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Whistler, Canada

Photograph by Kim Eijdenberg, My Shot

A crazy skier in Whistler, Canada, jumping through a ring of fire.

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Baikal, Russia

Photograph by Alexander Sizov, My Shot

Snowboarder

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Andes Mountains, Chile

Photograph by Cristian Saavedra, My Shot

After a 45-minute snowmobile ride into El Cajón del Maipo, in the Andes Mountains, Chile; El Morado (The Purple) Glacier stands over a frozen lagoon at nearly 12,000 feet. After walking a few minutes in separate directions, photographer Cristian Saavedra Junge gets in position and captures Spiro Razis shredding and turning to the side to avoid the cliff ahead. This is only one example of the wonders to explore inside the vast Andes Mountains.

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British Columbia

Photograph by Lauren Ellis, My Shot

Another great powder day at RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, British Columbia.

Freeride, Baikal

Photograph by Alexander Sizov, My Shot

Freeride in the Baikal region

Park City, Utah

Photograph by Galen Haas, My Shot

Skier in Park City, Utah

Kootenays, British Columbia

Photograph by Lauren Ellis, My Shot

Skier in Kootenays, Canada

Speedrider, French Alps

Photograph by Jerome Maupoint, My Shot

January 3 was the first great day of fun in 2012 for probably thousands of freeriders in the Alps. This image was taken in Les Arcs in Savoie, France. The speedrider Arnaud Baumy is skiing the Aiguille Grive with a 10 square-meter micro-wing that allows him to fly or ride the snow with incredible speed.

Snowboarder, British Columbia

Photograph by Jeff Patterson, My Shot

Kevin Sansalone snowboarding with a huge powder spray while the Howe Sound inlet lights up with sunset colors in the background.

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Skier, Slovakia

Photograph by Dolny Kubin, Your Shot

It was a cloudy day. There was some snow floating in the air, but not as much as in the few days before. Viktor and I had decided to go skiing in the woods of Vrátna Dolina, Slovakia, which we know quite well. Viktor waited on an overhanging rock while I went down. This is what I saw from under the rock. I didn't have to force Viktor into the picture, he simply jumped into it.

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Snowkiter, Switzerland

Photograph by Nadir Khan, My Shot

I was spending four days in Switzerland snowkiting and photographing the pros, who are way better than me. I love the lines and the dynamism in this shot, and of course the colors of the jacket, kite and skis.

Cliff Jump, Slovakia

Photograph by Vlado Papala, My Shot

Finally the sun turned out in Vrátna Valley, and we were able to shoot such a photo with Victor.

Mount Jackson, Colorado

Photograph by Ben Koelker, My Shot

Mount Jackson is a looming 13,670-foot peak (requiring a near-20-mile round-trip journey to access midwinter) that lies within the Holy Cross Wilderness in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. It can be seen for many miles around, and I have drooled over it's north-facing couloirs for the last seven years, but access is very long and difficult. On April 11 2011, my brother, Mark Koelker (pictured), Mike Hood and I set out to tackle this peak (my third attempt). In order to reach Mount Jackson's northeast flanks, we skinned over the top of 12,000-foot Beaver Creek Mountain, then into a saddle and back up to a 12,100-foot ridge on Grouse Mountain. We then side-hilled several miles before reaching the bottom of our objective. Eventually we picked our way far enough through the rocks and decided to drop in due to rising temps from the sun. This was Mark's first turn on a 1,500 descent through a couloir with mandatory air in the middle of it. Such an amazing day, and a dream come true due to hard work and perseverance!

Cliff Jump

Photograph by Rutger Geerling, My Shot

In early May you can still have fresh snow on the glaciers of Europe, and jumping a small cliff while all this fresh powder falls like water makes for an insane photo.

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Skier, Switzerland

Photograph by Kenji Teshima, My Shot

This shot was taken on January 22, 2011, after the only big snowstorm we received during winter 2010-11 in the Swiss Alps. To ski in 70 centimeters (27 inches) of champagne powder mixed with the perfect light and residual snowflakes made this moment so particular.

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Alta Ski Area, Utah

Photograph by Liam Doran, My Shot

This photo of professional skier Ben Wheeler was taken in the early morning at the Alta Ski Area in Utah.

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Photograph by Chip Allen, My Shot

Mike Baker jumping off of a three-story deck onto a staircase in New Hampshire

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Skier soaring off a jump in Breckinridge, Colorado

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Teleski in a storm

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Photograph by Elena Martinello, My Shot

Nighttime. On Dolomites. Backcountry skiers race for over 40 kilometers up and down the mountains.

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Photograph by Nicholas Neville, Your Shot

A day in the life of an amateur snowboard photographer

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Photograph by Laura Ilie, My Shot

Backcountry skiers in Retezat Mountains in Romania

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Photograph by Anco Kolstee, My Shot

A German freestyler is rocking it hard with a perfect indy frontflip, at a ramp in the mountains of Ehrwald, Austria.

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Another fun day of snowboarding at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

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A skier at the Snowbombing festival in Mayrhofen, Austria

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Photograph by Rachel Bauer, My Shot

Jan Uphoff of Hamburg, Germany, was going for big air off this jump. He came to Montana for a year of exchange and came with my family and me to Red Lodge where we snowboarded together before he had to return home.

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Photograph by Michael Madliger, Your Shot

Ski mountaineering to Höch Pfaffen in the Swiss Alps. During the downhill, I intended to take a picture of my companion's beautiful turns when he suddenly fell, lost his skis, and hid behind a cloud of snow.

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Photograph by Moriah Frazier, My Shot

Go big or go home

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Freeride World Tour '08, Sochi, Russia

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Photograph by Elena Martinello, My Shot

Italian final race, 2010, Canazei, Italian Alps

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Photograph by Dmitry Toikka, My Shot

The picture was taken in Kamchatka, Russia, close to Vilyuchinsk volcano. The snowboarder was speeding up before a jump and his dog was following him closely.

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Photograph by Alexander Sizov, My Shot

Freeride in Baikal region, Russia

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Baikal, Russia, a mecca for snowboarders, mountain skiers, and freeriders

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Photograph by Marton Ocskay, My Shot

I was skiing in Austria with my father. The wind was blowing hard and there were frosty snowflakes in the air. I took this photo on the top of the mountain. This skier had just got out of the ski lift and the strong backlight made a dark silhouette from his figure and bright shining dots from the snowflakes.

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Photograph by Tommy Pyatt, My Shot

A great powder day

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Photograph by Dominique Genoud, My Shot

A beautiful ski tour done in Switzerland after heavy snow. This picture was taken close to Glarus.

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Photograph by Dominique Genoud, My Shot

This shot was taken in Switzerland, going to Teysachaux.

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Photograph by Dominique Genoud, My Shot

On the way to the Strahlhorn, a 4,000-meter-high mountain in the Swiss Alps. The glacier and its huge blocks just dwarf the climbers.

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Photograph by Liam Doran, My Shot

This is a shot of professional snowboarder Steve Fisher at a photo shoot in the Breckenridge Terrain Park in Colorado.

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Skiing above Park City, Utah

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Into the unknown

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Photograph by Thomas Tran, My Shot

Taken at Hakkoda Mountain in Japan in 2007. This is my friend Brian on his three-hour climb up the mountain.

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