Tom Wallisch

Who is Tom Wallisch?

Tom Wallisch is a professional freeskier. He began skiing in 1990 and competing in the sport in 2009. After graduating from high school, Wallisch moved to Salt Lake City for post-secondary education at the University of Utah where he is pursuing a degree in the school of business.

Tom Wallisch was discovered by entering a short edit in the Level 1 Superunknown video contest. The video was produced by 4BI9 Media.

At Winter X Games XVI, Wallisch won gold in the Slopestyle event.

A raw talent on skis, Wallisch is well regarded for his smooth yet complex spins and composed double - backflips displayed in Level 1's 'Sunny'.

He is only the third skier in history to win Powder's coveted Reader Poll and the second to take it back to back. He joins only Shane McConkey and Seth Morrison in taking the honor. He is also a winner of Freeskier Magazine's Skier of the Year in 2010 and 2012, receiving 30,000 fan votes on Freeskier.com.

The 2012 season is considered to be Wallisch's break-out competition season. He got first place at the X Games, first place at the Killington Dew Tour, second at Euro X Games in France, and second at the Dew Tour stop at Snow Basin.