Malcolm Farris

Brookfield, Nova Scotia, Canada | Active: 2022-present FIS record | Known for: Slopestyle, big air, Canada Games bronze, Cardrona ANC podium | Current: Active FIS athlete

Prince Edward Island When The 1440 Had To Land

The big-air jump at the 2023 Canada Winter Games had already pushed Malcolm Farris outside the safe part of the podium conversation. One attempt remained, the Nova Scotia support crew was loud, and the landing needed to hold. Farris sent a Double Cork 1440, scored 92.20, and moved into bronze by two-tenths of a point. That jump gave his public profile a clear first image: a Brookfield skier from a small East Coast province landing a four-rotation, two-inversion trick under Games pressure, then becoming part of Nova Scotia’s first medal story of that event.

Brookfield Roots And Wentworth Repetition

FIS lists Farris as a Canadian freestyle skier with Wentworth Freestyle, born on October 15, 2006, under FIS code 2538669. Freestyle Alberta lists his hometown as Brookfield, Nova Scotia, and his home club as RT Freeski. Sport Nova Scotia traces his early skiing to Ski Wentworth, where he described sliding small boxes as a child and learning through cold East Coast days. That background matters because Wentworth is not a giant western training center. Farris’ progression came from smaller-hill repetition, family support, coach input, and the challenge of building big-air and slopestyle skills from Nova Scotia conditions.

Sun Peaks Put The Canada Cup Win On Paper

Before the Canada Games medal, Farris already had a national result at Sun Peaks. Freestyle Nova Scotia reported that he finished first in the 2023 Sun Peaks Big Air Canada Cup, competing against 67 athletes aged 12 to 20. The same report noted that the event ran from January 12 to 15, 2023, and that Canada Cup events serve as a national freestyle circuit for athletes building toward international starts and FIS points. That result gave his big-air profile substance before the Games: not only one clutch jump, but a win in a Canadian development field.

Canada Games Bronze Changed The Province Story

The Canada Games bronze remains the most visual result in Farris’ early record. The official Games recap describes him as sitting outside the top four before landing the Double Cork 1440 that pushed him into third. It also records Québec skier Jérémy Gagné winning the men’s big-air gold with 94.80. That context matters because Farris was not skiing in isolation. He was measuring himself against strong Canadian park athletes, in a field where one trick could reorder the final. The margin was tiny, but the result was concrete: bronze, Nova Scotia visibility, and a technical trick under pressure.

Cardrona Gave Him An International Podium

Farris’ strongest current FIS result is his second place in freeski slopestyle at Cardrona Alpine Resort on October 1, 2025, in an Australian New Zealand Cup event. FIS lists the result with 99.30 FIS points and 80 cup points. Cardrona is an important marker because it moves the profile outside Canadian domestic competition. The New Zealand venue is a Southern Hemisphere training and contest hub, used by athletes who need snow while the North American winter is still months away. A slopestyle podium there shows that Farris can translate his skiing beyond Wentworth, Sun Peaks and Canadian circuits.

Junior Worlds And The Canada Selection Step

Freestyle Canada selected Farris for the 2023 FIS Park and Pipe Junior World Championships at Cardrona in slopestyle and big air. FIS records place him 13th in junior world slopestyle and 11th in junior world big air in 2023. In 2024, his FIS record also lists 12th in junior world slopestyle at Livigno / Mottolino. Those results do not make him a senior medal contender yet, but they show repeat international exposure. For a developing Canadian park skier, Junior Worlds starts matter because they test travel, course reading, qualification pressure, judging standards and consistency against athletes from deeper national systems.

Mammoth, Whistler And The Nor-Am Layer

The 2025 season added depth through North American results. FIS lists Farris sixth in Nor-Am Cup big air at Mammoth Mountain on March 19, 2025, and 14th in Nor-Am slopestyle at the same venue one day earlier. He also placed sixth in a FIS slopestyle event at Whistler-Blackcomb on April 5, 2025, after earlier Nor-Am starts at Copper Mountain, Aspen / Highlands, Stoneham and WinSport Calgary. This is the useful part of his record: not one isolated medal, but a travel map across the main development venues where Canadian and American freeskiers test themselves before World Cup-level selection.

Head Skis, RT Freeski And The Alberta Move

Freestyle Alberta lists Farris on its Alberta Team – Park & Pipe page, with primary disciplines slopestyle and big air. The same profile names Head Ski, Smith optics, Vulgus365, Sun-Kissed Energy, Steel Subaru and CKG Elevators as sponsors, while listing RT Freeski as his home club. It also gives a useful personal technical marker: his favorite trick is “lip 270 to switch.” The Alberta profile explains why his geography changed. Farris says he is originally from Nova Scotia but has spent recent winters living in Calgary because the East Coast weather is unpredictable and Calgary sits closer to many competitions.

The Current Profile Is Built On Two Tracks

Farris is best read through two tracks at once. The first is big air: Sun Peaks Canada Cup gold, Canada Winter Games bronze, a Double Cork 1440 under pressure, Junior Worlds big-air exposure and Nor-Am starts. The second is slopestyle: Cardrona ANC podium, Junior Worlds results, Whistler top six, Mammoth and Copper starts, and a technical base that includes rail entries, switch exits, jump speed, grab control and line construction. He is not yet a senior World Cup regular, but the verified record is strong enough for an emerging-profile page: Wentworth roots, Nova Scotia medal history, Canadian development selection, Alberta training context, and a measurable international result at Cardrona.