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'''Mike Douglas''' (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian skier and Filmmaker from [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], Canada. He is known as the ‘Godfather of Freeskiing’<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Mike Douglas: Godfather of Freeskiing, Filmmaker, Chairman of POW (Canada) {{!}} Ecoski Stories |url=https://ecoski.co.uk/stories/interview-with-mike-douglas-godfather-of-freeskiing-filmmaker-founder-of-pow/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ecoski.co.uk}}</ref>, thanks to his involvement in creating the first high-performance twin-tip ski, the Salomon Teneighty <ref>{{Cite web |date=1969-11-15 |title=Mike Douglas {{!}} Salomon |url=https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/mike-douglas |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.salomon.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>, and for his pioneering feats on snow in the sports of freestyle skiing and freeskiing. He has appeared in more than 30 ski films and has a signature trick named after him, the D-Spin <ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Staff |date=2017-10-18 |title=47-Year-Old Pro Skier Finds Fountain Of Youth In Japan |url=https://gearjunkie.com/winter/skiing/mike-douglas-d-spin-japan-skiing |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=GearJunkie |language=en-US}}</ref>. In 2003, Mike won Powder Magazines’ ‘Male Performance of the Year’ <ref>{{Cite web |last=Stifter |first=John |date=2012-12-26 |title=12 Days of PVAs: 2008 |url=https://www.powder.com/powder-awards/pvas-2008 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Powder |language=en}}</ref> and has been called one of the most influential freeskiers of all time <ref>{{Cite web |last=SnowBrains |date=2022-07-18 |title=The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: |url=https://snowbrains.com/top-10-male-freeskiers-time/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=SnowBrains |language=en-US}}</ref>. He was a TV commentator for the skiing events at [[X Games|ESPN’s X Games]] between 2001-2014. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Coryell |first=Grace |date=2014-01-16 |title=ESPN X Games Names New Hosts for 2014 |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2014/01/espn-x-games-names-new-hosts-2014/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref> |
'''Mike Douglas''' (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian skier and Filmmaker from [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], Canada. He is known as the ‘Godfather of Freeskiing’<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Mike Douglas: Godfather of Freeskiing, Filmmaker, Chairman of POW (Canada) {{!}} Ecoski Stories |url=https://ecoski.co.uk/stories/interview-with-mike-douglas-godfather-of-freeskiing-filmmaker-founder-of-pow/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ecoski.co.uk}}</ref>, thanks to his involvement in creating the first high-performance twin-tip ski, the [[Salomon Group|Salomon]] Teneighty <ref>{{Cite web |date=1969-11-15 |title=Mike Douglas {{!}} Salomon |url=https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/mike-douglas |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.salomon.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>, and for his pioneering feats on snow in the sports of freestyle skiing and [[freeskiing]]. He has appeared in more than 30 ski films and has a signature trick named after him, the D-Spin <ref>{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Staff |date=2017-10-18 |title=47-Year-Old Pro Skier Finds Fountain Of Youth In Japan |url=https://gearjunkie.com/winter/skiing/mike-douglas-d-spin-japan-skiing |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=GearJunkie |language=en-US}}</ref>. In 2003, Mike won Powder Magazines’ ‘Male Performance of the Year’ <ref>{{Cite web |last=Stifter |first=John |date=2012-12-26 |title=12 Days of PVAs: 2008 |url=https://www.powder.com/powder-awards/pvas-2008 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Powder |language=en}}</ref> and has been called one of the most influential freeskiers of all time <ref>{{Cite web |last=SnowBrains |date=2022-07-18 |title=The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time: |url=https://snowbrains.com/top-10-male-freeskiers-time/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=SnowBrains |language=en-US}}</ref>. He was a TV commentator for the skiing events at [[X Games|ESPN’s X Games]] between 2001-2014. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Coryell |first=Grace |date=2014-01-16 |title=ESPN X Games Names New Hosts for 2014 |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2014/01/espn-x-games-names-new-hosts-2014/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Mike is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-04 |title=Snowman: ‘Godfather of free-skiing’ behind the camera for directorial debut |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/snowman-godfather-of-free-skiing-behind-the-camera-for-directorial-debut/article21964749/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> In 2004, Mike founded Switchback Entertainment, a small production company also based in Whistler, Canada. Switchback Entertainment produces documentary and adventure films, as well as commercials for brands like [[Salomon Group|Salomon]], Whistler Blackcomb, Destination BC, Arc’ Teryx, Google, CNN and Red Bull. Mike and Switchback Entertainment |
Mike is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-04 |title=Snowman: ‘Godfather of free-skiing’ behind the camera for directorial debut |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/snowman-godfather-of-free-skiing-behind-the-camera-for-directorial-debut/article21964749/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> In 2004, Mike founded Switchback Entertainment, a small production company also based in Whistler, Canada. Switchback Entertainment produces documentary and adventure films, as well as commercials for brands like [[Salomon Group|Salomon]], Whistler Blackcomb, Destination BC, Arc’ Teryx, Google, CNN and Red Bull. Mike and Switchback Entertainment produced the award-winning web series, [[Salomon Group|Salomon]] TV, between 2007-2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Greg |date=2013-08-20 |title=Mike Douglas: The Creative Process |url=https://www.powder.com/stories/talking-the-creative-process-with-mike-douglas |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Powder |language=en}}</ref> |
