Kian Barret

Midwest, United States | Active: 2015-present public video record | Known for: Trollhaugen rope-tow skiing, BianKarrett edits, Human Being appearances | Current: Street and park skier in Midwest crew videos

Trollhaugen Under Rope-Tow Noise

The rope tow at Trollhaugen pulls fast, loud, and close to the rail line. Under hard Midwest light, Kian Barrett drops into short laps where every feature arrives quickly: tube, down rail, side hit, landing, reset, repeat. His skiing belongs to that rhythm.

Barrett’s public archive is not built through start gates or FIS points. It is built through edits, skier credits, filming credits, and repeat appearances in the Trollhaugen-centered park scene. His name appears most often as Kian Barrett, while some pages shorten it to Kian Barret. The strongest record points to a rider shaped by small-hill rope-tow laps and dense rail skiing.

JCK Crew And The First Trollhaugen Edits

One of the clearest early records is “Kian Barrett Midseason Edit 2015-2016,” published on Newschoolers in January 2016 by the BianKarrett account. The page credits JCK Crew, lists Kian Barrett as the skier, and gives Trollhaugen as the location. That edit places him directly inside the Midwest park environment before his name begins appearing regularly in larger crew projects.

The setting matters. Trollhaugen’s rope tow allows repeated attempts in short bursts, so rail progression happens through volume. Barrett’s skiing reflects that structure: quick speed checks, centered takeoffs, controlled rail slides, and landings that set up the next feature rather than ending the line.

The 2016-2017 Cut And Minnesota Vail

His 2016-2017 edit, also published under BianKarrett, lists Trollhaugen and Minnesota Vail as locations. The page credits Nick Schoess, Michel J, Kellan B, Nick V, and Sam L, showing that the footage came from a local camera network rather than a brand-led production. That crew-based format defines much of Barrett’s visible ski history.

By this point, his skiing had moved beyond a single midseason clip. The edit format gave him room to show rail lines, jump work, switch approaches, and smaller creative tricks that fit the Midwest hill scale. Instead of isolating one hammer, the footage documents a winter of repetition, recovery, and incremental changes.

Human Being Put The Scene Around Him

Trollhaugen’s Human Being series gives Barrett a wider frame. Episode 1, Volume 1 from the 2016-2017 season lists him among a cast that includes Matt Wunderlich, Richard Thomas, Lucas Green, Sam Lobinsky, Ben Neeson, John Knoph, David Duea, and Paddy Flanagan. Nick Schoess handled film and edit duties, keeping the visual identity close to the people actually skiing the park.

Later Human Being episodes kept Barrett in the rotation. “Compressed” in 2018-2019 lists him with Erik Bergerson, Drew Ahlstrom, Courtney Osborn, Jack Fritz, Joel Tiburzi, Mike Kennedy, Sam Lobinsky, Matt Wunderlich, and Ben Neeson. “Defiant” in 2019 adds him near the start of the skier order, again under Nick Schoess’s filming and editing.

Uncompromising And A Camera Credit

“Uncompromising,” Episode 5, Volume 4 of Human Being, gives Barrett two roles. He is listed first in the skier order, and the same page credits him for additional filming alongside John Degelau and Grant Sadusky. That detail is useful because it shows him as more than a skier waiting for clips.

Street and park skiing often depend on riders who also film, shovel, spot speed, or help shape a session. Barrett’s credit fits that culture. His presence is tied to the mechanics of making ski media: repeated attempts, shared cameras, park crew support, and the patience to keep a session alive after a slam.

The 2020 Edit And J Skis Shoutout

In July 2020, BianKarrett published “Kian Barrett // 2020” on Newschoolers. The description says he merged his clips into one longer cut and thanks several people who filmed or supported the season. It also gives explicit shoutouts to J Skis and Trollhaugen for keeping the passion alive.

Newschoolers later included the edit in its 2019-2020 Season Edit Spotlight. The write-up framed Barrett as a Trollhaugen rider and connected his skiing to technical rail work on the rope tow. That external mention gives his 2020 season cut more weight than a normal personal upload, especially inside the core online freeski community.

Rails, Presses, And Small-Hill Timing

Barrett’s visible skiing is rail-first. The repeated settings are Trollhaugen parks, Midwest rope-tow laps, quick takeoffs, and short landings. His toolkit leans toward down rails, tubes, presses, butters, surface swaps, spin-ons, spin-offs, and switch movement. Those tricks reward balance more than speed.

The influence of the hill is easy to read. On a small vertical lap, style comes from how efficiently a skier connects features. Barrett’s best public clips fit that model: compact approaches, low wasted motion, and exits that keep the run alive. The camera does not need a huge jump to show control.

Alta, Trolly Water, And The Later Archive

The BianKarrett video archive also shows movement outside the original Trollhaugen frame. His published video list includes “First time at Alta” from 2022 with Nick Schoess, “Trolly Water” from 2023 after returning to Minnesota late in the season, and a small 2024 clip titled “360ish on.” Those entries keep the archive active beyond the early Human Being years.

The Alta reference matters because it places a rope-tow park skier into a different terrain language. Alta skiing asks for turns, snow reading, and natural features rather than only metal and park transitions. Even when the public record remains short, the location widens the map around Barrett’s skiing.

ATCH CORP And The Current Public Trail

Recent video pages keep Barrett connected to newer crew projects. Vahalla Dreaming, listed for December 2025, names him with Paul Flottmyer, Dylan Patee, Colin Johnston, Jack Kaiser, Johnathan Lande, Bo Chedda, and Josh Gates. Not Bleeding Out, also from December 2025, includes Barrett in a Vahalla skiing crew with Johnston, Patee, Flottmyer, Lande, and Kaiser.

Group Therapy, listed for April 2026, credits skiing by Dylan Patee, Paul Flottmyer, Kian Barrett, Josh Gates, Luke Neuman, Sam Lobinsky, and Jack Kaiser. That current trail places him in the same extended Midwest and ATCH CORP-adjacent ecosystem as his earlier Trollhaugen work: crew-first, rail-heavy, and built around filming rather than contest ranking.