Liberty Skis

Liberty Skis Corporation
Private
Industry Skiing, Snowsports, Manufacturing
Founded Colorado, USA (2003)
Headquarters Avon, Colorado, USA
Key people
 James (Jim) E. Satloff, Chairman
Daniel J. Chalfant, CEO
Website www.libertyskis.com

Liberty Skis Corporation is one of the ski industry's largest independent ski manufacturers,[1] and a leader in the manufacture of carving, touring, powder, and twin-tip skis, used primarily for a style of skiing known alternately as newschool skiing or freeskiing. Founded in 2003 by James Satloff and Dan Chalfant,[2] Liberty Skis has grown to be one of the largest independent ski manufacturers worldwide,[3] with shops and distributors in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.[4]

Liberty Skis Corporation is based in Avon, Colorado[5]

Additional information

The corporation has sponsored a wide range of events on and off snow in the US and Canada including the Vail International Pondskimming Championships and Spring Back to Vail[6]

The company's ski team has included such notable skiers as Olympics finalist, Teal Harle,[7] X-Games medalist Phil Larose, Phil Bélanger,[8] Ryan Moore, Anton Sponar, Rich Fahey, Kyler Cooley, and Joe Schuster from North America and New Zealand women's national freeskiing champion, Pip Simmonds

Liberty is a sponsor of many events and resorts across North America.

Notes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, December 28, 2007
  2. ↑ Freeskier Magazine Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ The Vail Daily, October 2, 2007
  4. ↑ Liberty Skis Corporation website
  5. ↑ Skier's Journal
  6. ↑ Spring Back to Vail website Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Teal HARLE - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. ↑ Video Interview of Phil Bélanger
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