Freeride & Big Mountain
Mark Abma
- Freeride Skiing
- Nationality
- Canada
- Hometown
- Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
- Born
- 3 March 1980
- Primary discipline
- Freeride Skiing
About Mark Abma
Canadian big-mountain freeskier from Whistler, British Columbia, born March 3, 1980. First starred in a Matchstick Productions (MSP) film in 2003 ('Focused') shortly after winning 'Skier of the Year,' and has appeared in MSP releases in nearly every year since, making him one of the studio's longest-tenured athletes. Also appeared in Sherpas Cinema's All.I.Can and Into The Mind. Was long a Salomon athlete (helping design their 'Shogun' ski) before leaving Salomon for Black Crows in October 2016.
Born 3 March 1980 in Whistler, British Columbia. First starred in a Matchstick Productions film in 2003 with Focused, shortly after winning Skier of the Year, and has appeared in MSP releases nearly every year since — among them Yearbook, Push, Claim, In Deep, Attack of la Niña and Superheroes of Stoke — a run spanning more than two decades.
Sponsors: Black Crows; Smith Optics; Under Armour; Outdoor Research
Setup
1 item
Skis
Black Crows Anima
- Off-piste
deep-day tool of choice
Big-mountain charger; Abma's stated 'deep day tool of choice,' per Black Crows' own promotional materials.
Setup verified 20 July 2026
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Abma
- https://forums.tetongravity.com/home/forum/ski-snowboard/general-ski-snowboard-discussion/293489-mark-abma-leaves-salomon-joins-black-crows
- https://www.freeskier.com/firsts-mark-abma-reflects-on-his-impressive-skiing-career
- https://www.freeskier.com/qa-mark-abma-talks-new-outdoor-research-collab-defining-success-and-more
- https://www.facebook.com/blackcrows.skis/posts/the-new-anima-ski-with-the-3-serious-savage-crows-mark-abma-kristofer-turdell-an/3660262160700143/