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]
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| Company type | Private |
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| 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 based in Avon, Colorado,[5] with additional manufacturing and production facilities in Europe (the majority of Liberty Skis' production), North America, the Mediterranean, and Asia.
Additional information
editThe 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 skiers such as Olympic athletes, Max Moffatt,[7] Teal Harle,[8] X-Games medalist Phil Larose, Phil Bélanger,[9] 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
edit- ^ The New York Times, December 28, 2007
- ^ Freeskier Magazine Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Vail Daily, October 2, 2007
- ^ Liberty Skis Corporation website
- ^ Skier's Journal
- ^ Spring Back to Vail website Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Liberty Skis' Max Moffatt is Only Canadian Freeskier to Qualify for Beijing Winter Olympics". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Teal HARLE - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ^ Video Interview of Phil Bélanger