It’s always awesome to see something fresh in the world of freeskiing. Last year, we were blessed with the birth of Jib League, a unique competitive session in three different snowparks in Europe, created by Ferdinand Dahl, James “Woodsy” Woods, and Øystein Bråten. Filmmaker Mathias Skaarup witnessed the creation of Jib League, followed the boys with a camera, and directed a full-length documentary The League. Make sure to watch it and get a behind-the-scenes look, interviews, and beautiful ski action. We are glad to be a part of it and we wish all the best to Jib League’s second season, which just started in Innsbruck.
From YouTube:
A Holocene Studios production.
A decade after freeskiing became an Olympic discipline, many riders are longing for an alternative to the current trajectory of the sport. Instead of rigid contest structures and national teams, they dream of a new kind of freeski event, something more true to the sport’s unruly origins. And so, in the fall of 2022, an idea begins to take form…
THE LEAGUE is the untold story of how the Jib League came to be. It’s an intimate documentary following Ferdinand Dahl, James “Woodsy” Woods and Øystein Bråten on their path to creating one of the most instantly beloved events in freeskiing.
Enjoy this unfiltered, behind-the-scenes journey from frustration to inspiration, doubt to certainty and worry to jubilation as three friends strive to create something original, and to push the sport they love in a bold new direction.
Credits:
Directed by Mathias Skaarup
Produced by Flook L. Nielsen
Executive Producer: Marco Neumeyer
Featuring: Ferdinand Dahl, James Woods & Øystein Bråten
Directors of Photography: Simon Bendroth & Jonah Pinny
Edited by: Lukas König, Lukas Braune & Mathias Skaarup
Sound Design by: Emil Woxen Andersen
Associate Producer: Mark von Roy
Original Score by: Lukas Braune
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Peter Kaiser
Additional Filming by: Magnus Nørsteng, Frederik Angelsen & Owen Dahlberg
Camera Technician: Lukas Hauser
Post Production Supervisor: Mathias Skaarup
Colorist: Anthon Bronéus
Assistant Editor: Andreas Vorhofer
Compositors: Mikkel Strøbech & Julien Acquaviva
Graphic Designer: Leonard Rääf
Production Assistant: Isabella Tvede-Jensen
Communications: Sophie Acworth & Markus Boa
Stills Photographer: Édouard Therriault, Jonah Pinny & Mathias Skaarup
With Support from
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