Freeride ski & snowboard · venue inspection
Read the face.
Choose your line.
Facecast is a decision tool for skiers and snowboarders preparing to ride a big-mountain face. Face inspection is the work you do before you drop in: study the face, map the cliffs, drops and runouts, and pick the line you will actually ride. Facecast turns that work into a clear, side-by-side view of your line options, their exposure and their commitment.
What facecasting is
Decisions made on the snow, before the drop.
Big-mountain ski and snowboard faces give you a window of inspection from the bottom — and one run when you drop in. Facecasting is how you turn that inspection into a plan: name the features, draw the lines, weigh exposure against commitment, and drop in knowing which line you will ride.
Draw your lines
Trace several ski or snowboard lines on the same face and see them side by side.
Read the snow
Cliffs, spines, drops, runouts and exposure — readable, never dramatized.
Compare lines
Stack your options by commitment and consequence — not by guessed score.
Commit with clarity
Walk to the start gate with the line you can actually ride that day.
Facecast does not decide for you. It is a calmer way for skiers and snowboarders to see how different lines play out — so you commit to the one you trust.
How it works
Four verbs. One method.
Read
Upload a photo of the face. Mark cliffs, drops, spines, exposure and runouts.
Anticipate
See where the snow leads on skis or board. Know what each line asks of the rider.
Compare
Stack lines side by side. See exposure, commitment and consequence — not a score.
Commit
Pick the line you can ride on the day — and walk to the start gate sure of it.
Featured venues
Faces worth reading
Big-mountain ski and snowboard venues analyzed by riders and coaches.
The people
Coaches who read the mountain
Freeride ski and snowboard coaches who specialise in big-mountain face inspection — and use Facecast to walk riders through line choice before they drop in.
The athletes
Riders who drop the line
Freeride skiers and snowboarders who use Facecast to inspect faces, lock in their line and ride with a clear head.
The calm moment before the drop.
Inspect the face. Choose your line. Ride it on skis or board with the head clear.