Quiksilver reveals Sammy Carlson’s latest ski film, Resilience, an 8 minute spectacle that follows legendary skier Sammy as he takes on the challenge to ride the ultimate powder in British Columbia, Canada.
The film documents Sammy’s rise to legendary skiing status, including excerpts from childhood home videos from his humble beginnings to now. Sammy Carlson has seen it all throughout his career – from injuries to daring and treacherous rides in the backcountry. The theme of this film is resilience – and Sammy ensures that the viewer not only witnesses the incredible feats of every mountain ride, but the falls sustained along the way, and the importance of picking yourself back up.
Featuring footage captured on GoPro, drones and a daring camera crew, Sammy was pushed to his limits demonstrating his freeriding skills and monumental drops. In the film, Sammy wears the new Highline Pro 3L GoreTex Jacket and the Forever 2L GoreTex Shell Snow Jacket in Military Olive.
About Sammy Carlson
31-year-old Sammy Carlson from Mount Hood, Oregon gained international notoriety for his success in competitive free skiing early in his career before ditching the podium and focusing on progressing the sport in other ways. Since becoming a Quiksilver athlete in 2018 he has continued to show off his fearless, technical skill on the slopes creating other epic films such as Over Time which was filmed in the heart of the backcountry in 2019. An 8 times X Games medallist he really is one of the most exciting riders out there.
About Quiksilver
Quiksilver is an emblematic boardsports brand of Boardriders, Inc., founded by a group of surfing enthusiasts in Australia in 1969. True to a unique lifestyle, Quiksilver holds passion, authenticity and innovation to be fundamental values. The brand’s identity is represented by its logo, a mountain inside a wave symbolizing its attachment to boardsports and its playgrounds, the sea and the slopes. Quiksilver products cover the whole range of sportswear, accessories and boardsports gear. Quiksilver is also intimately associated with the very best athletes and the biggest events in the history of boardsports
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