A tour of Whistlers 2023 XL terrain Park with Aidan Mulvihill

Aidan Mulvihill

Aidan Mulvihill is a Canadian freestyle skier who has emerged from the Whistler scene as one of the most promising slopestyle and big air specialists of his generation. Born in 2004 and raised first around Vancouver before moving to Squamish as a child, he began skiing extremely young and grew up training on Grouse Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb. The combination of early mountain time, structured club coaching and a steady diet of park laps built a foundation that now shows in his balance, jump timing and rotation clarity. He is part of a cohort of Western Canadian riders who treat slopestyle as both an athletic craft and a creative medium, making him an appealing figure for fans, brands and event organizers who look for athletes capable of stacking results and media at the same time. Mulvihill’s competitive profile accelerated through the Nor-Am circuit, where consistent finals and podium performances established him as a threat in both big air and slopestyle. The defining trait in those seasons was not only difficulty, but repeatability under pressure, with approach speed management and axis control that travel well from one course to another. That reliability translated into a breakthrough year where he secured overall honors on the Nor-Am tour and earned a start on the World Cup, a transition that marks the step from regional contender to international athlete. In national championship settings he confirmed that form with a mature slopestyle performance, underscoring that his ceiling is still rising as he builds volume at the elite level. On snow, Mulvihill’s strengths are easy to identify. He carries speed cleanly into takeoffs without scrubbing, sets his axis decisively, and keeps grabs late and held to give rotations definition. His lines often show confident switch approaches, good use of knuckles and side hits to maintain flow, and an ability to modulate trick selection for conditions rather than forcing a preset list. On rails he favors surface swaps and pretzel variations that demonstrate edge fluency and upper body discipline. This technical base is reinforced by extensive trampoline work and air-awareness training, which allow him to break new tricks into repeatable steps before committing to full-scale attempts on the hill. Media has been a parallel lane of progress. Mulvihill appears frequently in training edits and park tours filmed on Whistler Blackcomb’s XL setup, projects that serve two purposes: they showcase his current trick set on jumps of meaningful scale, and they give fans a transparent look at how a modern slopestyle skier uses a large park to pace a session from warm-up to ender. He has collaborated with experienced coaches and creators to explain aspects of trick theory, including the mechanics behind direction changes in the air and the cues that make landings more predictable. These pieces reinforce his identity as an athlete who cares about the craft and is comfortable communicating it to a broad audience. The transition to the World Cup brings new variables: bigger travel swings, denser fields, and courses whose features and snow textures change by the hour. Mulvihill’s toolkit is suited to that environment. He is deliberate about ski setup, emphasizing a balanced mount that preserves swing weight for spins without compromising landing stability, and he pays attention to edge tune so rails remain viable even when morning temps make the course firm. His competition routines also show a professional approach to risk management, using weather windows wisely and saving heaviest runs for moments when wind and light cooperate. That strategic patience is often the difference between qualifying and watching finals from the sidelines. Every rising skier faces setbacks, and injuries are a reality of big air and slopestyle. Mulvihill’s response has been pragmatic: maintain a baseline of strength and mobility, emphasize single-leg power to keep pop efficient, and use visualization to shorten the time from rehabilitation back to high-confidence trick execution. The broader support network around him—coaches, filmers, training facilities and sponsors—helps stabilize that process so one interrupted block of competitions does not stall momentum across a season. Looking ahead, Mulvihill’s arc points toward deeper World Cup experience, selective big air entries, and continued media projects that highlight both his style and his method. He has already demonstrated the ability to win domestically, to handle the pressure of tour titles, and to convert that form into international starts. If he continues to add difficulty while preserving execution standards, he has the tools to become a fixture in World Cup finals and a compelling presence in major-event discussions. For fans, he represents the energy of a new Canadian wave that blends technical ambition with a modern understanding of storytelling, product feedback and community building around the sport.