This could be the definition of freeride in 2025. In what’s one of the heaviest edits seen in a longtime, Brage ups the anté and sends Alaska’s steeps like a true wild man.
Planet Alaska is his journey through the Alaskan mountains, focusing on exploration, pushing boundaries, and discovering new lines. For Brage, it’s about freedom, embracing the unknown, and pioneering the sport.
The whole factor of the unknown really plays a part in what I love about riding. It’s just that little part of not knowing and having to figure it out as you’re riding, and the whole part of your mind getting shut off and your body just acting – it’s like you’re shutting off the rest of the world, and you’re just kind of dancing. Even though you don’t know what to do, you still know exactly what to do, and it’s a crazy feeling,”
Brage
The movie unfolds in the Alaskan wilderness, where Brage draws inspiration from years of watching the world’s top skiers and snowboarders navigate steep mountains. Unlike the snowdrifts that cushion skiers, Brage faces raw rocky terrain.
Back in the day, I used to ski the whole winter, so I always loved skiing. And my dad also had a lot of old big mountain snowboard and ski movies, so I grew up watching those DVDs. Alaska has always been part of those movies, so I’ve always known about Alaska. It’s like the pinnacle of big mountain. And after starting to do more freeride stuff, Alaska has been in the back of my mind, but it’s not until the last year I’ve been like, ‘whoa, I can actually get out there,’ and even now – months after being there – it feels kind of unreal thinking about that I’ve been there. Riding,”
Brage
This project took shape over time, involving preparations, surgery to address old injuries, focused training at Red Bull’s Athlete Performance Center in Austria, and learning on secluded mountainsides in Northern Norway. These efforts culminate in Brage confidently tackling and conquering the steep lines of Alaska.
Join Brage Vestavik on this adventure and witness the redefining of freeride mountain biking, inspired by the movements of skiers and snowboarders in one of the most stunning landscapes on earth.