Minnesota, United States | Active: 2022-present public record | Known for: Rail skiing, MSU Rail Jam, Hyland Hills background | Current: Independent freeski video presence
Haaken Pearson is an American freeski rail skier from Minnesota whose public record is tied to campus rail jam competition and crew-based video appearances. NBC Montana identified him as the ski winner of the first Montana State Campus Rail Jam in Bozeman in February 2022, describing him as a skier from Minnesota who grew up skiing Hyland Hills Ski Area south of Minneapolis. That background places him in the Midwest rope-tow environment where compact parks, quick laps, firm takeoffs and rail repetition shape a skier faster than big-mountain terrain.
The MSU Rail Jam result is his clearest contest marker. The event was staged in Montana State’s campus setting, split between ski and snowboard divisions, and judged through rail-focused freestyle runs. Pearson finished first in skiing ahead of Jermey Emmer and Wyatt Loney, giving him a concrete result in a local but well-documented freeski event. In a 2023 NBC Montana preview for the second edition, Pearson described the first rail jam atmosphere as loud, music-driven and close to a miniature X Games, with the crowd reacting every time riders landed a trick.
Pearson’s available video footprint later appears through Newschoolers. The 2025 edit “These Days,” posted by number1.suspect, lists Haaken Pearson in the rider order alongside Quinn Noyes, Jack Kaiser, Oliver Dingman, Dylan Patee, Will Gee, Owen Christiansen, Aiden Lofgren, Faelan Coldwater, Mike McGuire and Paul Flotner. The edit is tagged to Mt. Hood, placing Pearson inside the spring and summer park scene where rails, slush lanes, filmer-led crews and repeat sessions matter more than formal rankings. Based on verified public information, Pearson is best framed as a Midwest-raised rail skier with a documented MSU Rail Jam win and a growing crew-video archive.
