"Activity" A film by Phil Casabon and friends

East Coast / United States | Active: 2013-present public video record | Known for: HG Skis films, The Bunch projects, East Coast street skiing, Phil Casabon’s Activity | Current: Public archive centered on street, crew and guest-part footage Loon With A Fisheye Under The Chair The Seven Brothers chair at Loon moved slowly above spring park traffic, cold metal flashing below and a fisheye lens pointed toward the last features. Cole Gibson crossed the hill with Liam McKinley nearby, then pressed a lip at the edge of the run, arms loose as the skis came back to forward. That short scene, reported during a Newschoolers Gathering recap, says a lot about Gibson’s place in freeskiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

Innsbruck, Austria | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski big air, slopestyle, knuckle huck | Verified: 2022 Olympian, 2021 Junior Worlds double silver, Chur 2023 World Cup podium, X Games Aspen 2024 Big Air bronze | Current: Armada and Monster Energy athlete profile, style-led video presence Buttermilk When The Tail Butter Held Buttermilk Mountain was loud under the Aspen lights, with the big-air ramp glowing above packed Colorado snow. Daniel Bacher came in switch, pressed his tails across the lip, then released into a double cork 1440 with the landing running fast below him. X Games Aspen 2024 gave Bacher the clearest international marker of his senior career.... Read more on the Athlete page

Åre / Andorra | Active: FIS status active | Discipline: freeski big air, slopestyle, knuckle huck, street filming | Verified: 2022 Olympic big air bronze, 14 X Games medals, 8 X Games golds, 2019 Worlds big air silver | Current: Armada, Monster Energy, Harlaut Apparel, 2026 Olympic team return affected by injury Aspen When The Nose Butter Went Vertical Buttermilk was black around the edges, the Big Air jump cut white under the floodlights. Henrik Harlaut pressed his ski tips into the takeoff, paused on the nose, then released into a triple cork 1620 that looked late until it landed clean. X Games Aspen 2013 turned that trick into freeski language.... Read more on the Athlete page

Älvdalen, Sweden | Active: 2000s-present | Focus: street, park, ski films, Kimbo Sessions | Current: Armada athlete and Kimbo Sessions host Kläppen Slush When The Week Opens Kläppen Snowpark softened under the April sun as skis hissed through wet spring slush. Kim Boberg stood near the features, reading speed, shape, and crew energy before another rider dropped into the line. That scene captures the center of his skiing better than a podium sheet.... Read more on the Athlete page

Stratton, Vermont | Former professional street and park skier, Level 1 film athlete, ski writer, and coach | Public markers: High Five, Long Story Short, Realtime, Refresh, Eye Trip, After Dark, Junction 133, Armada, FREESKIER, Stratton Mountain School Stratton Ice And The Sound Of Steel The rail at Stratton did not need deep snow to feel alive. It needed cold Vermont air, a fast in-run, and a skier willing to make metal sound smooth. Liam Downey came from that world: Bromley laps, Stratton park days, East Coast freeze-thaw, and a generation that measured style through video segments rather than podium sheets.... Read more on the Athlete page

Michigan, United States | Former contest outsider, active street and park skier, Armada athlete, Level 1 film figure | Public markers: Realtime, Refresh, Eye Trip, After Dark, Sunny, X Games Real Ski 2018, Wreckallections, Wrebirth, Ornada | Main lane: butters, presses, rails, small-feature creativity Michigan Ice Before The First Press The Midwest hill was short, cold, and hard enough for every edge mistake to feel public. Mike Hornbeck came from that kind of snow: three-month winters, small parks, icy takeoffs, rope-tow rhythm, and nine months of thinking about the next trick. His skiing never needed a huge jump to hold attention.... Read more on the Athlete page

