Cole Gibson
Profile and significance Cole Gibson is a Vermont-bred freeski rider best known for street and park segments that helped define the East Coast’s modern urban-ski voice. Rather than chasing ranking points, he came up through rider-led crews and the Burlington–Montpelier corridor, earning wide attention with full parts in the Vermont-based HG Skis films “Children of the Guan” (2015), “The Promocabana” (2016), and the two-year project “Eat The Guts” (2017), which drew industry-festival recognition. His clips travel because they are readable at full speed—clean lock-ins, calm outruns, and trick choices that protect line speed.... Read more on the Athlete page
Daniel Bacher
Fulpmes / Medraz, Stubaital, Austria | Active: 2016-present | Known for: Beijing 2022 Olympic start, Chur 2023 World Cup podium, stylish switch and butter-heavy big air skiing | Current: public competition status unclear after Ski Austria's 2025 farewell list, but still strongly associated with Monster Energy, Armada and the Austrian park-video scene Chur, night lights, and the jump that changed the scale. The city big-air setup in Chur never feels relaxed. The in-run is steep, the landing looks tighter under artificial light, and every trick carries a little extra theatre because the whole thing happens inside a festival atmosphere instead of a quiet resort lap.... Read more on the Athlete page
Henrik Harlaut
Åre, Sweden / Andorra | Active: 2011-present | Known for: X Games big air record, Olympic big air bronze, style-led film projects | Current: active skier and filmmaker working with Armada, Monster Energy and CHIMI, with recent projects including Lo & Behold and ORNADA Sochi did not introduce Henrik Harlaut as a medalist. It introduced him as a force. On the first Olympic freeski slopestyle course in 2014, Harlaut dropped in wearing pants so loose they became part of the run.... Read more on the Athlete page
Kim Boberg
Profile and significance Kim Boberg is a Swedish freeski original whose influence runs well beyond podiums. Born in 1991 and raised in the rural municipality of Älvdalen, he emerged through athlete-led films and Europe’s scene-driven culture before becoming a longtime pillar of the Armada Skis team. His career threads through Field Productions segments, a standout part in Armada’s “Oil & Water,” the web series “Shred ’n Breakfast,” and an all-urban entry at the X Games Real Ski 2019 video contest.... Read more on the Athlete page
Liam Downey
Freeway in spring slush Late spring at Breckenridge, the snow in Freeway terrain park goes grey at the edges and fast in the apron. Liam Downey’s 2014 “Rainbow Demon” edit lives in that kind of light: soft slush on the lip, a quick setup into the feature, then a clean read of the park without a contest bib anywhere in sight. FREESKIER described him then as a former Level 1 stalwart, and that frame lands closer to the truth than any points list.... Read more on the Athlete page
Mike Hornbeck
Profile and significance Mike Hornbeck is an American freeski icon from Michigan whose street-first approach, butters and presses helped define the look of modern park and urban skiing. Rising through the mid-2000s film era, he became one of the most recognizable riders in Level 1’s catalog with standout appearances in titles like Realtime, After Dark, and other projects that centered style and originality over podiums. A long-time member of the Armada team, he later carried his aesthetic into rider-led web parts and brand pieces that many skiers still study frame by frame.... Read more on the Athlete page
Philip Casabon - B-Dog
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
Quinn Wolferman
Profile and significance Quinn Wolferman is an American freeski standout from Missoula, Montana whose calm, creative movement has translated across edits, SLVSH games, World Cups and the broadcast stage. Born in 1997, he grew up lapping Montana Snowbowl before basing in Utah and splitting his days between Park City Mountain and Alta Ski Area. His breakout moment came at the X Games in 2022, where he won Ski Knuckle Huck gold with a run built on patient nose-butter takeoffs, inventive body slides and the kind of timing that reads perfectly in slow motion.... Read more on the Athlete page