Jack Kaiser

Profile and significance

Jack Kaiser is a Midwest freeski park rider and filmer whose name has become closely tied to rope-tow culture, Trollhaugen laps and the DIY media world around ATCH CORP. Through a string of season edits on Newschoolers, appearances in the long-running “Human Being” series from Trollhaugen and his role in ATCH CORP videos like “Orientation,” “Nah,” “Encounter” and “Birds Of The Nest,” he has become one of the recognisable faces of the modern Midwestern jib scene. Rather than chasing FIS points or World Cup starts, Kaiser has built his profile through consistent presence in crew edits, small-brand collaborations and local events that show what freeski really looks like for most park skiers.

His Newschoolers season edits from 2018–19 through 2020–21, all tagged to Trollhaugen, emphasise that connection: short, dense park segments full of rails, tubes and side-hits, often highlighted as Video of the Day. Trollhaugen’s own “Human Being” episodes list him among the skiers and give him special thanks in the credits, reflecting the fact that he is part of the local fabric rather than just a guest. By 2024 and 2025 he is credited not only as a skier but also as a filmer and editor for projects ranging from ATCH CORP webisodes to clothing collab videos, positioning him as a rider–creator whose influence extends beyond his own tricks.

Competitive arc and key venues

Kaiser’s “competitive” arc is best understood through the places and projects that feature him rather than through podium lists. One pillar is Trollhaugen in Wisconsin, the rope-tow park hill that has become a global reference point for rail-heavy skiing. Trollhaugen’s Human Being series, park event recaps and terrain-park contest submissions all place him within the core crew that shapes and rides the features. In an industry terrain-park contest overview, the Trollhaugen Park Crew is called out by name, listing Kaiser among the creative staff and locals who design, build and showcase the park line-up. That behind-the-scenes role is as important to his story as any formal contest result.

The second pillar is the broader Midwest and its jam-style events. In Freeskier’s feature about Phil “B-Dog” Casabon’s return to Minnesota, Kaiser appears “representing ATCH CORP” at Wild Mountain, sharing a down-flat-down rail with John Robinson in JahFlow. The event has no official podium, by design, but the article singles out his riding, which is a strong signal of how he is perceived among peers. Other clips and recaps show him at Wild, at Trollhaugen anniversary events like the Open Haugen rail jam and in local park sessions that draw some of the most committed jib skiers in the region.

Summer adds a third key venue: Mount Hood. In the 2025 Hood edit “These Days,” his name appears in the rider list alongside a cast of core park skiers, taking the Trollhaugen-honed skill set to the public parks and summer lanes at Timberline Lodge. Between Midwest rope tows, Minnesota event rails and Oregon summer slush, Kaiser’s “tour” is made of places that prioritise creativity, repetition and community more than formal rankings.

How they ski: what to watch for

On snow, Jack Kaiser skis like someone who has learned to make every metre of a small hill count. His season edits from Trollhaugen are built around tight, efficient lines where almost no feature goes unused. Approaches are calm and deliberate, the stance is low and centred, and spin direction changes often from rail to rail, making the most basic park layout feel complex. Expect to see surface swaps, quick front and back swaps and spin-on, spin-off combinations that rely on precision rather than brute-force risk. Landings are usually set up to feed straight into the next tube or wall, which gives his runs a sense of momentum that works especially well on camera.

On jumps he tends to keep things practical and repeatable. Mid-sized park booters become platforms for clean, well-grabbed spins rather than for maximum-rotation experiments. That fits the environment he skis in: Trollhaugen and Wild Mountain are about lapping a rope tow for hours, building consistency and style on features that might not be huge but are hit countless times a night. In Mt. Hood footage, the same approach appears on longer, more flowing lines, with smooth switch takeoffs and relaxed grabs rather than spin-to-win trick lists.

For viewers who want to learn from his skiing, the important details are speed control and commitment. Kaiser usually sets his line and speed well before the feature, so there are few last-second speed checks or posture changes. That gives his tricks an unhurried look and makes even technical rail moves seem accessible, provided you are willing to do the same amount of focused repetition.

