Kim Boberg

Hometown: Älvdalen, Sweden | Active: 2010-present | Disciplines: street, park

Spring meltwater filled the rivers around Kläppen in May 2018 while the snowpark held its shape under bright Swedish sun. Kim Boberg moved through an afternoon jump session as riders cycled back to the takeoffs, photographers filled memory cards and skis kept tracing the shaped transitions. The light weakened gradually, but the skiing continued into dusk. Groups spread across the park, regrouped beside features and dropped again while the last daylight stayed over the slope. Boberg remained on the hill as the final skiers left a session he had built around his home resort.

Breckenridge 2010: wind cuts Dew Tour runs

On December 15, 2010, Boberg placed eighth in Heat 2 of the Dew Tour open qualifier at Breckenridge with 72.00 points. Falling snow and high winds affected a course that linked the Burlington Double Set Rail, a down-flat-down box or flat-down rail, two jumps and a final rail choice. The wind became strong enough for the second run of that heat to be cancelled, leaving the first run as the result. On December 14, 2011, he returned to Breckenridge and placed 19th in Heat 1 of the slopestyle qualifier as blustery winds and intermittent snow showers crossed the course.

Kläppen 2015: Kimbo Sessions gets its name

The second spring gathering at Kläppen in 2015 expanded beyond the small group that had skied there the previous year. More riders arrived, more features were added and Boberg kept the format loose: wake up, ski, take breaks and return to the park without a competition schedule controlling the day. During that second year, Freddie Funhouse suggested the name Kimbo Sessions. The event stayed at Kläppen, less than an hour from Boberg's base in Älvdalen, and grew around custom park skiing rather than judged runs.

Andorra 2017: skiing again after injury

By March 2017, Boberg was back on skis after missing the previous season through injury. A winter trip to Andorra put him around three large parks and nearby freeride terrain, with Henrik Harlaut then based in the country. Boberg's park vocabulary at the time included blunt-to-opposite-blunt combinations, while his street background remained central to how he approached rails and transitions. The return also preceded another spring at Kläppen, where Kimbo Sessions had already moved from a small gathering toward a larger invited crew.

Kläppen 2018: seventy riders fill the park

By the 2018 Kimbo Sessions, Boberg counted about 70 participants, compared with 15 in the first year and 40 the year before. The week mixed rails, jumps and long park sessions without a scored contest. In the afternoon, crews moved between technical jib features and the jump line; later, a large backflip train crossed the park. The gathering had become large enough to pull riders from outside Sweden while still operating around the same rule-free rhythm Boberg had used from the early Kläppen sessions.

Armada 2024: four prototypes become Kimbo

In October 2024, Armada rolled out Boberg's first pro-model ski, the Kimbo. He had begun with the turning feel of the Armada Stranger and asked for a lighter park ski with a different flex and a fully wrapped edge. Four prototypes arrived for testing; the fourth matched the target. Boberg described a light ski with quick turns, noses suited to butters and presses, and slightly stiffer tails for big jumps. He skied that prototype through the previous season in park and street, mounted two centimetres behind true centre.

Field Productions to Armada: films 2013–2025

Supervention arrived in 2013 through Field Productions, directed by Filip Christensen and Even Sigstad. Boberg has a Short segment, including street skiing with Sigstad on a spiral staircase in Trondheim. Field Productions later reported that a clip of the staircase had accumulated roughly 10 million online views by 2014. The film also used Boberg in a large park-feature shoot at Folgefonna alongside Tom Wallisch, Aleksander Aurdal, Jesper Tjäder, Johan Berg, Anders Backe and Torstein Horgmo.

In 2014, Armada released Oil & Water, directed by Corey Stanton and starring Boberg alongside Phil Casabon, Henrik Harlaut, Mike Hornbeck, Riley Leboe, Tanner Hall, JP Auclair, Jacob Wester and Oscar Harlaut. Boberg has a Full segment. The film won Best Manmade Air and Best Jib at the 2014 Powder Awards, with Corey Stanton, Brandon Husak and Ante Olofsson credited for principal cinematography.

AIREA followed in 2017 with Boberg and Oliver Karlberg skiing around Älvdalen. Fredrik Larsson filmed and edited the project, and the entire movie was shot within roughly one hour of their homes in western Sweden. Its four-section structure moved through street skiing, woods and Kimbo Sessions footage before ending with Boberg at local spots. Boberg has a Full segment, closing a project built around terrain within driving distance of home.

Other work across later ensemble productions includes a Short segment in Zig Zag (Level 1, 2018), a Producer credit on Butterfly (Multi Colored Studios and Armada, 2021), a Short segment in Chameleon (Deviate Films, 2022), and a Short segment in ORNADA (Armada, 2025).

Kläppen 2026: tenth Kimbo Sessions takes shape

On April 25, 2026, Boberg led the rider meeting for the first Kimbo Open at Kläppen, an open session whose winner earned a place at Kimbo Sessions together with lodging and meals. The resort closed part of the jump side while the Kimbo build was underway. The main session then arrived with Swedish sun over a park shaped with staple rails, step-ups, kickers, transfers, bowls and quarter-pipes instead of a standard competition line.

In May 2026, the 10th Kimbo Sessions filled Kläppen Snowpark with those custom features and another invited crew. Boberg worked around the shaped park while Björn Eklund and Ante Olofsson filmed the week. Skiing, shaping and the Kimbo Kitchen continued through the session before a concert closed the final night.

Selected filmography

Selection of his main film projects. Not a complete filmography.