Eric
Hjorleifson

Freeride & Big Mountain
Freeride Skiing

Nationality: Canada
Hometown: Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Height: 173 cm
Born: 14 March 1983

Equipment

3 entries · 3 categories

Skis

4FRNT

Hoji

Hoji, 112mm

Hjorleifson's own eponymous signature ski.

112mm-underfoot do-everything freeride/touring ski, Hjorleifson's own eponymous signature model, part of his 4FRNT signature series (with the Nevar, Renegade, and Raven). Overhauled for the 21/22 season.

Off-piste

Signature Reference

Boots

Dynafit

Hoji Pro Tour

Flex: 130

130 flex

Co-designed by Hjorleifson with Fritz Barthel.

Touring boot co-designed by Hjorleifson and tech-binding inventor Fritz Barthel, featuring a novel cuff-lock system; 130 flex, 55 degrees of cuff rotation in the related Hoji Free variant (102mm last, 1,550g size 26.5).

Off-piste

Reference

Jacket

Arc'teryx

Model not published

Off-piste

Brand only Reference

Setup verified 20 July 2026

Sources

About

Canadian professional freeskier known as 'Hoji,' born March 14, 1983, in Canmore, Alberta. Renowned for high-speed technical descents on steep, rock-studded terrain and yearly segments with Matchstick Productions. A prolific gear inventor: has run his own signature ski line with 4FRNT for over a decade and co-designed the Dynafit Hoji Pro Tour/Hoji Free touring boot line.

Born March 14, 1983, in Canmore, Alberta; learned to ski before age 2 and was coached out of ski racing into one of North America's first freeskiing programs by local coach Guy Mowbray. Known as a 'skier's skier' for his technical, high-speed steep-terrain lines and yearly segments with Matchstick Productions. Beyond being a longtime Arc'teryx athlete, Hjorleifson is a serious gear designer/inventor in his own right: he's had his own eponymous signature ski line with 4FRNT for over a decade (the Hoji, a 112mm do-everything freeride/touring ski, alongside the Nevar, Renegade, and Raven), and he co-designed the Dynafit Hoji Pro Tour / Hoji Free touring boot line with tech-binding inventor Fritz Barthel, engineering a new cuff-lock system to solve a longstanding touring-boot performance problem.