Freeride & Big Mountain
JT Holmes
- Freeride Skiing
- Nationality
- United States
- Hometown
- Olympic Valley, California, USA
- Turned pro
- 1995
- Primary discipline
- Freeride Skiing
About JT Holmes
American big-mountain skier and BASE jumper who has skied Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley) since age 2. Came up through the mountain's freestyle mogul team before shifting to 'extreme skiing,' turned pro with K2 around 1995, and competed in big-mountain events from 1998 through a Freeride World Tour return in the late 2000s. Mentored into BASE jumping and wingsuit flying by Shane McConkey; the two ski-BASE jumped off the Eiger together in 2004. Featured on '60 Minutes' twice and stunt-coordinated an award-winning sequence in 'Transformers 3.'
Has skied Palisades Tahoe since the age of 2, his first season pass dating to 1982-83. Came up through the mountain's freestyle mogul team before moving into extreme skiing, turned pro with K2 in 1995, and competed in big-mountain events from 1998 through a return to the Freeride World Tour in the mid-to-late 2000s.
Sponsors: Palisades Tahoe
Setup
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