Mike Douglas (filmmaker)

Mike Douglas
Born (1969-11-15) November 15, 1969
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
  • Skier
  • filmmaker

Mike Douglas (born November 15, 1969) is a Canadian skier and filmmaker from Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. He is known as the "Godfather of Freeskiing" due to his involvement in creating the first high-performance twin-tip ski, the Salomon 1080. For his pioneering feats in the sports of freestyle skiing and freeskiing, he is considered to be one of the most influential freeskiers of all time.

Douglas is also a documentary filmmaker. In 2004, he founded Switchback Entertainment, a small production company also based in Whistler, Canada. Switchback Entertainment produces documentary and adventure films, as well as commercials. Douglas and Switchback Entertainment produced the web series Salomon TV between 2007 and 2023.

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