the sun turned out in Vrátna Valley, and we were able to shoot such a photo with Victor.
British Columbia
Photograph by Lauren Ellis, My Shot
Another great powder day at RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, British Columbia.
Skier, Slovakia
Photograph by Dolny Kubin, Your Shot
It was a cloudy day. There was some snow floating in the air, but not as much as in the few days before. Viktor and I had decided to go skiing in the woods of Vrátna Dolina, Slovakia, which we know quite well. Viktor waited on an overhanging rock while I went down. This is what I saw from under the rock. I didn’t have to force Viktor into the picture, he simply jumped into it.
Skier, Switzerland
Photograph by Kenji Teshima,
This shot was taken on January 22, 2011, after the only big snowstorm we received during winter 2010-11 in the Swiss Alps. To ski in 70 centimeters (27 inches) of champagne powder mixed with the perfect light and residual snowflakes made this moment so particular.
Whistler, Canada
Photograph by Kim Eijdenberg, My Shot
A crazy skier in Whistler, Canada, jumping through a ring of fire.
Andes Mountains, Chile
Photograph by Cristian Saavedra, My Shot
After a 45-minute snowmobile ride into El Cajón del Maipo, in the Andes Mountains, Chile; El Morado (The Purple) Glacier stands over a frozen lagoon at nearly 12,000 feet. After walking a few minutes in separate directions, photographer Cristian Saavedra Junge gets in position and captures Spiro Razis shredding and turning to the side to avoid the cliff ahead. This is only one example of the wonders to explore inside the vast Andes Mountains.
Baikal, Russia
Photograph by Alexander Sizov, My Shot
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Cliff Jump
Photograph by Rutger Geerling, My Shot
In early May you can still have fresh snow on the glaciers of Europe, and jumping a small cliff while all this fresh powder falls like water makes for an insane photo.
Snowboarder, British Columbia
Photograph by Jeff Patterson,
Kevin Sansalone snowboarding with a huge powder spray while the Howe Sound inlet lights up with sunset colors in the background.
Photograph by Jeremiah Fry,
Skier soaring off a jump in Breckinridge, Colorado
Photograph by Kirsty Hedditch,
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Photograph by Janez Tomc,
Skiing above Park City, Utah
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Photograph by Liam Doran,
This is a shot of professional snowboarder Steve Fisher at a photo shoot in the Breckenridge Terrain Park in Colorado.
Alta Ski Area, Utah
Photograph by Liam Doran, My Shot
This photo of professional skier Ben Wheeler was taken in the early morning at the Alta Ski Area in Utah.
Photograph by Dominique Genoud,
On the way to the Strahlhorn, a 4,000-meter-high mountain in the Swiss Alps. The glacier and its huge blocks just dwarf the climbers.
Photograph by Dominique Genoud,
This shot was taken in Switzerland, going to Teysachaux.
Photograph by Dominique Genoud,
A beautiful ski tour done in Switzerland after heavy snow. This picture was taken close to Glarus.
Photograph by Tommy Pyatt,
A great powder day
Photograph by Marton Ocskay,
I was skiing in Austria with my father. The wind was blowing hard and there were frosty snowflakes in the air. I took this photo on the top of the mountain. This skier had just got out of the ski lift and the strong backlight made a dark silhouette from his figure and bright shining dots from the snowflakes.
Photograph Alexander Sizov,
Baikal, Russia, a mecca for snowboarders, mountain skiers, and freeriders
Photograph by Alexander Sizov,
Freeride in Baikal region, Russia
Photograph by Dmitry Toikka,
The picture was taken in Kamchatka, Russia, close to Vilyuchinsk volcano. The snowboarder was speeding up before a jump and his dog was following him closely.
Photograph by Elena Martinello,
Italian final race, 2010, Canazei, Italian Alps
Photograph by Moriah Frazier,
Go big or go home
Photograph by Andrea Humphreys,
Another fun day of snowboarding at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Photograph by Keven Osborne,
A skier at the Snowbombing festival in Mayrhofen, Austria
Photograph by Rachel Bauer, My Shot
Jan Uphoff of Hamburg, Germany, was going for big air off this jump. He came to Montana for a year of exchange and came with my family and me to Red Lodge where we snowboarded together before he had to return home.
Photograph by Elena Martinello,
Nighttime. On Dolomites. Backcountry skiers race for over 40 kilometers up and down the mountains.
Photograph by Anco Kolstee, My Shot
A German freestyler is rocking it hard with a perfect indy frontflip, at a ramp in the mountains of Ehrwald, Austria.
Photograph by Laura Ilie,
Backcountry skiers in Retezat Mountains in Romania
Photograph by Colin Brown,
Teleski in a storm
Photograph by Michael Madliger,
Ski mountaineering to Höch Pfaffen in the Swiss Alps. During the downhill, I intended to take a picture of my companion’s beautiful turns when he suddenly fell, lost his skis, and hid behind a cloud of snow.
Photograph by Nicholas Neville,
A day in the life of an amateur snowboard photographer
Photograph by Chip Allen,
Mike Baker jumping off of a three-story deck onto a staircase in New Hampshire
Photograph by Thomas Tran,
Taken at Hakkoda Mountain in Japan in 2007. This is my friend Brian on his three-hour climb up the mountain.
Photograph by Eugene Vasenyoff,
Freeride World Tour ’08, Sochi, Russia
Mount Jackson, Colorado
Photograph by Ben Koelker, My Shot
Mount Jackson is a looming 13,670-foot peak (requiring a near-20-mile round-trip journey to access midwinter) that lies within the Holy Cross Wilderness in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. It can be seen for many miles around, and I have drooled over it’s north-facing couloirs for the last seven years, but access is very long and difficult. On April 11 2011, my brother, Mark Koelker (pictured), Mike Hood and I set out to tackle this peak (my third attempt). In order to reach Mount Jackson’s northeast flanks, we skinned over the top of 12,000-foot Beaver Creek Mountain, then into a saddle and back up to a 12,100-foot ridge on Grouse Mountain. We then side-hilled several miles before reaching the bottom of our objective. Eventually we picked our way far enough through the rocks and decided to drop in due to rising temps from the sun. This was Mark’s first turn on a 1,500 descent through a couloir with mandatory air in the middle of it. Such an amazing day, and a dream come true due to hard work and perseverance!
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