Kimbo sessions 2023

Kimbo Sessions 2023 was a spring freeski gathering held at Kläppen Snowpark in Sweden in early May 2023 | Disciplines: park skiing, creative jumps, rails, transfers, rhythm features and film sessions | Notable rider choice: Vilmer Ivarsson | Format: invite based anti contest with rider voted recognition rather than formal judging

Kläppen Returned To The Kimbo Bubble In Early May

Kimbo Sessions 2023 took place at Kläppen Snowpark in Sweden at the beginning of May 2023, using the late spring window that has become central to the event’s identity. The edition was built around Kim Boberg, his home resort, a custom park and a group of skiers invited to ride without a standard contest frame. There were no heats, no public score sheets and no official podium. The session mattered because it gave elite park skiers a week to test ideas, repeat lines, watch each other and turn a private build into one of the most visible freeski edits of the year.

Vilmer Ivarsson Took The Rider Of The Week Vote

Kimbo Sessions 2023 Rider Vote — May 2023
Rider of the Week: Vilmer Ivarsson (SWE)
Close contenders mentioned publicly: Mac Forehand (USA), Olivia Asselin (CAN), Max Moffatt (CAN)

No official top three, score or discipline ranking should be attached to Kimbo Sessions 2023. SBC Skier’s interview with Kimbo Sessions content coordinator Tall T Dan identifies Vilmer Ivarsson as Rider of the Week and names Mac Forehand, Olivia Asselin and Max Moffatt as close contenders. That is the safe results record for the edition. The award reflects the Kimbo logic better than a podium would: the riders decide who shaped the week, based on style, consistency, originality and how much the skiing affected the session around them.

Every Inch Of The Park Became Skiable

The 2023 build was designed around movement rather than a conventional slopestyle lane. In SBC Skier’s interview, Boberg described the main goal as making every inch of the park skiable, with tracks appearing across the full width of the setup by the second day. That design language is central to Kimbo. A feature is not only a jump, rail or takeoff. It can be a transition, sidewall, roller, transfer, landing shoulder or speed change that invites a different skier to see the line in another direction. The course rewarded reading, not only rotation count.

Mac Forehand Olivia Asselin And Max Moffatt Kept The Vote Tight

The close-contender list gives the edition its competitive texture. Mac Forehand brought the complete slopestyle vocabulary: rails, jumps, spins, landings and the ability to make high-difficulty tricks look controlled. Olivia Asselin added a different rhythm, with creative feature use and strong style in a session format that does not separate women into a smaller spotlight. Max Moffatt fit the same environment through technical rail skiing, clean grabs and smart speed choices. Their presence around Ivarsson’s Rider of the Week title shows that the vote was not about one isolated trick. It was about the full week of skiing.

Björn Eklund Turned The Week Into Three Recaps

The public memory of Kimbo Sessions 2023 comes mainly through video. Downdays and Newschoolers both circulated the three live recaps, with Björn Eklund filming and editing the main series. Part 1 introduced the return of the session, Part 2 pushed deeper into the park energy, and Part 3 closed with the celebration and Rider of the Week reveal. That three-part structure matters for skipowd.tv because Kimbo Sessions is not best understood through a written result sheet. It is an event where the footage is the archive, and the edits preserve the way skiers reacted to the build in real time.

Armada Monster Oakley And Tyrolia Framed The Session

The 2023 edition also had a clear brand environment. The official recap credits presented the session with Monster Energy, Oakley Skiing, Armada, Tyrolia Bindings, Kläppen Ski Resort, Winn Marketing and Snowpark Consulting. That sponsor layer should not turn the page into a commercial profile, but it explains how the week functioned. Kimbo needs a serious park build, lodging, filming support, food, gear, riders and enough logistical freedom for people to ride until late in the Swedish light. The brands helped support that ecosystem while the riders defined the culture.

Where Kimbo Sessions 2023 Fits In The Archive

Kimbo Sessions 2023 should be indexed as a style-first freeski session edition, not as a formal slopestyle, big air or rail contest. The verified archive core is clear: early May 2023, Kläppen Snowpark, Kim Boberg’s custom build, Björn Eklund’s recap series, no official podium and Vilmer Ivarsson as Rider of the Week. Its importance comes from the anti-contest format and the density of creative skiing inside one park week. For skipowd.tv, the page should preserve that distinction: Kimbo Sessions 2023 was not about winning a score sheet, but about leaving the strongest mark on the room.