SuperUnknown XXI

SuperUnknown 21 was the 2024 Level 1 freeski talent search final held at Mammoth Mountain, California from April 18 to 23 2024 | Disciplines: park skiing, street influenced video parts, spring park sessions and finalist edits | Notable winners: Shiori Takahashi and Felix Klein | Format: video submissions, 16 finalist week, pro session environment and rider vote

Mammoth Unbound Hosted The Twenty First Search

SuperUnknown 21 took place at Mammoth Mountain, California from April 18 to 23 2024, using Mammoth Unbound’s South Park as the private finals build for Level 1’s long-running freeski talent search. The edition continued the modern SuperUnknown format: video entries first, finalists selected from submissions, then a week of real riding alongside pros before the winners were chosen. The official Level 1 SuperUnknown archive lists the 2024 edition as hosted by Mammoth Mountain, with Shiori Takahashi and Felix Klein as the category winners.

Sixteen Finalists Entered A Pro Heavy Week

The 2024 finalist group included 10 men and 6 women. Freeskier listed the women’s finalists as Liv Cull, Naomi Urness, Evelyn Mullie, Isabella Tvede-Jensen, Shiori Takahashi and Josephine Howell. The men’s field was Felix Klein, Collin Johnston, Mathias Høgås, Andy Hoblitzelle, Daniel Johnson, Blake Rolfing, Rafael Diaz, Ailo Riponiemi, Jackson Jenkins and Keagan Supple. Supple and Howell entered through the wildcard vote, which closed on April 7. That structure kept the event connected to its online roots while still making the final week a real mountain session rather than a remote edit contest.

Rider Votes Decided The Main Titles

SuperUnknown 21 was not scored like a slopestyle final. Downdays reported that judging came through a rider vote involving pros, finalists and crew members, supported by raw cut video stringouts from the week. That detail matters because it separates the event from federation competition. The winner needed more than one clean run. A skier had to leave an impression across six days: rails, jumps, line choice, style, reactions from other riders and how their footage looked when replayed in the room. The format rewarded full-week presence rather than a single podium run.

SuperUnknown 21 Award Record

SuperUnknown 21 — April 2024
Women’s Winner: Shiori Takahashi (JPN)
Men’s Winner: Felix Klein (GBR)

Recognition Awards — April 2024
Pro Rider of the Week: Jed Waters (USA)
OG Award: Parker White (USA)

No formal top three podium should be added unless Level 1 publishes one in that form. The official record is category based: Takahashi won the women’s SuperUnknown 21 title, Klein won the men’s title, Waters was voted Pro Rider of the Week, and Parker White received the OG Award. That is enough for a clean archive page because SuperUnknown is built around finalist recognition, video output and peer judgment rather than ranked score sheets.

Shiori Takahashi Found Her Own Route Through The Build

Shiori Takahashi’s women’s win gave the 2024 edition a strong international line from Japan to the Eastern Sierra. Freeskier described her as composed across the week and noted how she found her own way to ride a large Mammoth build that could intimidate riders at first glance. That phrasing fits SuperUnknown well. The event does not reward only the skier who can survive the biggest feature. It rewards the skier who can make a strange park feel personal. Takahashi’s title should be archived as a style and presence win, not only as a finalist label.

Felix Klein Turned Consistency Into The Men’s Title

Felix Klein won the men’s SuperUnknown 21 title after standing out across the Mammoth week. Freeskier described the men’s field as a tough battle with 10 finalists, then framed Klein’s win around consistency, composure in the air and repeated strength through the park. That matters because SuperUnknown finals can be chaotic. The build is large, the pro field is heavy, and young riders have to ski beside people they may have watched for years. Klein’s title showed that calm execution still carries weight inside a format often associated with creativity, edits and raw style.

South Park Features Gave The Week Its Scale

The course list at Mammoth Unbound’s South Park explains why the edition produced a serious finals week. Freeskier’s day one coverage named features including an S to C rail, flat rail, top DFD, quad kink, gap down tube, Y transfer, elbow tube, wrecking ball, down donkey, sharkfin, rail garden, multiple jumps, whale tail, rainbow to down, hip and wallride tube. That inventory gave finalists more than a single jump line. A rider could show rail precision, transfer reading, jump confidence, wallride control and adaptability across a broad feature set.

Pro Riders Made The Room Heavier

The 2024 finals were shaped by the riders surrounding the finalists. Freeskier reported more than 40 pros at Mammoth, with names such as Joss Christensen, Parker White, Jackson Wells, Taylor Lundquist, Jonah Williams, Liam Downey, Isabella Tvede-Jensen and Will Wesson appearing in the event environment. That presence changes the pressure. SuperUnknown finalists are not riding in a separate junior lane. They are skiing the same private park week as established names, which makes every trick feel like both a contest attempt and a first impression inside the freeski community.

Monster And Mammoth Kept The Media Week Running

The support system around SuperUnknown 21 helped make the week possible. Level 1’s finalist announcement presented the edition with Mammoth Mountain, Unbound Terrain Parks, Monster Energy, Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale, Wells Lamont and Freeskier. The later Level 1 mega recap thanked Mammoth Mountain, the Unbound team, Dale’s Pale Ale, Monster Energy and Wells Lamont for the six-day Eastern Sierra week. Those names matter less as sponsor decoration than as infrastructure. SuperUnknown needs shapers, media crews, lift access, housing rhythm, food, photographers and enough time for a private park session to become an archive.

Where SuperUnknown 21 Fits In The Archive

SuperUnknown 21 should be indexed as a major alternative freeski competition edition, not as a standard slopestyle event. Its permanent facts are clear: 2024, Mammoth Mountain, April 18 to 23, 16 finalists, six women, 10 men, wildcard entries, more than 40 pros, Shiori Takahashi women’s winner, Felix Klein men’s winner, Jed Waters Pro Rider of the Week and Parker White OG Award. The edition matters because it kept SuperUnknown’s talent-search identity strong after more than two decades. A skier could still enter through footage, earn a finals spot, ride beside pros, and leave Mammoth with a title that belongs to freeski culture more than to a score sheet.