My Top 5 Ski Runs of 2023 - GoPro POV [4K]

After a record breaking winter in Mammoth Mountain and some travels abroad to Canada, Switzerland and Japan, I dug through my archives to find the 5 best runs from last winter.
Video shot entirely on GoPro - all of the POV shots were shot on GoPro Max in the 360 mode, while the drone shots and B-Roll were shot on HERO11. All audio was from the stock camera setups.
0:40 - Number 5
3:07 - Number 4
4:40 - Number 3
6:56 - Number 2
8:37 - Number 1
11:16 - Number 1 (reverse angle)
To learn how to film with 360 cameras for skiing, check out my tutorial:
• HOW TO MOUNT & FILM 36...
To learn how to reframe 360 content within Premiere, check out my tutorial:
• REFRAME 360 Video - FX...
Music licensed and provided through Musicbed
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Edited with Premiere Pro & After Effects, colored with Davinci Resolve
#GoPro #Skiing #POV

[@abekislevitz]

Thanks to Lucas Catania for the inspiration to put this together! And thanks for sharing that late December day with me 👌🏻🤙🏻

[@LucasCatania17]

Here’s to more pow days!

[@Gmonayy189]

Love everything y’all do and the different ways you bring inspiration to others! Stoke squad and Abe unite! Shoutout the Lake Louise video that introduced me!

[@wilmoore5259]

Have you already made a video of what ski gear you use?

[@mr2fyre]

Stoke squad represent.

[@deedsbeforedeath]

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[@LucasCatania17]

Okay well this whole thing is beautiful! The storytelling is unmatched, the skiing is absolutely ripping and the POV and color is about as perfect as it gets! But that hit through the trees at Baldface was actually next level. Watched on the TV with my sister. Didn’t want it to end! 🙌🏽

[@abekislevitz]

haha yeah that one lined up very nicely! Definitely had a few blind sections where my face was fully white-roomed for a bit! Thanks for watching !

[@deedsbeforedeath]

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[@thomaspittard1279]

Yooo the legend is here

[@enrol2619]

you and Abe are the only skiers i watch on the tube. good to see you in his comments haha

[@abekislevitz]

One thing that has made even the most mediocre ski days really fun is to pick a zone and challenge yourself to pick out a line top to bottom. Ski that a few times and try to link it all together, ski it faster, send it bigger, or challenge yourself in other ways. Skiing is an epic sport where it's just you vs. you or you vs. the mountain and no one else really matters. Remember that :)

[@shangerdanger]

sheeesh those trees are narrow

[@unpickable777]

I'm Japanese, and I'm so happy that your Top 5 skis run includes 2 runs in Japan! Can't wait to go skiing this season!

[@user-qn4hx9qi8l]

今シーズンも楽しんでますか？

[@Saddamhusseinstoaster]

I was going to go to Japan for a ski trip but then I saw that the resorts were tiny and Canada was so much better for size but it was farther to get to tho

[@unpickable777]

@@Saddamhusseinstoaster Shiga-Kogen ski resort in nagano, japan is such a great and big resort tho. its the biggest in japan. snow conditions and quality is brilliant. powder snow is similar to hakuba in this vid!

[@Saddamhusseinstoaster]

@@unpickable777 yeah it’s like 600 hectares and big white in BC is like 1150 and Revelstoke with 1263 I’ll stick with Canada thanks ☺️

[@flowerspires]

me looking at this and asking my japenese mom what wth they are saying

[@AndreasMichalopoulos13]

I love this Μammoth Mountain!! you motivated us hard !! may we all have a perfect Snow season! Greetings from Greece!

[@BenEllefson]

Absolutely cruising between some narrow tree gaps in there! Amazing footy per usual

[@deedsbeforedeath]

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[@Infinite.Light.]

wow the views on that third run were breath taking, we live in the most beautiful creation

[@zman7689]

I can't help but get incredibly jealous every time I watch videos like this. #5 looks like a clip out of my dreams - what a great bluebird POW day.

