SuperUnknown 22

SuperUnknown 22 was the 2025 Level 1 freeski talent search final hosted at Palisades Tahoe in California in April 2025 | Disciplines: park skiing, street influenced video parts, spring park sessions and filmed recap edits | Notable winners: Rylie Warnick and Isak Davidsson | Format: video submissions, finalists week, peer recognition and media recaps

Palisades Tahoe Took The Twenty Second SuperUnknown Finals

SuperUnknown 22 was hosted at Palisades Tahoe, California in April 2025, giving Level 1 its twenty second edition of the long-running freeski talent search. The official announcement placed the finals at Palisades Tahoe and described the event as a week-long session and park shoot for top men’s and women’s amateur skiers. The format stayed true to SuperUnknown’s original purpose: riders first prove themselves through video submissions, then selected finalists meet at a real mountain build where skiing, filming, peer reaction and final edits decide the lasting record.

Video Entries Became A California Spring Session

The 2025 process started with submissions, moved through semifinalists and finalist selections, then ended with the Palisades finals. Level 1 described the field as coming from entries around the world, with skiers showing park, street, powder and mixed styles. Prime Skiing listed 15 invited finalists plus two wildcard additions, which made the final week feel larger than a normal private park shoot. SuperUnknown does not work like a FIS slopestyle final with scores and bib numbers. Its value is closer to a film audition, where a skier’s style has to survive both the submitted video and the live session week.

Warnick And Davidsson Took The SuperUnknown Titles

SuperUnknown 22 — 2025
Women’s Winner: Rylie Warnick (USA)
Men’s Winner: Isak Davidsson (SWE)

The safe results record is category based rather than a full podium. Level 1 officially named Warnick as the women’s winner and Davidsson as the men’s winner. A complete first second third table should not be added unless Level 1 publishes it in that form. That restraint matters because SuperUnknown is not a standard results contest. Winning means the rider stood out across submitted footage, finals week skiing, film output and the internal decision process that has made the series a major alternative route into freeski visibility.

Pro Awards Added A Second Layer Of Recognition

The 2025 award sheet also named Joss Christensen as OG Award winner, Alaïs Develay as Women’s Pro Rider of the Week and Joona Kangas as Men’s Pro Rider of the Week. Those awards gave the finals week another level beyond the amateur titles. Christensen represented the older pro presence, Develay and Kangas showed how the invited pro group influenced the session energy, and the finalists had to ski in the same environment. That mix is part of SuperUnknown’s appeal: new riders are not isolated from the wider culture, they are dropped directly into it.

Four Filmers Rebuilt The Recap Format

SuperUnknown 22 changed the media rhythm by inviting four filmers to create separate recap edits instead of relying on a single official cut. Level 1 named Hayden Benninghofen, Sam Tuff, Garrett Whaley and Sam Putnam as the recap filmers, with a Crew’s Favorite Edit cash prize voted by the athlete roster and media team. That decision fit the event perfectly. SuperUnknown is about how skiing looks on camera, so giving several filmers the same finals week created multiple readings of the Palisades build: different angles, pacing, trick emphasis and rider selection inside one event archive.

Finalists Made The Field Feel Global

The finalist list showed the international spread of the 2025 edition. Prime Skiing listed women’s finalists Elsa Sjöstedt, Avery Krumme, Rylie Warnick, Maria Esteban, Anouck Brodard and Elena Paskevich. The men’s finalists included Simon Geminiani, Matias Suomi, Cayden Wood, Sam Gnoza, Maksim Senkevich, Hugo Ohlsén, Luukas Kärsämä, Maé Biedermann and Jackson Doremus. The semifinalist pool was broader again, with names such as Marea Adams, Eleonora Ferrari, Wyatt Dorman, George Brown and Isak Davidsson appearing before the final selection and wildcard process finished. That structure kept the event tied to discovery rather than invitation-only status.

Monster And Palisades Framed The Support System

The official Level 1 winners note thanked Palisades Tahoe, Goodr, Montucky Cold Snacks, Flaskap, Monster Energy and PistenBully North America for making the edition possible. The most important piece for the skiing was still the Palisades spring setup. A finals week needs features that can produce repeated tricks, enough snow to maintain the build, lift access, filming angles and a crew environment where unknown riders can take real attempts without the chaos of a public contest. Palisades gave SuperUnknown 22 that stage, and the sponsor layer helped turn the week into a complete media product.

Where SuperUnknown 22 Fits In The Archive

SuperUnknown 22 should be indexed as a major alternative freeski competition edition, not as a standard slopestyle event. Its permanent facts are clear: 2025, Palisades Tahoe, Level 1, global video submissions, finalists week, Rylie Warnick women’s winner, Isak Davidsson men’s winner, pro rider awards and four recap filmers. The edition matters because SuperUnknown still functions as one of skiing’s most credible discovery systems. It gives unknown or emerging riders a way to be seen through clips, style, creativity and peer attention, then turns one spring week into a career marker that can outlast many scored contests.