2024 - 75

Ask anyone who follows the Freeride World Tour for the skier who best represents the future of the sport, and they’ll point you to Max Hitzig. Just a few years in, Hitzig has already garnered a reputation for seeing things in the terrain that his competitors don’t and doing things on that terrain that his competitors won’t. But behind this relatively unknown is a classic Austrian mountain boy who’s excited to show us his backyard: The Arlberg Massif. Max grew up with his Austrian dad and German mom in the Montafon with some of the world's best freeride conditions. He began freeriding at eight, which he learned from his mountain guide father. After his win in '22 and '23 on the FWT, then claiming the overall title in 2024, the Max seems only to be getting started. 

A snowboarder with an origin story straight out of an 80s action sports movie, Henriquez is a 15-year-old phenom from Brooklyn, NY who learned to snowboard on the indoor slopes of New Jersey's Big Snow facility, and has risen all the way to the Burton team with a bag of tricks riders twice his age needed the world's best parks to learn. In this segment, we're taking Henriquez on a bucket list dream trip for any skier or snowboarder: a Japanese powder fest with Zeb Powell and Selema Masekela.

What makes for an ultimate day on the mountain? 

Good company, fun terrain and chairlift snacks 

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2024 - 75

Warren Miller is going big for 75 years! Stacked with unbelievable action and unexpected stories, Warren Miller’s 75 will bring fans to powder stashes and chutes around the world, from Canada, Colorado, California, and Utah to Finland, Japan, Austria, and New Jersey. Catch a diverse lineup of snowsports legends, Olympic hopefuls, world champions, X Games stars, and emerging talents on the big screen this fall, including snowboarders Shaun White, Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis, and Toby Miller, plus skiers Max Hitzig, Lexi duPont, Caite Zeliff, Mark Abma, and Aaron Blunck.

With original segments and unique collaborations, this year’s film will set the tone for the next 75 years of ski and snowboard filmmaking. Get ready for the celebration that is 75. Tickets are on sale now. Find a show near you.

Featured Athletes 

Selema Masakela | Shaun White | Caite Zeliff | Jeremy Jones | LJ Henriquez
Max Hitzig | Danny Davis | Parkin Costain | Toby Miller | JJ Thomas | Alex Ferreira
Lexi duPont | Noah Maisonet | Zeb Powell | Daron Rahlves | Connery Lundin 
Aaron Blunck | Mark Abma  | Cassie Sharpe | Juho Kilkki | Luis Medearis
Cass Jones | Mia Jones

 

 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: DANNY DAVIS

 

 

Professional snowboarder, Danny Davis, last featured in 2020's film Future Retro:

 

 

 

 

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FEATURED ATHLETE: Parkin Costain 

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

My dad!

What would you do if you won the lottery?

How much are we talkin? Invest half and then buy a helicopter.

Breakfast of champions?

Good old chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, eggs and a big dump overnight.

Favorite chairlift and why?

Big Sky Challenger Lift! It gets you right to the Headwaters hike at Moonlight where there are endless big lines to ski.

The most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this year? (books, podcasts, TV shows)

Neowise Comet 

What is a cause you care about that you'd love to share with the Warren Miller audience?

Alzheimer’s Research - it’s been tough watching my grandma progress through the disease.

What is your vision for the future of skiing?

I think that the level of shredding is just going to continue reaching that next level. Last year was a huge eye opener for me at Kings and Queens, and I can’t even imagine where the sport will be at in 10 years.

 Favorite classic ski film and why?

Blizzard of Aahhh’s. 

FEATURED ATHLETE: CONNERY LUNDIN

 
Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier/rider? 

Marcus Caston. And anyone doing it with a fat smile on their face. The best skier is the one having the most fun.

 

What’s your most memorable or favorite Warren Miller film or segment – past or present?

Silverton Segment with Andy Mahre & Pep Fujas "Children of Winter" - 2008

 
Favorite chairlift and why?

KT-22 at Squaw Valley. From the top of KT you can access so much terrain. 

 
What makes for an ultimate day on the mountain? 

Shredding in a big group with your friends, skiing fast, not stopping, pushing each other, leaving your comfort zone and throwing out high fives after.

 

Name one thing that makes for an ultimate day on the mountain: Good people & good snow in inspiring places seems to be a pretty all time combo :). Nothing makes me feel more fulfilled and alive than a long day out in the mountains. The day doesn't have to be flawless or perfect, sometimes the best days are the ones filled with bushwhacking and figuring it out. As long as I am in a beautiful place with good people and I get to slide on snow I am happy :)

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier/rider?
I am lucky enough to coach for the Teton Village Ski Team in Jackson, WY. The kids that I have had the opportunity to coach the past few years inspire me the most to keep skiing for the right reasons: the fun of getting after it and pushing the limits. 

Favorite chairlift and why?
The Jackson Hole Tram - If you are hoping on Big Red you are about to have one of the best days of your life. 

Snowboarding legend and idol to many riders, Jeremy Jones, first took to a snowboard in 1984 in a pretty peculiar place – Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Like most people who try a new sport for the first time, he didn’t excel right away. Jump ahead three years and after linking a few feel-toe turns on that same tiny hill in Cape Code, Jones found his calling. “The feeling of making those first turns was indescribable,” says Jones. “It was as if someone had just waved a magic wand and POOF!”

Known for his adventurous spirit and dedication to progression, Jones turned his passion for riding into a full-time career. When snowboarding was just a fringe sport to the masses, it was a life staple for Jones. From the time he was 9 years old and into his high school years, he found himself hiking up resort hills when snowboarders weren’t allowed to on the lifts and trekked uphill in the middle of the night to snag first ascents as soon as the sun rose.

Beyond his status of being possibly the world’s best rider, Jones is also a pioneer in the industry. He’s helped discover and tracked new lines across the globe, has won countless awards, and started a snowboard company. Since its infancy in 2009, Jones Snowboards has remained focused on backcountry safety and putting the use of sustainable manufacturing practices and healthy work environments at the forefront of the brand.

Jones is also tagged with expanding backcountry snowboarding by exposing terrain reachable with a splitboard. He says he racks up about 80 days per year on his splitboard because it opens up new possibilities in areas where there are no chairlifts to be found. He also prefers splitboarding because of the solitude it brings.

While Jones is growing older, he’s certainly not slowing down, but a rewarding day takes on a new form. These days when he’s not touring above tree line or heli-skiing, Jones prefers to carve groomers with his family at Squaw Valley.

Info gathered from jonessnowboards.com

FEATURED ATHLETE: Lexi duPont

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier? 

Michelle Parker

 

Favorite chairlift and why?

The Stoke!!!! (In Revelstoke) Hot laps on the STOKE all day baby!!!! It provides access to my favorite terrain on earth. Nothing beats hot lapping the stoke with a sendy crew on a pow day!

 

Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?

Cookie Monster! "Friend something better than chocolate Ice-cream... maybe friend somebody you give up last cookie for." It's as simple as that.

 

Favorite classic ski film and why?

Blizzard of Aahhh's. Greg Stump changed my life with that film. After watching It I knew I wanted to ski as much as humanly possible and maybe one day grow up to ski like Kim Reichhelm. I feel like it changed skiing and action sports film making forever.

 

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