[@rayrayjj]

Thanks Abe! To me what you and Lucas are doing is the pinnacle of action sports entertainment. You guys take me where I can't go.

[@abekislevitz]

Thanks for the kind words ray ! Appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@billystevens2911]

It’s so crazy how good you all are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!

[@kastormeyer9889]

These views are why I absolutely adore skiing

[@alberthbyang]

such EPIC runs brutha!! that last one in Japan omg, love hearing you shouting sounds of joy :D would love to experience that one day!

[@DenoB777]

This got me hyped for the upcoming season! Greets from🇨🇭

[@nickchants7840]

Dreamy! These vids are amazing as usual!

[@JesusChristItsJasonFrog]

What a freaking masterpiece 🤯🤯🤯

[@ronwilson5210]

Lucas Catania brought me. The yellow Montec & fat Armadas are bomb! Great footage! The pow in Japan is unbelievable. Tight glades, and face shots in BC & Hakuba! Sweet!

[@abekislevitz]

Thanks Ron! Thanks for watching !

[@LucasCatania17]

What up Ron!

[@DLowe-ms7wt]

What a thrill ride!!

[@hokkaidoshred]

Unreal!🔥

[@seanbalmer9361]

Loving this on the big screen 📺

[@ducfpv]

Solid image, great colors!!!

[@ccpmarch1980]

Soo sick Abe! Looking forward to some LC collaboration this season. You guys make an awesome team. Yeww from the stoke squad 🤙🤙

[@gregorgraschitz]

wow what awesome runs!

[@leviwarr4490]

Dude saw this on Lucas’s story and had to watch! Such a sick video with all the face shots!! I’ve got to take a ski trip to Japan someday! Now I have to go rewatch Lucas’s top 5 runs!

[@D3C]

Heading to Japan next month for my second ski trip! Excited is an understatement, and this time I’m driving from Tokyo to Hokkaido hitting a few resorts north on the mainland. Really wanting to pick up the max to document my own tree lines, but wish there was a Max 2 as the 12+ wide lens looks super nice, especially for social shots! Get to Japan!!

[@KingSolrac]

Awesome as always!

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

Incredible 🔥

[@glenallenmitchel]

Epic runs Abe!

[@RizzstrainingOrder66]

looks like paradise

[@brettkozloski1682]

Cheers Mate!

[@janjaabraham]

I missed your videos. I have a gopro 12 and I'm still learning how to use it, so your videos give me inspiration. 🤩☺

[@TheBagOTricks]

So sick Abe! Japan looks like an absolute dream. Jealous is an understatement!

[@dbsranchr]

Amazing!! Hope to see some HDR footage soon!!

[@Anthonym091]

Video like these get me so excited to get back on the mountain. Awesome video!

[@deedsbeforedeath]

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[@tobias.siegele]

What an amazing video! 🔥🥰

[@michaelwatkins705]

Insane video. I could watch you do 30 runs! I actually gasped at 2:16

[@McLaren961-]

I'm pretty jealous, because skiing is my favorite sport, but i only do it for about 2 weeks a year. Seeing you rip these amazing trails reminds me of my love for this sport, and the mountains in general. Where i live, its far from any snow or mountains, but i still enjoy this sport so much. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@Skierkidsontheeast]

Love the vids!

[@laurenceminter6019]

this was awesome !

[@athwalvlogs]

Beautiful

[@shredwithrobert]

Nice shots 🔥

[@matteosansavini2758]

incerdible video, thanks man, thanks!

[@kaidenmertzel3843]

You never miss! Such a great video

[@abekislevitz]

max never misses :) Thanks kaiden !

[@maitogai1995]

I went to mammoth last season 4 times during powder days. I hope we get more snow at mammoth this season!

[@hoopaholicstickum]

Some nice timber-bashing!

[@trevanwoodbury4076]

Dang... This vid earned you another sub. Love that unicorn mount!

