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It’s pretty crazy that it’s time to start thinking about the Southern Hemisphere winter, but our friends down south aren’t far off from their turn for snow. The 2nd annual Swatch Skiers Cup returns to Valle Nevado, Chile this September, pitting “Team America” against “Team Europe” (and apparently Europe includes New Zealand). Team Europe will be defending their title after a 14-10 win last time around.  The competition consists of a Big Mountain event and a Backcountry Slopestyle event.

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Carston Oliver’s Sweetgrass footage from Argentina last summer, remixed. Good tunes, loads of fun couloirs, wind generated terrain features, spinning and sending.

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Wow. Jordan Manley’s “A Skier’s Journey” series continues to blow our mind. Join the journey this time around for a trip though some of Argentina’s less-hyped mountains.

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Step into the life of Eva Walkner as she travels all over the world to ski including traveling to Gulmarg/Kashmir and Argentina.  A pretty awesome edit with great music and oh yeah…some great skiing to go along with it!

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This is one of the best edits we’ve seen recently.  Tune in to Leo Tailefer, Nacho Olmedo and friends absolutely crushing things around South America for over 12 minutes!  We hear that Leo is currently injured, so wish him well and watch him shred around with his unique style.  How fun does the turn at 5:45 in look?

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It seems like every ski company these days is releasing short edits of their numerous pro athletes shredding, and rarely do they disappoint.  The Kastle Pro Team edit is no exception! Enjoy traveling around the round with the Kastle’s Pro Athletes seeing what they do best, rip! 

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In need of some ski competition action, Drew Tabke has got you covered.  Here is his personal edit from his 2011 season on the Freeskiing World Tour.  Locations included El Colorado, Las Leñas, Revelstoke, Crested Butte, Kirkwood, and Snowbird. Good luck in 2012 Drew!

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There no denying that the mountain scenery in South America is something else. So watch as Jordi Tenas does what he does best and ski the heck out of some of the most beautiful ski terrain in the world.

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A nice face time interview with one of the best big mountain skiers in the world right now, Eric Hjorleifson. Eric talks about his work with 4FRNT, filming with Matchstick Productions and Sherpa Cinemas, along with the injury he sustained last season. Nice work from ESPN Freeskiing.

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Arc’teryx, Gore-Tex and V.I.O. have teamed up with Jordan Manley to present the second season of A Skier’s Journey. A three part series, the first episode is suppose to drop Nov. 28th.  The first episode is titled Friends of Shames with the following episodes named Baffin Island and Argentina. Definitely something to keep an eye on!

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Nacho Olmedo is back (and stoked as ever) with some more POV goodness from his season in Lenas. Tune in for hoots, hollers, and plenty of faceshots…

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Over 13 minutes of one of the coolest “comps” we’ve seen. All you need to know is that it is a) all in French, b) shot in Argentina, and c) features snow and terrain that will keep you daydreaming all day long…

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Follow Andreas Fransson and Bjarne Salen as they head to Ecuador to climb and ski Ecuador’s highest peak, Chimborazo.  This video has a small amount of actual skiing footage, but proves that it’s sometimes more about the adventure than the act of skiing.

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All I can say is that this guy is stoked.  If you wanna know what people sound like when they’re ‘stoked’ in South America, this is it!  Good scenery and nice line.  Could be a potential finalist for funniest/most uncomfortable watching ski video of the year (at least for the first 20 seconds).

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Follow Forrest Coots and friends on an adventure to Patagonia.  From traveling to skiing couloirs, this edit features some unique shots!

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