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Mike is an environmental advocate and helped found the environmental non-profit organization, Protect Our |
Mike is an environmental advocate and helped found the environmental non-profit organization, Protect Our Winters Canada, and was the Board Chair between 2018 - 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Douglas{{!}}Vice-Chair Athlete & Principal of Switchback Entertainment |url=https://www.protectourwinters.ca/mike_douglas |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Protect Our Winters Canada |language=en}}</ref> He currently still sits on the board for the organization. He is also on the board of the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foundation |first=The Whistler Blackcomb |title=What We Do |url=https://whistlerblackcombfoundation.com/pages/what-we-do |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation |language=en}}</ref> A role he has held since 2013. Mike has been voted ‘Favorite Whistlerite’ 7 times by the readers of Pique News Magazine. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-31 |title=Best of Whistler 2020 |url=https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-stories/best-of-whistler-2020-3224164 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Pique Newsmagazine |language=en}}</ref> |
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Mike Douglas (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian skier and Filmmaker from Whistler, Canada. He is known as the ‘Godfather of Freeskiing’[1], thanks to his involvement in creating the first high-performance twin-tip ski, the Salomon Teneighty [2], and for his pioneering feats on snow in the sports of freestyle skiing and freeskiing. He has appeared in more than 30 ski films and has a signature trick named after him, the D-Spin [3]. In 2003, Mike won Powder Magazines’ ‘Male Performance of the Year’ [4] and has been called one of the most influential freeskiers of all time [5]. He was a TV commentator for the skiing events at ESPN’s X Games between 2001-2014. [6]
Mike is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker.[7] In 2004, Mike founded Switchback Entertainment, a small production company also based in Whistler, Canada. Switchback Entertainment produces documentary and adventure films, as well as commercials for brands like Salomon, Whistler Blackcomb, Destination BC, Arc’ Teryx, Google, CNN and Red Bull. Mike and Switchback Entertainment produced the award-winning web series, Salomon TV, between 2007-2023.[8]
Mike is an environmental advocate and helped found the environmental non-profit organization, Protect Our Winters Canada, and was the Board Chair between 2018 - 2023.[9] He currently still sits on the board for the organization. He is also on the board of the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation.[10] A role he has held since 2013. Mike has been voted ‘Favorite Whistlerite’ 7 times by the readers of Pique News Magazine. [11]
Award winning and notable films include:
The Freedom Chair - 2011 Best Mountain Sports film - Banff Mountain Film Festival, Most Inspiring Story - 5 Point Film Festival
Tempting Fear - 2012 Best Action Film - Adventure Film Festival, Best Story X-Dance Film Festival
Snowman - 2014 Best Mountain Culture film - Whistler Film Festival, Best Script - Bilbao Mendi Film Festival
Whistler Blackcomb: Fifty Years of Going Beyond - Skade Award - International Skiing History Association
Eclipse - 2016 Best Snow film - Banff Mountain Film Festival, Best Mountain Culture Film - Whistler Film Festival, Best Adventure Film - New York Wild Film Festival
Live Along the Way - Grand Prize - NZ Mountain Film Festival
Fountain of Youth - unawarded
Sam and Me - Best BC Film - BC Environmental Film Festival
Ski Filmography
Smart Mogul Skiing (1994) - Momentum
Bump2Bump with Jean-Luc Brassard (1995) - C3 Productions
State of Mind (1997) - Poor Boyz Productions
Fistful of Moguls (1998) - Greg Stump
Degenerates (1998) - Poor Boyz Productions
Skiing’s Last Stand - Mike Hilb
Fifity (1999) - Warren Miller
Global Storming (1999) - Matchstick Productions
13 (1999) - Poor Boyz Productions
Area 51 (1999) - Teton Gravity Research
Supershow (1999) - Mike Hilb
Ski Movie (2000) - Matchstick Productions
The Game (2000) - Poor Boyz Productions
Ski Movie 2: High Society (2001) - Matchstick Productions
Propaganda (2002) - Poor Boyz Productions
Ski Movie 3: The Front Line (2003) - Matchstick Productions
Happy Dayz (2003) - Poor Boyz Productions
Focused (2004) - Matchstick Productions
Ready, Fire, Aim (2004) - Poor Boyz Productions
Yearbook (2004) - Matchstick Productions
X=10 (2005) - Poor Boyz Productions
The Hit List (2005) - Matchstick Productions
War (2006) - Poor Boyz Productions
Focused (2006) - Matchstick Productions
Seven Sunny Days (2007) - Matchstick Productions
Reasons (2008) - Poor Boyz Productions
Wave Skiing in Hawaii (2010) - Salomon Freeski TV
Glacier Express (2012) - Salomon Freeski TV
McConkey (2013) - Matchstick Productions
Snowman (2014) - Switchback Entertainment
Ruapehu (2015) - Salomon Freeski TV
The Skier’s Haute Route (2016) - Salomon Freeski TV
- ^ "Interview with Mike Douglas: Godfather of Freeskiing, Filmmaker, Chairman of POW (Canada) | Ecoski Stories". ecoski.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Mike Douglas | Salomon". www.salomon.com. 1969-11-15. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Post, Staff (2017-10-18). "47-Year-Old Pro Skier Finds Fountain Of Youth In Japan". GearJunkie. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Stifter, John (2012-12-26). "12 Days of PVAs: 2008". Powder. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ SnowBrains (2022-07-18). "The Top 10 Male Freeskiers of All-Time:". SnowBrains. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Coryell, Grace (2014-01-16). "ESPN X Games Names New Hosts for 2014". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Snowman: 'Godfather of free-skiing' behind the camera for directorial debut". The Globe and Mail. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Greg (2013-08-20). "Mike Douglas: The Creative Process". Powder. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Mike Douglas|Vice-Chair Athlete & Principal of Switchback Entertainment". Protect Our Winters Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Foundation, The Whistler Blackcomb. "What We Do". The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Best of Whistler 2020". Pique Newsmagazine. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2024-07-26.