Freestyle Skiing
Ashton Salwan
- Aerials
- Nationality
- United States
- Hometown
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Born
- 23 June 2004
- Turned pro
- 2023
- Primary discipline
- Aerials
About Ashton Salwan
American aerial skier raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area; began training at the Mont Chalet Freestyle Training Center in Chesterland, Ohio before relocating to Park City, Utah at age 15 to pursue aerials full-time, completing high school early to focus on the sport. A member of the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Ski Team with over 90 career FIS starts and 10+ years in the sport. Earned his first World Cup finals appearance and a career-best 11th-place finish at Almaty during the 2024-25 season. Competed full-time on the World Cup circuit for the first time in 2025-26, finishing 16th overall in the aerials standings with two 10th-place finishes (Secret Garden, Lac-Beauport) and a bronze medal in mixed team aerials at the Secret Garden World Cup; also finished 2nd overall on the 2025 Nor-Am Cup tour (with a Lac-Beauport win) and 3rd at Canadian Nationals.
FIS competitorid=229192. Equipment (skis: Kastle AerialX 160; boots: K2 Revolve Pro; helmet: PRO-TEC Classic Certified; eyewear: Smith Ruckus) is listed on Salwan's own official athlete website's dedicated equipment section - a first-party source, though the site itself carries an explicit disclaimer that 'inclusion does not necessarily indicate a sponsorship, endorsement, or commercial relationship,' so this is documented as his stated on-snow gear setup rather than a confirmed sponsorship. FIS official bio's Skis/Boots/Poles fields are all blank (unconfirmed by the manufacturer-updated FIS field). No standalone Wikipedia page found.
Sponsors: Kästle (skis); K2 (boots); PRO-TEC (helmet); Smith Optics (eyewear)
Setup
4 items
Skis
Kästle AerialX 160
- Aerials
- Ski length
- 160 cm
AerialX 160
Salwan's on-snow competition ski, listed directly on his own official athlete website's equipment section.
Kästle's aerials-specific competition ski, 160cm.
Boots
K2 Revolve Pro
- Aerials
Revolve Pro
Salwan's ski boot, listed directly on his own official athlete website's equipment section.
K2's freestyle aerials competition boot.
Helmet
PRO-TEC Classic Certified
- Aerials
Classic Certified
Salwan's helmet, listed directly on his own official athlete website's equipment section.
Certified snow-sport helmet from PRO-TEC's Classic line.
Goggles
Smith Optics Ruckus
- Aerials
Ruckus
Salwan's eyewear, listed directly on his own official athlete website's equipment section.
Smith Optics snow goggle.
Setup verified 17 July 2026