Freeride & Big Mountain
Paul de Pourtalès
- Freeride Skiing
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Hometown
- La Grave, France
- Turned pro
- 2026
- Primary discipline
- Freeride Skiing
About Paul de Pourtalès
Franco-Swiss freeride skier who rides out of La Grave, France, described as having 'an engineer's mind and a freerider's heart.' Survived a serious injury at age 18 and rebuilt his career step by step. Finished 2nd overall in the 2024 FWT Challenger Series, then had a podium-filled 2025 season, securing his spot on the 2026 Pro Tour. States a goal of reaching the 2030 Winter Olympics, where freeride is set to be included for the first time.
Powder's coverage of the 2026 qualifiers and his own FWT bio both frame 2026 as his first season on the Pro Tour, arrived at after finishing 2nd overall in the 2024 Challenger Series and a strong 2025 season with several podiums. He survived a serious injury at 18 and has spoken about aiming for the 2030 Winter Olympics, where freeride is set to debut. Equipment: Lagoped (a French sustainable-textile outdoor brand) confirmed as his sponsor via its own ambassador page, but this is an apparel relationship, not a ski manufacturer; a targeted search (checking Dynastar, Salomon, and Movement, among others) found no source naming his actual ski brand, so no ski Products row has been created for him.
Sponsors: Lagoped
Setup
No equipment has been recorded for Paul de Pourtalès yet. When a verified setup is sourced it will be published here with the sources it was checked against.