Grete Eliassen Joins Volkl Freeski Team

Skier celebrated new signing by winning a bronze medal at X Games 14 in Aspen. Grete is competing at European X Games in Tignes this week, March 10-14.

Grete Eliassen has signed with Marker-Völkl USA to exclusively use and endorse Völkl skis and Marker bindings. Just days after testing her new skis, Grete celebrated the signing by winning a bronze medal at the recent Winter X Games. One of the most accomplished skiers in the world, Grete has excelled in many forms of the sport. After early success in racing, she began competing in and winning halfpipe and slopestyle competitions. Grete has won the U.S Open four times and has five X Games medals to her credit, including two Golds. “I am very excited to be skiing with Marker & Völkl,” said Grete, “I have always thought that Marker & Völkl make great products, and I am especially excited to ski the rockered skis like the Kiku and Chopstick.” In addition to competing, Grete also finds time to star in ski films, including Warren Miller’s Children of Winter and Yeah Dude and Ski Porn from Poorboyz Productions. She is currently working on her own film production entitled Say My Name. A Minnesota native, Grete spent part of her childhood in her father’s home country of Norway, where she was a member of the Norwegian Ski Team as a teenager. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.