Liberty Skis Corporation is one of the ski industry's largest independent ski manufacturers,[1] 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. Founded in 2003 by James Satloff and Dan Chalfant,[2] Liberty Skis has grown to be one of the largest independent ski manufacturers worldwide,[3] with shops and distributors in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.[4]

Liberty Skis Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustrySkiing, Snowsports, Manufacturing
FoundedColorado, USA (2003)
Headquarters
Avon, Colorado
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USA
Key people
James (Jim) E. Satloff, Chairman
Daniel J. Chalfant, CEO
Websitewww.libertyskis.com

Liberty Skis Corporation is based in Avon, Colorado,[5] with additional manufacturing and production facilities in Europe (the majority of Liberty Skis' production), North America, the Mediterranean, and Asia.

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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 International Pondskimming Championships and Spring Back to Vail[6]

The company's ski team has included skiers such as Olympic athletes, Max Moffatt,[7] Teal Harle,[8] X-Games medalist Phil Larose, Phil Bélanger,[9] 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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  1. ^ The New York Times, December 28, 2007
  2. ^ Freeskier Magazine Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The Vail Daily, October 2, 2007
  4. ^ Liberty Skis Corporation website
  5. ^ Skier's Journal
  6. ^ Spring Back to Vail website Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Liberty Skis' Max Moffatt is Only Canadian Freeskier to Qualify for Beijing Winter Olympics". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  8. ^ "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Teal HARLE - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  9. ^ Video Interview of Phil Bélanger