All Images: Connor Clayton, LINE Skis | Featured Skier: Lisa Zimmermann
The 2025 TBL Sessions set a new milestone for women’s freeskiing in every metric imaginable. From prize money to talent, the event had us fired up from the first lap to the last chair.
As the brainchild of the one and only Taylor Brooke-Lundquist, the event had stirred up excitement in the freeski community since the initial announcement earlier this winter. The premise was simple: gather the best women in freestyle skiing for four days in a private park at Brighton Resort. Fifteen athletes were invited, with an additional 10 selected to attend based on video submissions.
“Seeing this whole thing come to life was crazy,” Lundquist told FREESKIER. “The dreams I had for this event finally took shape— everything felt amazing and honestly kind of surreal. This was about creating a space that focused on women and marginalized genders, allowing them to not just exist in skiing, but to thrive, take risks, and be seen.”
She continued by saying, “There was no pressure to compete, just a space to ski hard, build community, and have fun. I see this as an important event because it showed how much talent is out there when you broaden the lens and give people the chance to shine. The sport is inevitably pushed forward by including people who’ve always belonged, but haven’t always been given the mic—or the drop-in.”
The master park shapers at Brighton did not disappoint in the slightest, as they carefully constructed a plethora of elaborate and creative features for the four-day event. The course was labeled as a Streetstyle build, meaning the features were meant to somewhat emulate the feel and flow of street skiing.
From Monday, 4/28 to Wednesday, 4/30, the crew gathered for a private park shoot. The weather was less than optimal as clouds and cooler temps came in, but the vibes were sky high nonetheless.
After Wednesday’s jam sessions concluded, riders were shown video parts that were stacked over the preceding days. Everyone casted a vote to determine an MVP, Best Rookie, Best Style, Most Creative and Best Slam.
MVP: Olivia Asselin
Best Rookie: María Esteban
Best Style: Jennie Lee Burmansson
Most Creative: Dasha Agafonova
Best Slam: María Esteban
The clouds parted just in time for Thursday’s Streetstyle Jam, where $16k was on the table with $8k for first place, $5k for second and $3k for third. That type of cash is nothing to scoff at in any freeski comp, especially in a Streetstyle event. For two hours, these women put each and every feature in the finely tuned Streetstyle course to work. The caliber of skill was astounding, with a wide range of ages and styles on display.
With only three spots on the podium, the judges had to be precise with their picks. Familiar faces rose to the top of the crowd when the dust had settled.
2025 TBL Sessions Streetstyle Podium
🥇 Olivia Asselin
🥈 Lisa Zimmerman
🥉 Marion Balsamo
Later that afternoon, the course was opened up for a public session. Lundquist showed she’s truly a skier of the people, wheeling and dealing $5k in cash for tricks. Do something sick, get a stack of cold hard 20, 50 or even 100 dollar bill; a formula that’s tried and true!
To hear more from those on the ground, we pinged our friend and TBL Sessions rider Audrey Friess to get her perspective.
“I’m beyond grateful to have attended the first-ever TBL Sessions alongside so many talented skiers,” Friess told FREESKIER. “This event was everything freeskiing needed. Taylor saw a gap and did something about it. When I was a teenager growing up in Ohio, I looked up to Taylor as a boundary-breaking skier. Now, I’m lucky enough to be skiing alongside her and so many other inspiring women.”
When asked about what separates TBL Sessions from other events, Freiss stated, “[TBL Sessions] was a week for the women, a gathering of familiar faces and new friends from all over the world, all in one place. The best part for me was the energy and community we built together at Brighton. Events like this don’t just uplift the competitors, they also help shift the culture of skiing in an inclusive and creative direction. The whole event was supportive and deeply inspiring. It wasn’t about chasing the podium, it was about progression, friendships, and celebrating each other.”
Skiing needs more of this, plain and simple. A huge shoutout to Lundquist for leading the charge, to all the athletes for putting it on the line, to the filmers and photographers who enabled us to help share this event with the world, and to the brands who put in the funding that made TBL Sessions possible.
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Images: Connor Clayton
