Ben Moxham

Profile and significance

Ben Moxham is an American freeski original who threaded his way from early-2010s slopestyle contests into a long-running career in film segments and deep-snow freeskiing. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, he started skiing at age two and grew up lapping the parks and powder stashes of Bogus Basin and Tamarack Resort. As he improved, he gravitated toward bigger parks and bigger ranges, eventually basing himself in Breckenridge, Colorado and chasing contests, park shoots and road trips across North America. Along the way he built a reputation for smooth, powerful jump skiing and a willingness to take that same style off-piste into pillows and tree lines.

What makes Moxham significant is not just a single result or viral clip, but how consistently he has shown up in key corners of freeski culture. He has been a visible presence in competition recaps, Armada team edits, Windells summer camp videos and long-form backcountry pieces like “Deep Tracks,” which follows him through interior British Columbia and Idaho. More recently he has shared the screen with modern headliners in projects like SLVSH’s “Peep The Game,” holding his own alongside riders a decade younger. At the same time, he has stitched skiing into his off-snow life as a professional skier for Armada Skis and a fly-fishing guide and co-founder of Teton Anglers, turning the mountains and rivers of the American West into a year-round workspace.

Competitive arc and key venues

Moxham’s competitive arc sits squarely in the heyday of independent slopestyle and big-air events. As a young pro he spent winters traveling from Idaho to Colorado and Utah, entering open events and filming with Poor Boyz Productions. One of the clearest snapshots of his contest level comes from the Aspen Open Ski Slopestyle, where he opened the men’s semifinals with a run that stacked a left 900, switch right 900 and right double cork 1080 mute. That run topped his heat in semis and he finished sixth in the finals, surrounded by names that would go on to World Cup and X Games success. It reinforced what people who rode with him already knew: he had the jump game to match anyone on a good day.

Another notable appearance came at the Nature Valley Challenge Denver Big Air event, a unique team-format contest held in downtown Denver. Getty images from the session show Moxham flying off the massive scaffolding jump in Armada colors and celebrating with teammates Alex Bellemare and Spencer Milbocker as the Armada Skis squad won the team title. Around the same window he was a regular at park-focused gatherings such as the Peak Performance King of Style, Orage Masters and various stop-gap shoots in Breckenridge and Park City, plus an invitation to the Sammy Carlson Invitational at Mount Hood. Although he never turned that presence into a long World Cup career, his competitive years laid the foundation for the film-heavy path he would follow later.

How they ski: what to watch for

On snow, Ben Moxham mixes technical jump tricks with a relaxed, almost effortless upper body. The Aspen Open coverage captures that blend well: big left and switch right 900s followed by a right-side double cork 1080 mute, all done without wild flailing or over-rotated landings. His takeoffs tend to be clean and aligned, which lets him control axis and grab position rather than simply hanging on. When you watch older park edits from Breckenridge or Mount Hood, look for how consistently he lands high on the transition, ready to flow into the next feature instead of fighting to regain speed.

In the backcountry, his skiing shifts into a surfier gear without losing that structure. “Deep Tracks” and his Idaho backcountry edits show him threading trees, mini-golfing pillows and opening up on bigger faces around Retallack and the Idaho mountains. He keeps a slightly forward stance in deep snow, using subtle pole plants and terrain reading to maintain rhythm through consecutive hits. Instead of treating backcountry jumps as one-off stunts, he links them into natural lines, often starting with a fast entry turn, then a poppy three or five, and finishing with a big slash or drift. For viewers trying to learn from him, the key is how he carries park fundamentals—good pop, solid grabs, calm vision—into messy, natural terrain.

Resilience, filming, and influence

Moxham’s influence comes as much from persistence as from peak moments. By the time Freeskier profiled him in 2010, he was already splitting his time between contests, filming with Poor Boyz Productions, and coaching at Windells on Mount Hood. He appeared in Windells “Shedcast” episodes, spring shoot recaps and articles inviting campers to “spend Easter with Ben,” positioning him as both a standout skier and an approachable coach. That dual role gave him a platform to shape how a generation of young park skiers thought about style, work ethic and having fun on snow.