[@sheacowhig4370]

Coming from Massachusetts, this is unreal man!!

[@1dhewitt]

Sitting at home in Alberta right now wondering if we'll even get snow this year. This makes me so jealous. So easy to tell how much fun you are having here and that makes me happy.

[@user-iw4jl6bc8h]

Blame the Alberta government with fossil fuels ..

[@1dhewitt]

@@user-iw4jl6bc8h Dude just please educate yourself. I got a little dumber reading that comment.

[@AndrewSacchini]

These runs look incredible, super clean!! Did you put a vignette blur on the video or is it just straight from the camera? Thanks!

[@Knelson123]

That #1 run was something else

[@brandonpedevillano908]

So good Abe! Catch you in Mammoth.

[@abekislevitz]

Can’t wait !

[@Daffy3d]

I haven’t skied for the past 1 and half years and this video just really reminds me of home thank you

[@abekislevitz]

Awesome to hear ! Thanks for sharing. Hope you get out sometime soon! Otherwise I’ll do my best to keep making vids !

[@drupped]

Epic

[@JonDraper]

You ought to do a color grading tutorial. You've done so much incredible content - but every time I watch your videos, the way your colors look are phenomenal every time. Always on point.

[@loukevin233]

Great video

[@jovanferdinands1927]

Great skiing. I was wondering what GoPro you have and what settings you use the quality is amazing

[@SpencerFix]

Love your content! What brand of winter gear do you wear while skiing?

[@ivan231087]

Abe, great job

[@Robertsson]

Dude, you must’ve enjoyed yourself if you started howling!!! 😅😅😅I started laughing almost like I felt the joy you must’ve felt! Fantastic video!

[@stevegarcia8821]

WOOO FIRE VIDEO!!!!! lets goooo

[@abekislevitz]

LFG

[@peterchau19]

It's a good day when Abe uploads again

[@user-wr4zt8rt9n]

best run ever = number one + the mucic

[@Thewarzonedude-kv9tw]

I think im addicted to skiing

[@tussbus]

i am new to skiing and now i want to get a gopro because this looks to cool

[@donndonnn]

Lucas brought me here. What in the world!? Beaut!!

[@Vivianfamilynz]

Great video! What skis are you on?

[@SabinUche]

🎉great ❤ we have cool Mountains in Österreich ❤

[@HarryRead]

I'm stunned, it was perfect, that last run was just incredible. The way as humans when we experience joy in it's purest form we can't help ourselves from giggling like children or howling like wolves. There is no other thought in your mind other than "Holy shit" Thank you for sharing

[@abekislevitz]

Thanks for the kind words harry!

[@Rausyan]

daydreams part 2 please 🙏🏻

[@rcorrato]

Abe, would love to find some time to talk about internships for creative direction with GoPro!

[@Number1Butter]

I would have hit about 20 trees in the first 20 seconds of each run😂😂 Mad respect

[@ardini3089]

Hello Abe! Can you do a video how to reframe a skiing video and the settings of colors?

[@DiegoVezzani]

😍

[@marcelbalk8684]

I'm jealous

[@iandeans-ski]

The powder stoke was real on those bud!!

[@user-iw4jl6bc8h]

The Quebec s Chic Chocs mountains is a ski paradise ... heli ski , pouder snow and amazing food ..... and The Massif ski srarion in CHarlevoix , the only Club Med in North america

[@maximeprades6759]

Hello, I bought a GoPro Max but I can't get as beautiful images as you... Do you have any specific settings? By the way, great videos

[@leaaae4638]

ski is so fast! i duno how you guys react so fast lol

[@PhilippGatterer1]

Yeah Abe!!! That has been ridiculously good quality in every aspect! I was wondering how you get that crisp skiing and voice sound without any wind noise? Do you use external mics? Greez from Austria! ;)

[@abekislevitz]

Max has great audio, all of the audio was stock from the max camera

[@kate5685]

nice

[@djjake5798]

Unreal. Was camera mounted chest or helmet for POV shots?

