Karl Fostvedt

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Karl Fostvedt
BornKetchum, Idaho
Updated on March 2013.

Karl Fostvedt is an American Freeskier from Ketchum, Idaho.[1] He is sponsored by Dakine,[2] K2 Sports, Anon Optics (a sub-brand of Burton Snowboards),[3] Lethal Descent,[4] Full Tilt Boots.[5]

He has been featured in movies by D.O.S. Media, 4bi9 Media, Toy Soldier Productions and Poor Boyz Productions. In September 2012 he won the IF3 International Freeski Film Festival (IF3) Rookie of the Year award[6] for his segment in the Red Bull Media House and Poor Boyz Productions produced film WE: A Collection of Individuals.

During the 2009-2010 Winter Karl competed in the Dew Tour slopestyle competition.[7] He competed as an invited athlete at War of Rails [8] [9] winning the contest in 2014.[10]

He is known for his urban and backcountry skiing abilities.

Awards[]

  • 1st Place - 2021 Kings and Queens of Corbet's [11]
  • 2nd Place - 2019 Kings and Queens of Corbet's [12]
  • 1st Place - 2018 Kings and Queens of Corbet's [13]
  • Won - 2012 IF3 Rookie of the Year
  • Nominated - 2013 Powder Award - Best Manmade Air[14]
  • Won - 2014 Under Armour War of Rails at Bear Mountain

Freeskiing movies[]

  • "Return to Send'er", Matchstick Media Productions, [15]
  • Collab, D.O.S. Media,[16]
  • Set Your Sights, Toy Soldier Productions,[17]
  • Act Natural, Toy Soldier Productions,
  • WE: A Collection of Individuals, Red Bull Media House, in association with Poor Boyz Productions,[18][19]
  • Keep Looking, 4bi9 Media,[20][21]
  • Tracing Skylines, Red Bull Media House, in association with Poor Boyz Productions [22]

- Teton gravity research Make believe (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ Freeskier Magazine. "Profile: Karl Fostvedt talks Poor Boyz in the November issue of FREESKIER". Freeskier Magazine.
  2. ^ https://www.dakine.com/en-us/dakineteam/team/member/id/19/team/2/
  3. ^ "Anon Optics". anonoptics.com.
  4. ^ http://www.lethaldescent.com/karlfostvedt.htm
  5. ^ "Team Athletes - Full Tilt Boots". fulltiltboots.com.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Shay Williams. "2009-10 Competition Year in Review: Slopestyle". Freeskier Magazine.
  8. ^ "Bear Mountain - Big Bear's Best Snowboarding & Golf - Official". bearmountain.com.
  9. ^ Henrik Lampert. "Tom Wallisch wins 2012 War of Rails". Freeskier Magazine.
  10. ^ "War of Rails - Home". War of Rails.
  11. ^ https://www.jacksonhole.com/kings-queens-corbets.html
  12. ^ "Kings and Queens of Corbet's". 17 February 2019.
  13. ^ https://freeskier.com/stories/recap-first-ever-kings-queens-corbets-blows-minds-jackson-hole
  14. ^ "Nominees Announced For 2013 Powder Awards". POWDER Magazine. 15 January 2013.
  15. ^ {{cite web|url=https://matchstickpro.com/return-to-sender/ |title=Return to Send'er}
  16. ^ Henrik Lampert. "D.O.S. Media presents its teaser for "Collab" - Freeskier". Freeskier Magazine.
  17. ^ "Films - Toy Soldier Productions". toysoldierproductions.com.
  18. ^ "WE: A Collection of Individuals (2012)". IMDb. 11 September 2012.
  19. ^ "WE: A Collection of Individuals". poorboyz.com.
  20. ^ "4BI9 Media". 4bi9media.com.
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2013-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ "Tracing Skylines - Poor Boyz Productions Store". poorboyzstore.com.
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