Liberty Skis Corporation is one of the ski industry's largest independent ski manufacturers, 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
Freeskiing, or new school skiing, is a specific type of alpine skiing, which involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails, boxes, jibs, or other obstacles. This form of skiing resulted from the growth of snowboarding combin ...
. Founded in 2003 by
James Satloff and Dan Chalfant, Liberty Skis has grown to be one of the largest independent ski manufacturers worldwide, with shops and distributors in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Liberty Skis Corporation is based in
Avon, Colorado
Avon is a home rule municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 6,072 at the 2020 United States Census. The town is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the gateway to the ...
.
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The corporation has sponsored a wide range of events on and off snow in the US and Canada including the
Vail
Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the numer ...
International Pondskimming Championships and Spring Back to Vail
The company's ski team has included skiers such as Olympics finalist,
Teal Harle
Teal Harle (born 5 October 1996 in Campbell River) is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally.
He represented Canada in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, where he qualified for the final
Final, Finals or ...
,
X-Games
The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Islan ...
medalist Phil Larose, Phil Bélanger,
Video Interview of Phil Bélanger
/ref> 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.
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Manufacturing companies established in 2003
2003 establishments in Colorado