Jess
Hotter

Freeride & Big Mountain
Freeride Skiing

Nationality: New Zealand
Hometown: Ohakune, New Zealand (Turoa)

Equipment

1 entry · 1 category

Skis

Head

Freeride/all-mountain ski series with two Titanal layers for stiffness and dampening; endorsed by multiple HEAD freeride athletes including Wessel, J. Hotter, Abel Moga, and J. Rollins.

Off-piste

Reference

Setup verified 20 July 2026

Sources

About

New Zealand freeride skier from Ohakune (born New Plymouth), skiing since age 4 at Turoa. Won the 2022 FWT Ski Women overall title - the first Kiwi ever to win an FWT title since record-keeping began in 2008 - backed by wins at Fieberbrunn and Ordino-Arcalis and a 2nd at Kicking Horse, holding off runner-up Hedvig Wessel by 2,500 points despite a serious mid-run crash at the Verbier final.

Won the 2022 FWT Ski Women overall title, the first New Zealander to win an FWT title since record-keeping began in 2008, with wins at Fieberbrunn and Ordino-Arcalís and 2nd at Kicking Horse, finishing 2,500 points ahead of Hedvig Wessel. Her title-clinching run at Verbier's Bec des Rosses came despite a serious crash mid-run.