Freeride

Related to freestyle skiing in nature is freeriding, which involves taking the tricks done in the park to the rest of the mountain and the backcountry. Thus, fatter skis may be used to float on top of the powder. Freeriding often involves steeps, cliffs, powder, glades, and other epic runs. In part due to the growing popularity of freestyle skiing in recent years and the obvious limitations in that aspect of the sport, freeride skiing has also been growing in popularity in recent years as more and more skiers have access to good backcountry gear and skis. At Mud, Sweat & Gears we carry a variety of freeride skis and can order anything that's available from the brands below. Visit us at the shop and see for yourself.

K2    Nordica    Elan    Rossignol    LibNAS    Dynastar

Park/Pipe

Freestyle/Newschool: Freestyle skiing is the type of skiing with which tricks are usually associated. The skis used are generally of a twin tip design, made to land switch tricks (backwards) as easily as forwards. Tricks are generally spins and flips, that can be conjoined with a grabbing of the ski to improve the image of the trick. Freestyle skiing generally takes place in terrain parks at ski resorts, with a wide variety of jumps, rails, jibs and other features to session. Mogul skiing is also considered as freestyle skiing. We carry a swath of park skis here at the store but have access to anything the below brands offer.

K2    Nordica    Elan    Rossignol    LibNAS    Dynastar