Sam Smoothy’s ski career has never been one to be pigeonholed into a single category. After cutting his teeth on the Freeride World Tour, the Kiwi skier turned to riding big mountain lines in pow - and has now evolved further to push his human-powered skiing to new heights. Literally. This past year, after a long hiatus from traveling thanks to the pandemic, Smoothy rejoined his good friend Christina Lustenberger in British Columbia to nab a few first descents. Catch the Volkl and the The North Face athlete’s full segment and watch him put together the puzzle of ski mountaineering in Magic Hour at tetongravity.com/films/magic-hour.
If you look closely at Smoothy's nose, you'll get an idea of how cold it was on these missions. | TGR photo.
Little Sam, big mountains. | TGR photo.
Scoping from the air is often the only way to get an idea of conditions in this remote area. | TGR photo.
angelina
December 19th, 2022
Smoothy is known for his prowess in skiing down some of the steepest and most treacherous terrain in the world, real estate services Lake Mary and the Magic Hour couloir is no exception. With an pitch of around 60 degrees and some very narrow sections, it’s definitely not for the faint of heart.
Hiddleston
December 20th, 2022
great videos. It raised my excitement and prompted me to want to experience.
lol beans
Musawar
December 23rd, 2022
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I manage digital content here at TGR, run our gear testing program, and am stoked to be living the dream in the Tetons.
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