The 2023-24 season marked Andrew Pollard's last on the Freeride World Tour. Andrew, known throughout the ski community as APoll, has competed in freeride events since age 13. In 2018, the Utah native punched his ticket to the Freeride World Tour, serendipitously alongside his younger sister, Jacqueline. He came in hot, earning 2019's FWT Rookie of the Year title. In the years since, APoll has grown into a veteran on tour, winning multiple events with his signature free-flow style. He's a humble presence known for anything-but-humble lines, almost unbelievably cool, casual, and flowy over even the highest-consequence terrain.

Between stops on the tour, you'll find APoll ripping his home mountain, Alta, with a community that feels like home. Andrew is a presence without trying to be. On any given day, he could be the leader or a follower in the ski pack, ripping around with a cadre of freeride big names or spinning laps with the Alta School groms.

Andrew Pollard's love for art is second only to his passion for skiing. His unique drawing and painting style blends mountain landscapes with a street art vibe. His artwork can be seen on Freeride World Tour materials, murals around Little Cottonwood Canyon, and a custom-designed guitar in the Park City Stio store.

After a lifetime in the community, a sense of grace remains palpable when you're with APoll. He considers himself plain lucky: his parents met working at Alta's Rustler Lodge, and forty-some-odd years later, have never left. He grew up at "one of the best playgrounds in the world with some of the best kids to hang out and ski with." Though he wonders if he might like to explore elsewhere in the next phase of his ski career, "Alta will always be home. And the people here will always be family."

After years as a freeride competitor, APoll looks forward to challenging himself in the next phase of his career. "It's been an amazing and long and beautiful journey." Last year, he began to realize he wasn't getting as much growth out of competition as he once had. He's excited for a whole new sense of freedom. "I'm looking forward to challenging myself to make my own plan. It's a terrifying frontier, but one that I think can create a lot of growth."

The funnel is gone—APoll's world is wide open. An artist on and off the mountain, it will be exciting to watch him find his signature flow in the next phase. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm still going to be skiing as hard as I can. ... I'm not going anywhere, though."