Freeride Skiing | Park City Ski & Snowboard

Freeride skiing, also known as Big Mountain, is one of the sport’s most exciting and fast-growing disciplines, challenging athletes to ski natural terrain with creativity, confidence, and control. Competitors tackle steep faces, chutes, cliffs, and powder fields—choosing their own line and using the mountain as a canvas.

Unlike racing or park disciplines, Freeride highlights individuality, adaptability, and technical skill in dynamic, off-piste environments. Whether dropping cliffs, threading turns through tight terrain, or flowing down big lines with power and style, Freeride athletes push themselves to progress while skiing with purpose.

Freeride also thrives on its competition circuit, from regional qualifiers to the IFSA Junior Series and the Freeride World Tour. These events give athletes the chance to test their skills on iconic mountains, showcase creativity under pressure, and progress toward the highest levels of the sport.

Skills Team

The Skills Team is the perfect entry point for young freeriders, introducing athletes to trees, moguls, powder, terrain parks, and steeps. This program builds the foundation for progression through the Freeride pipeline—all in a fun, ability-based team environment.

Freeski Freeride Hybrid

The Hybrid Team splits time between Freeride and Freeski, giving athletes the best of both worlds—big mountain lines and terrain park progression. From steeps, trees, and powder to rails, jumps, and halfpipe, athletes build all-around skills at world-class venues while keeping competition optional but always available at every level.

Competition Team

The Competition Program is designed for FIS-level athletes competing at Futures Tour, RevTour, and NorAm events, with opportunities to step into Grand Prix and World Cup competitions. Focused on advanced skill development, trick refinement, and competition strategy, this program provides weekday training tailored for athletes with flexible school or college schedules.

Backcountry Training

The PCSS Backcountry Program (ages 13+) takes freeride athletes beyond the resort and into real mountain terrain. With five sessions led by certified coaches and avalanche professionals, athletes gain Avalanche Level 1 training, develop backcountry travel and rescue skills, and build confidence exploring the Wasatch safely and responsibly.

The PCSS Freeride Program is for athletes who love skiing and want to challenge themselves on diverse, technical terrain. Whether pursuing national competition or personal progression, athletes gain the skills and confidence to thrive in the mountains.

Training with experienced coaches, athletes focus on control, fluidity, line choice, air awareness, and mountain safety. From steep descents and cliff drops to trick development and variable snow conditions, we emphasize strong fundamentals, smart decision-making, and injury prevention.

With multiple team levels, the program supports every stage of the freeride journey—from developing skills to competing on the national stage.