# Lexi duPont

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**Alexis duPont** (born February 16, 1989) is an American professional big mountain freeskier. She is a Freeskiing World Tour contender[1] and former Junior Olympics competitor,[2] who has been featured in several films such as Warren Miller’s *Wintervention*[3] and *Tracing Skylines*.[4] Her mother, freestyle skier Holley duPont, was one of the first women to land a backflip on skis.[5]

## Personal life

One of three daughters of Holley and Chris duPont, duPont was born in [Sun Valley, Idaho](/source/Sun_Valley,_Idaho),[2] After graduating from the [Community School](/source/Community_School_(Sun_Valley,_Idaho)) in 2007,[6] she moved to [Beverly, Massachusetts](/source/Beverly,_Massachusetts), to attend [Endicott College](/source/Endicott_College) on a sailing scholarship,[7] but after a year decided to enroll in the [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder) where she majored in fine art.[8] In 2010, duPont circumnavigated the globe with [Archbishop Desmond Tutu](/source/Archbishop_Desmond_Tutu) on the MV Explorer through the study abroad program [Semester at Sea](/source/Semester_at_Sea).[9] Since graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2014, her artwork has earned a permanent display at the [American Indian College Fund](/source/American_Indian_College_Fund) in Denver.[citation needed]

She is a member of the [Du Pont family](/source/Du_Pont_family) and a descendant of [Éleuthère Irénée du Pont](/source/%C3%89leuth%C3%A8re_Ir%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_du_Pont), the French-American industrialist and founder of the [DuPont](/source/DuPont) chemical company.[10]

## Career

Lexi’s parents put her in her first set of skis at the age of two.[8] Growing up, she pursued ski racing, competing on the Sun Valley ski team and even qualifying for the [Junior Olympics](/source/AAU_Junior_Olympic_Games) two years in a row.[2] During college, she was a member of the [University of Colorado](/source/University_of_Colorado) Free Style Team, and entered the Freeskiing World Tour, placing in the top 10 overall in 2009 and 2010.[11] After that, she went on to qualify first at [Revelstoke](/source/Revelstoke,_British_Columbia),[12] and finished fourth place at the "Red Bull Cold Rush",[13] in 2012.

duPont was signed to Eddie Bauer’s First Ascent team in 2010.[14][15] In 2013, she was featured in the [ski film](/source/Ski_film) *Tracing Skylines*, for which she was nominated for “Best Female Performance” at the Powder Awards,[16] and was also featured in [National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic_Society)’s “Powder Highway Webisodes.”[17]

## Philanthropy

In 2007, she participated in a six-week volunteer program at M’Lop Tapang Center for Street Children in [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia).[6] Two years later, she climbed [Mount Kilimanjaro](/source/Mount_Kilimanjaro), to raise funds for children in [Tanzania, Africa](/source/Tanzania).[18] She has also volunteered for [Beadforlife](/source/Beadforlife),[19] and participates in Play Hard Give Back for Higher Ground, helping people with disabilities experience competition and the outdoors without limitations.[20]

## Films

- 2010 | Warren Miller’s “Wintervention”[21]
- 2012 | Two Plank Productions’ “Because”[22]
- 2013 | Dubsatch Collectives’ “AK Our Way”[23]
- 2013 | Poor Boyz Productions’ “Tracing Skylines”[24]
- 2013 | National Geographic’s “Powder Highway Road Trip” Webisodes[25]
- 2014 | Poor Boyz Productions’ “Twenty”[26]
- 2014 | Unicorn Picknick’s “Pretty Faces”[27]

## Awards and nominations

- 2010 | 3rd Place Freeskiing World Tour, Telluride, Colo.[28]
- 2012 | 1st Place Freeskiing World Tour Revelstoke Qualifier[12]
- 2012 | 4th Place Red Bull Cold Rush[13]
- 2013 | Nomination for “Best Female Performance” at The Powder Awards[29]

## References

1. ["Riders | Freeride World Tour"](http://freerideworldtour.com/riders/alexis-dupont). *Freeride World Tour*

1. ["Lexi Dupont"](http://www.discreteclothing.com/team-member/lexi-dupont/). *Discrete*

1. ["Chasing Shadows Athletes"](http://www.skinet.com/warrenmiller/athletes/five-question-interview-lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=SkiNet.com). *Warren Miller Entertainment*[dead link]

1. ["Retracing Skylines"](http://www.powder.com/stories/first-chair-blog/retracing-skylines/). *Powder.com*. 2013-09-10.

1. ["Q&A with the Freeskiing World Tour's Lexi DuPont"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202524/http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/6581846/qa-freeskiing-world-tour-lexi-dupont%7Cwebsite=ESPN). *X Games*. Archived from [the original](http://xgames.espn.go.com/skiing/article/6581846/qa-freeskiing-world-tour-lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=ESPN) on March 4, 2016.

1. ["Sun Valley Guide : Fall 2007 : Sun Valley, Idaho's favorite resort magazine"](http://www.sunvalleyguide.com/f07/girlsofsummer.htm). *Sun Valley Guide*

1. ["null - Lexi DuPont - ESPN"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150618074409/http://espn.go.com/action/photos/gallery/_/id/6581806/image/1/lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=ESPN). *go.com*. Archived from [the original](http://espn.go.com/action/photos/gallery/_/id/6581806/image/1/lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=ESPN) on June 18, 2015.