Vallée du Parc / Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: street skiing, creative park, urban, jib, backcountry-influenced freestyle | Verified: X Games Real Ski gold in 2018 and 2019, B&E / Blackout, Keynote Skier, Nuance, Armada BDog pro model | Current: B-Dog films, Off The Leash events, Armada design work Quebec Steel When The Trick Slowed Down The rail was low, cold, and half-buried in Quebec snow, the kind of street feature most skiers would hit fast to survive. Phil Casabon came in slower, knees loose, skis drifting across the metal like the trick had time to breathe. That is the B-Dog problem in one image.... Read more on the Athlete page

Missoula, Montana / Park City, Utah, USA | Active: 2014-present public ski record | Focus: knuckle huck, slopestyle, backcountry freestyle, ski films | Current: Armada and Monster Energy-supported skier Aspen Knuckle Snow Under The Lights The Aspen knuckle sat blue under X Games lights, its rounded takeoff shaped for skiers willing to use the feature before the jump even began. Quinn Wolferman came in with the relaxed speed of a rider who did not need the biggest spin to own the moment. Knuckle Huck rewards a strange skill set: edge pressure, timing, corked body position, grab discipline, and the ability to make a trick look invented on the way in.... Read more on the Athlete page

Swedish freestyle venue inside Kläppen Ski Resort in Sälenfjällen | Known for: National Arena status, 14 football pitch park area, Junior Snowpark, Blue Line, red and black contest lines, Swedish Championships, and repeatable Scandinavian park laps | Season: December to April | Best for: slopestyle riders, rail crews, young park skiers, national-team training, and film sessions built around clean feature flow Fourteen Football Pitches Of Park In Sälenfjällen Kläppen Snowpark sits on Kläppenberget in Sälenfjällen, Dalarna, with the resort summit reaching 657 meters and the ski area dropping 315 meters through rounded Scandinavian terrain. Those numbers are modest by Alpine standards, but they explain the venue’s strength. The slope is broad, controlled, and efficient, giving shapers enough room to build long freestyle lines instead of forcing riders into one short feature lane.... Read more on the Location page

American ski brand | Founded in 2002 as one of freeskiing’s first athlete-founded companies | Known for: ARV, ARW, Declivity, Whitewalker, Zero Collection, Tanner Hall, JP Auclair, Phil Casabon and Sammy Carlson | Focus: freestyle creativity, freeride progression, athlete-led design and modern skis built for park laps, powder days, side hits, touring missions and video-part culture. 2002 roots: the AR5 rewrites freeski from the inside Armada belongs to the rare group of ski brands that changed not only what people bought, but what they imagined skiing could look like. Founded in 2002, the brand grew out of a moment when freeskiing was pulling away from traditional alpine identity and building its own language through park, street, powder, film parts and athlete-led creativity.... Read more on the Sponsor page

American ski and snowboard manufacturer | Founded 1962 in Washington State as a fiberglass ski pioneer | Known for: Mindbender freeride skis, Reckoner playful all mountain shapes, Omen park skis, Wayback touring skis, Disruption piste tools and K2 Factory Team culture | Focus: building skis, boots and snow equipment that connect Pacific Northwest design roots with freeride, freestyle, touring, piste and athlete driven progression worldwide. 1962 Washington State roots and the fiberglass leap K2 Skis is one of the foundational American ski brands. Founded in 1962 in Washington State, the company became closely associated with the transition from traditional ski construction toward fiberglass reinforced designs, helping move the sport into a more modern materials era.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Austrian ski binding specialist | Roots dating to 1847 with ski binding production from 1928 and Tyrolia branded bindings from 1949 | Known for: Attack freeride bindings, Protector Full Heel Release technology, Freeflex race platforms, PowerRail systems and Ambition touring frames | Focus: reliable retention, predictable release and direct ski control for racers, freeriders, park skiers, carvers and everyday resort riders. 1847 Austrian metalwork roots and the binding path from 1928 Tyrolia is one of skiing's most important binding names because its history reaches far beyond one product cycle. The company traces its roots to Austrian metalwork in the nineteenth century, produced its first ski bindings in 1928, and introduced bindings under the Tyrolia name in 1949.... Read more on the Sponsor page