Paul Marsal

Paul Marsal is an 18-year-old freeride skier from Valberg, a small ski resort in the south of France. He has been skiing for as long as he can remember and is about to start his third season of freeride competition.

From gates to big mountain

Paul started out in alpine racing with his local club and competed until he was 13. Racing was not what he wanted, so he spent two years skiing freestyle. At 16 he found freeride, and that is where he finally felt free to ski his own way.

A first win and a lot of learning

In his very first competition, Paul knew nobody and not much about the format, but he went for it and won. That was the day he knew this was what he wanted to do. Last season opened with a 4th and a 5th place. After that came a run of crashes from always trying to add something extra to his line. He still finished with a podium in 3rd place, and he has landed tricks he never thought he would.

Skiing as a game

For Paul, freeride is about skiing as aesthetically as possible and being different from everyone else. That means lines nobody has seen or taken, and tricks that are not always the biggest but are clean and perfectly executed. He has gone through last season in detail and is heading into 2027 with clear goals. The big one is the Freeride World Tour, with family and friends pushing him all the way.

The rest of the crew

Paul rides with the BUSI crew, skiers and snowboarders who ride, test and wear the gear all winter.