Eric Hjorleifson is a professional freeskier. He was born and raised in Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. Hjorleifson contributes yearly to ski movies made by the film company Matchstick Productions.

Childhood

Hjorleifson grew up in Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. His father was a gymnastics coach and a stonemason. He learned to ski before he was 2. His biggest mentor was his father, but also local race coaches Richard Jagger and Guy Mowbray.

Filmography

• The Way I See It - 2010
• In Deep - 2009
• Claim - 2008
• Seven Sunny Days - 2007
• Push - 2006
• Pull - 2006 (Matchstick Productions)
• The Hit List - 2005

Sources

• "Eric Hjorleifson" 4FRNT skis 2011
• "Eric Hjorleifson | Matchstick Productions |Matchstick Productions 2011
• Smith Optics Lounge | Eric Hjorleifson, Smith Optics 2011