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Freeride & Big Mountain

Hedvig Wessel

  • Freeride Skiing
Nationality
Norway
Hometown
Norway
Primary discipline
Freeride Skiing

About Hedvig Wessel

Norwegian freeride skier and FWT veteran who finished runner-up three years running (2020, 2021, 2022) before finally claiming her maiden FWT overall title in 2024, sealed with a win at the YETI Xtreme Verbier final. A 2x Olympian, she is a longtime HEAD athlete and has her own signature POC helmet/goggle collection inspired by the pink sunsets of Piggtind, Norway.

FWT's own bio explicitly frames 2024 as her 'maiden FWT title... after multiple runner-up finishes in the past,' and she finished runner-up in exactly 2020, 2021, and 2022 - three consecutive near-misses that, per her own remarks, nearly ended her competitive career before she committed to one more push with a dedicated team behind her and finally won in 2024, sealed with a 1st-place run at the YETI Xtreme Verbier final. HEAD sponsorship confirmed via HEAD's own athlete roster. Equipment: rides HEAD's Kore freeride ski series (also endorsed by fellow HEAD athletes J. Rollins; no single Wessel-specific width/model beyond the Kore line itself was found). Beyond skis, she also has her own signature helmet/goggle collection with POC (the 'Hedvig Wessel edition,' including the Nexal helmet and Devour Glacial goggle), inspired by the pink sunset tones of Piggtind, Norway.

Sponsors: HEAD; POC

Setup

3 items

Skis

Head Kore (freeride line, no single Wessel-specific width confirmed)

  • Off-piste

Confirmed via HEAD's Kore product page listing her as an endorsing athlete.

Freeride/all-mountain ski series with two Titanal layers for stiffness and dampening; endorsed by multiple HEAD freeride athletes including Wessel, J. Hotter, Abel Moga, and J. Rollins.

Helmet

POC Nexal (Hedvig Wessel signature edition)

  • Off-piste

Her own POC signature collection piece.

Part of POC's 'Hedvig Wessel edition' signature collection, inspired by the pink sunset tones of Piggtind, Norway.

Goggles

POC Devour Glacial (Hedvig Wessel signature edition)

  • Off-piste

Her own POC signature collection piece.

Part of POC's 'Hedvig Wessel edition' signature collection, inspired by the pink sunset tones of Piggtind, Norway.

Setup verified 20 July 2026

Sources

  1. https://www.freerideworldtour.com/riders/hedvig-wessel/
  2. https://www.head.com/en/athletes/ski/freeski/hedvig-wessel
  3. https://sgbonline.com/pressrelease/poc-releases-new-hedvig-wessel-signature-collection/
  4. https://www.downdays.eu/events/report/hedvig-wessel-and-max-hitzig-are-the-freeride-world-tour-champions/