1. ["Poor Boyz Productions' New Girl: Lexi DuPont"](http://www.powder.com/stories/poor-boyz-productions-new-girl-lexi-dupont/). *Powder Magazine*. 2013-08-06.

1. ["null - Lexi DuPont - ESPN"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150618073921/http://espn.go.com/action/photos/gallery/_/id/6581806/image/10/lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=ESPN). *go.com*. Archived from [the original](http://espn.go.com/action/photos/gallery/_/id/6581806/image/10/lexi-dupont%7cwebsite=ESPN) on June 18, 2015.

1. Clash, Jim. ["Environmentally Conscious duPont Family Member Lexi Lives Life On The Edge Of Her Skis"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2016/11/18/environmentally-conscious-du-pont-family-member-lexi-lives-life-on-the-edge-of-her-skis/). *Forbes*. [Archived](http://web.archive.org/web/20201108140905/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2016/11/18/environmentally-conscious-du-pont-family-member-lexi-lives-life-on-the-edge-of-her-skis/) 2020-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

1. ["Trusted and Guaranteed Since 1920"](http://www.eddiebauer.com/first_ascent/first_ascent_team/team.jsp). *Eddie Bauer*

1. ["subarufreerideseries.com/2012/01/benjamin-ogilvie-lexi-dupont-win-revelstoke-qualifier/"](http://subarufreerideseries.com/2012/01/benjamin-ogilvie-lexi-dupont-win-revelstoke-qualifier/). *Subaru Freeride Series*

1. ["www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Red-Bull-Cold-Rush-2012-–-Photostory-021243174190229"](http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Red-Bull-Cold-Rush-2012-–-Photostory-021243174190229). *RedBull.com*

1. ["blog.eddiebauer.com/2011/04/12/eddie-bauer-announces-new-first-ascent-team-members/"](http://blog.eddiebauer.com/2011/04/12/eddie-bauer-announces-new-first-ascent-team-members/). *Eddie Bauer blog*

1. ["Trusted and Guaranteed Since 1920"](http://www.eddiebauer.com/first_ascent/first_ascent_team/team.jsp)

1. ["POWDER Awards Nominees Announced"](http://www.powder.com/powder-awards/nominees-announced-14th-annual-powder-awards/). *Powder Magazine*. 2013-11-15.

1. ["Powder Highway Road Trip – Stop #3 – Revelstoke, BC (Photos +Video)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130302062800/http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/24/skiing-powder-in-revelstoke-stop-3-on-the-powder-highway-road-trip/). *National Geographic Adventure Blog*. 2013-02-24. Archived from [the original](http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/24/skiing-powder-in-revelstoke-stop-3-on-the-powder-highway-road-trip/) on March 2, 2013.

1. ["Make a Difference: Kilimanjaro climb to benefit orphaned children"](http://archives.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005120927&var_Year=%202008&var_Month=05&var_Day=30). *Idaho Mountain Express*

1. ["Annual-report-2009-2010-beadforlife"](https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/34013660/annual-report-2009-2010-beadforlife/25). *BeadForLife*

1. ["www.playhardgiveback.com/lexidupont"](http://www.playhardgiveback.com/lexidupont). *PlayHardGiveBack.com*

1. ["First Ascent – Lexi duPont in Warren Millers WINTERVENTION"](http://mogulskier.com/2015/01/05/first-ascent-lexi-dupont-in-warren-millers-wintervention/). *Mogul Skier*

1. ["Because"](http://www.twoplank.com/because/). *Two Plank Productions*

1. [""Dubsatch Collective recaps radical Alaskan adventure in short film, "AK Our Way"""](http://freeskier.com/videos/dubsatch-collective-recaps-radical-alaskan-adventure-in-short-film-ak-our-way). *Freeskier*. 2013-01-15.

1. ["PBP TRACING SKYLINES Segment"](https://vimeo.com/113749887). *Vimeo*. 2014-12-05.

1. ["Powder Highway Road Trip – Stop #3 – Revelstoke, BC (Photos +Video)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130302062800/http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/24/skiing-powder-in-revelstoke-stop-3-on-the-powder-highway-road-trip/). *National Geographic Adventure Blog*. 2013-02-24. Archived from [the original](http://adventureblog.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/24/skiing-powder-in-revelstoke-stop-3-on-the-powder-highway-road-trip/) on March 2, 2013.

1. ["Lexi duPont Charges in new Poor Boyz Twenty Segment"](http://blog.eddiebauer.com/2014/12/13/lexi-du-pont-charges-new-poor-boyz-twenty-segment/). *Eddie Bauer Blog*

1. ["Pretty Faces - OFFICIAL TEASER - all female SKI film"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38jyLPIkok). *YouTube*. 13 August 2013.

1. ["Freeskiing World Tour Telluride results"](https://www.espn.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=4893044). *ESPN*. 2010-02-06.

1. ["14th Annual Powder Awards Best Female Performance"](http://www.powder.com/powder-awards/2014-best-female-performance/). *Powder Magazine*. 2013-12-11.

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