Resilience, filming, and influence

Kaiser’s influence is amplified by his work behind the lens. On Newschoolers his list of published videos includes not only his own season edits but also a string of ATCH CORP projects, from “Orientation” and “Nah” to “Encounter,” “Terror on Tomte,” “Ottering,” “I Just Did,” “Obscured,” “The Big Spot (glyph x atch)” and the full-length “ATCH CORP // Birds Of The Nest//.” In several cases he is credited as filmer and editor, and a midwest ski clothing collab video explicitly notes that it was filmed and edited by him. That dual role—skier and filmmaker—makes him part of the backbone of ATCH CORP’s visual identity.

Those projects capture more than just tricks. They show the full texture of Midwestern freeski life: dark rope-tow sessions under lights, parking-lot hangs, spring slush at Trollhaugen’s Valhalla park and the occasional road trip west. By consistently documenting that world, Kaiser helps turn local nights into something that skiers across the globe can watch and relate to. When the snow does not cooperate for urban missions, ATCH CORP edits shift focus to park-heavy storytelling, and his camera work keeps the energy high.

This steady output makes him a reference point for younger skiers coming up at Trollhaugen, Wild Mountain or other small hills. They see that one of the locals is not only throwing tricks but also shaping how the scene is seen from the outside. In an era when every crew needs at least one dedicated filmer-editor to get noticed, he shows what it looks like when that role is filled by someone who skis at a high level as well.

Geography that built the toolkit

The geography behind Kaiser’s skating-on-snow style is almost entirely rope-tow and small-hill based. Trollhaugen, with its compact vertical and dense rail gardens, is the obvious core: his early and mid-pandemic season edits are built on nothing but Troll laps, and Trollhaugen’s Human Being videos list him among the regulars. Night after night of riding the same tow, hitting the same line of rails in different ways, breeds a kind of creativity and comfort on metal that larger resorts cannot always replicate.

Minnesota’s park hills, especially Wild Mountain, add a slightly different flavour. Events like the B-Dog-hosted jam bring outside attention and force locals to raise their level in front of legends and cameras. Those sessions, where Kaiser appears under the ATCH CORP banner, are the kind of high-energy, high-pressure laps that translate perfectly to edits later. Finally, summer at Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood stretches out the distances between features and adds slushy, forgiving landings into the mix, letting him adapt his Midwest rail game to longer slopestyle-style runs. Together, these spots form a tight but varied triangle that explains both his technical rail skills and his ability to make almost any park look interesting.

Equipment and partners: practical takeaways

While Kaiser is not heavily marketed around a single pro model, his gear choices can be read through the brands and setups seen in his edits. ATCH CORP’s own apparel and the aesthetics of small, rider-run Midwest brands show up often in his clothing, underscoring a preference for pieces that can handle repeated slams on steel and snow while still looking good on film. Footage from Trollhaugen and Hood suggests the use of centre-mounted, jib-focused twin-tips well suited to butters, surface swaps and urban-style hits, even if the exact ski brand is not always foregrounded.

More important than any logo is how the gear is used. Edge life matters when most of your skiing happens on rails, so detuning tips and tails while keeping enough bite underfoot is a recurring theme in this style of skiing. Boots need to be supportive enough to survive heavy landings but forgiving enough to allow all-day park sessions without destroying your feet. For riders inspired by Kaiser, the main practical takeaway is simple: build a setup around rope-tow parks and repeatable laps, not around hypothetical big-mountain days that rarely happen if you live in the Midwest.

Why fans and progressing skiers care

Fans and progressing skiers care about Jack Kaiser because he represents the everyday reality of core freeskiing: working with a local park crew, skiing under lights after work or school, filming with your friends and slowly building a body of edits that tell the story of a place. He is not an X Games medallist or a World Cup slopestyle regular; instead, he is one of the riders and filmers making sure that Midwest skiing is seen and respected on its own terms.

For skiers coming up on small hills with rope tows and modest jump lines, his path is a clear and motivating blueprint. Film your seasons, thank your local park crew, support independent projects like ATCH CORP, and treat each lap as a chance to refine both your tricks and your eye for what looks good on camera. Watching Kaiser in Trollhaugen edits, Wild Mountain features and Hood projects turns his skiing into more than entertainment. It becomes a case study in how a rider from a tiny hill can help define a regional style and contribute meaningfully to freeski culture without ever needing a bib number to prove it.