[@brunospasta]

For the new seasons top 5 I wish you that at least on of them is without trees. Tree skiing is fun. But nothing like skiing a big face : )

[@garry.taylor]

What were your GoPro settings? Those clips are silky smooth

[@borjc]

Never miss an Abe video!

[@abekislevitz]

Gracias !

[@avamaude6059]

5 ggod ones!

[@Jack_Oneder]

amazing video Abe! These are the best locations in the world) How are the Farro brothers ? Do you communicate with them?

[@abekislevitz]

Yes! Caleb was in Japan with us on that last run! And we just booked another trip last night :)

[@MrGlorygiant]

@Abe Kislevitz Can you tell me what resorts were you skiing in Japan? It looks unreal! :D Thanks!

[@DanNoakes]

The sweet nectar of powder skiing. No going back once you taste it.

[@tractor4313]

Hey Abe. Love the videos. In number 3 are you filming with MAX ?

[@abekislevitz]

Yep, all the POVs are shot on max!

[@tractor4313]

@@abekislevitz awesome!! Thanks !

[@joeyjamison5772]

My skiing career ended 10 years ago this past week. What skis do you use? I never got on the 'shaped bandwagon', only renting some a few times. I had (and still have) a pair of Dynastar-195 'straights' which I used for 19 years and were great. I'll be 75 in a few days and really miss the slopes around this time of year!

[@xAbhimanew]

finally after 10 months.

[@cmtdisrrpt6753]

this shit making me wanna go skiing so badly

[@oliviervanzadelhoff]

Great video! Where is your ski-outfit from (the yellow-black)?

[@abekislevitz]

Montec

[@froznfire9531]

Great video, short question how do you like the montec pants and which model is the one you are wearing for Run 3 at 4:58 ?

[@abekislevitz]

Those are the old fenix 3L pants. They don’t sell them new anymore but have some renewed. Super lightweight, honestly the best they’ve made. Just ordered another pair on the renewed site.

[@liamkingsbury7438]

Hey Abe, Lucas introduced me to your channel and you have my dream job for sure lol. Were these shot with an ND filter on the gopro? Thanks!

[@abekislevitz]

Right on thanks Liam! Nah shot on max ! No ND filters.

[@AdventuresofRon]

Japan!! It has the best food on earth too 🙌🏻

[@abekislevitz]

truth!

[@spekatino3229]

how do you mount the go pro on your helmet, like where on the helmet and how do you point it?

[@lauriL90]

Nice quality. you use nd filters on gopro and 2x fps shutter speed for motion?

[@abekislevitz]

Nah, that’s a recipe for bad hypersmooth. Most of this was shot with max which you can’t use ND filters so I’ve used post blur plug-in! RSMB

[@lauriL90]

@@abekislevitz thanks, your videos are absolutely top quality in youtube, il watch and learn.

[@hakky0ku]

私は昔からあなたのビデオのファンですが、日本を取り上げてくれたことに感謝します。 １位のスポットは栂池のようにも見えますが、それは秘密のスポットかもしれないので、これ以上は詮索しません🤫 I have been a fan of your videos for a long time and I appreciate you featuring Japan. The #1 spot looks like Tsugaike, but that may be a secret spot, so I won't pry any further🤫

[@abekislevitz]

ありがとう！

[@haydenbsmith]

Can’t believe I haven’t gone to mammoth yet😱

[@mume.]

amazing. can you give us your go pro max settings?

[@abekislevitz]

Yeah! No prob! I shoot everything pretty much in 5K30, sharpness low, ev comp -0.5, flat color, WB auto, iso min 100 max 800. For pov I use the hemisphere priority for exposure, And in GoPro player I uncheck horizon lock and world lock for the pov so you don’t need any key frames. For run number 2 and 1 in this video I accidentally shot in 3K60 in max so the quality was not up to my standards but that’s okay :)