He kept that thread moving through the following decade. Between Idaho backcountry edits, Armada ARcast appearances from Tahoe, and his “Deep Tracks” self edit with support from Oakley and the cat-skiing operation at Retallack, Moxham quietly built a catalog of powder and park footage that resonated with core fans. When SLVSH released “Peep The Game,” he slotted into a shared part with James Woods and Jonah Williams, proof that his riding still belonged in the same conversation as modern contest winners. For many long-time freeski watchers, he represents the archetype of a rider who never chased headlines loudly, but always seemed to turn up when something interesting was being filmed.

Geography that built the toolkit

Understanding Moxham’s skiing means understanding his map. Boise gave him Bogus Basin’s night laps, homegrown park features and straightforward, all-mountain terrain—an ideal testing ground for learning every corner of a small resort. Weekends and trips to Tamarack Resort added more vertical and park variety. Those early experiences encouraged him to ski the whole hill rather than just chasing a single rail line, a habit he still emphasizes when giving advice to younger riders.

As his ambitions grew, his radius expanded. Breckenridge and the rest of Summit County became winter headquarters for a time, with Breck’s world-class park offering nonstop jump and rail mileage. Summers often meant Mount Hood, where he coached and skied at Windells under the shadow of the Palmer Snowfield, and sessions at Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho during Poor Boyz Productions park shoots. A few years later, interior British Columbia and Idaho’s backcountry entered the picture through cat-skiing at Retallack and sled-access missions, which in turn fed the footage for “Deep Tracks” and later edits. Today, his guiding work has him based around Jackson, Wyoming in winter and Stanley, Idaho in the off-season, moving between the Tetons and the river corridors of the Snake and Salmon. Each of those zones has sharpened a different part of his toolkit, from park precision to storm-chasing instincts.

Equipment and partners: practical takeaways

Throughout his career, Moxham’s skiing has been closely tied to a handful of core partners. Early on he listed Oakley, Dakine, Salomon and Joystick poles among his sponsors, a lineup that matched his focus on park and slopestyle: sharp-tuned twintips, durable outerwear and goggles built for bright spring sessions and flat-light storm days. As his riding leaned more into backcountry and soulful resort skiing, his relationship with Armada Skis became the most visible thread, with team edits, ARcast episodes and “Deep Tracks” all highlighting him on Armada freeride and all-mountain shapes. The British Columbia segments also underline his connection to Retallack, whose cat-skiing tenure provided the snowy canvas for many of his most memorable powder shots.

For skiers looking for practical lessons, the key is not copying exact model names but understanding why this gear works for his style. A versatile, rockered twin or directional twin lets him move seamlessly from park to sidecountry, while a binding and boot setup stiff enough for big jump impacts still allows him to stay nimble in trees and pillows. Outerwear and accessories from companies like Oakley and Dakine are chosen with long, wet storm days and repeated snowmobile laps in mind. If you are building your own setup with Moxham in mind, think about equipment that feels playful in the air, confidence-inspiring on landings and trustworthy when you point it into a steep, deep face.

Why fans and progressing skiers care

Fans care about Ben Moxham because he embodies a version of professional skiing that is both aspirational and grounded. He has stood at the top of high-level slopestyle courses and downtown big-air scaffolds, but he has also spent seasons coaching campers, driving snowmobiles in the dark to reach a pillow zone and guiding clients down quiet trout rivers when the snow melts. His edits show real progression and risk, yet his interviews and camp appearances emphasize positivity, all-mountain exploration and having fun with friends. That balance is part of what has earned him a lasting, if low-key, following.

For progressing skiers, Moxham’s story functions as a roadmap. Start on your local hill, ski everything, and build a solid base of technique before worrying about exposure. Use competitions and park laps as a laboratory, but do not be afraid to pivot toward filming, travel or other outdoor work if that path feels more sustainable. When you watch his “Deep Tracks” self edit or his part in “Peep The Game,” look for the through-line from early park clips to mature powder lines: strong basics, an eye for interesting terrain and a clear sense that skiing is part of a bigger life built around mountains and water. That is why his name still resonates whenever freeskiers talk about riders who quietly shaped the look and feel of modern powder and park skiing.