~ Absolem ~ by Phil Casabon & Brady Perron

Profile and significance Philip “B-Dog” Casabon is a Canadian freeski icon from Shawinigan, Québec, whose style-first language—presses, butters, nollies, reverts, and shiftys that breathe—reshaped modern park and urban skiing. He rose through night laps at his local hill, Vallée du Parc, and became one of the most influential riders of his generation by proving that creativity, definition, and flow can outweigh brute force. His cultural footprint is matched by hardware: back-to-back gold medals at X Games Real Ski in 2018 and 2019, plus the 2018 Fan Favorite nod, cemented his status as a peer-elected standard.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Kläppen Snowpark is Sweden’s reference venue for park skiing—a purpose-built freestyle precinct inside the Kläppen Ski Resort area of Sälenfjällen, Dalarna. For scale and intent, it stands apart in Scandinavia: a dedicated park zone with national-level build quality that hosts championship weeks, team camps, and progression sessions throughout the season. The resort’s official materials emphasize just how much room the shapers have to work with—an area equivalent to roughly 14 football pitches—allowing long, flowing lines and large features when winter cooperates.... Read more on the Location page

Brand overview and significance Armada is widely recognized as skiing’s pioneering athlete-founded brand. Launched in 2002 by a crew of influential freeskiers and creatives, it set out to build equipment around how modern skiers actually ride—park, powder, streets, and big, natural terrain—rather than filtering innovation through traditional race heritage. The brand’s identity has remained anchored in rider input and film culture, with a product line that mirrors the creative, playful approach that reshaped freeskiing in the 2000s and beyond.... Read more on the Sponsor page