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Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (ABM) — profile, achievements, and style

Alex Beaulieu-Marchand is a Canadian freestyle skier from Québec City known for a rare balance of podium-ready slopestyle runs and influential urban segments. Growing up around the winter-hard streets and reliable parks of Stoneham, he developed the traits that still define his skiing today: precise, both-way rail technique, clean switch takeoffs, and run design that reads clearly for judges and on camera. His competitive résumé features an Olympic bronze medal in men’s ski slopestyle, multiple X Games podiums across slopestyle, big air, and Real Ski, plus a World Championship big-air medal—credentials that place him among the most complete freeskiers of his generation. For location context on his competition stage in North America, see Aspen.

Career arc: from national team starts to global relevance

ABM’s rise followed a steady, sustainable arc: early starts on the World Cup, a breakthrough North American podium, then consistent finals as his trick selection and line pacing matured. The Olympic podium at PyeongChang validated what insiders already knew—he can deliver under pressure without sacrificing style. After the Games, he backed that up with high-visibility podiums at X Games and a Worlds big-air medal. Understanding the venues helps explain the skill set: Aspen’s sculpted slopestyle builds reward speed conservation and edge control; Utah’s event ecosystem around Park City Mountain stresses adaptability to changing snow, wind, and light. For an official record of the Olympic milestone, consult the men’s slopestyle results from PyeongChang 2018 on Olympics.com, while season-to-season progression often intersected with X Games’ judging and format evolution at X Games.

How he skis: economy, clarity, and consistency

On rails, ABM rides with mirror-stance fluency—natural and switch—executing high-spin entries and exits with precise pretzel control. He’s adept at disguising approach angles so tricks “pop” without being telegraphed. On jumps, his calling card is the switch takeoff into multi-axis rotations, finished deep and clean to preserve speed into the next feature. The thread that ties his best runs together is economy: minimal speed checks, confident landings set to ideal angles, and grabs held long enough to be legible on broadcast. If you’re mapping that style to big resort terrain, look at the park lineage and speed profiles of Whistler Blackcomb for scale, and then compare to the location overview for Whistler-Blackcomb to orient your own viewing.

Run design for modern slopestyle

Run design is where ABM’s approach becomes instructive. He sequences features so that each landing improves the next setup—less about single-hit spectacle, more about total-run tempo. Three cues will help you watch like a judge or coach: first, does he keep speed without scrubbing between features; second, do grabs extend long enough to clarify axis and tweak; third, does he mirror key rail tricks both ways to unlock variety and difficulty. That philosophy travels well. On high-pressure days in Aspen, clean tempo across multiple rail bays and two to three jumps is often the difference between a podium and the cut, while the bigger, icier platforms around Park City Mountain favor riders who can hold speed in variable light. For the resort side of Aspen’s terrain and event staging, the official hub is Aspen Snowmass; for the judging framework of sport-defining sessions, see X Games.

Resilience and filming: why his clips stay on “rewatch” lists

Like many elite riders, ABM has absorbed setbacks—knee and shoulder injuries among them—and returned with a refined trick list and stronger grabs. What makes his career durable is that filming never felt like a retreat from contest skiing; it was a parallel track. Winters often start with laps at Stoneham, flow into storm-day missions on Québec stairs and handrails, and jump to stadium-scale builds in the Rockies and Europe. That dual fluency—broadcast-ready execution and street-smart problem-solving—explains why his parts and his podium runs age well. To visualize the Olympic stage that crystallized his public profile, review Phoenix PyeongChang’s destination guide at Phoenix PyeongChang, and revisit the official event archive on Olympics.com.

Geography that built the toolkit

Geography shapes skills. Québec’s density and winter reliability encourage repetition and creativity—after a storm, new rails and angles appear overnight. Stoneham’s accessible parks facilitate high-volume practice on rails and jumps. Aspen’s visibility forces clarity: TV angles and judging panels reward runs that read cleanly at full speed. Utah’s infrastructure around Park City Mountain stresses adaptability to shifting conditions over long contest windows. Whistler’s scale trains speed management: long inruns, big decks, and consequential landings. For quick orientation while you browse, use the Skipowd location index for Utah alongside official resort pages such as Whistler Blackcomb.

Equipment and partners: practical takeaways for skiers

ABM’s equipment choices mirror his style: responsive skis, trustworthy bindings, durable outerwear, and dependable optics and gloves for sub-zero nights on steel. If you’re building your own setup, start with proven ecosystems. Skis from Völkl are a common thread in technical park and urban segments, where edge hold and predictable torsional response matter. Bindings from Marker provide the transmission you need for high-spin takeoffs and off-axis landings; compare community context via the Skipowd sponsor page for Marker Bindings. Outerwear from Orage reflects the Québec-to-Rockies workflow—warmth for static street setups and breathability for high-tempo park laps. Eyewear from Oakley helps manage variable light, from gray storm cycles to bluebird finals, while gloves from Auclair prioritize dexterity when you’re buckling on cold rail missions, and Monster Energy offers a window into the broader action-sports ecosystem that surrounds ABM.

Why fans and progressing skiers care

For newcomers to freeskiing, ABM offers a clear entry point: his runs are readable at full speed, his grabs are held long enough to see, and his rail choices reward multiple replays. For progressing skiers, his blueprint is practical: mirror core tricks both ways to unlock variety, design runs that conserve speed, and pick grabs that clarify axis for judges and cameras. For event watchers, he’s the rider whose best runs feel inevitable—because each decision sets up the next. That combination of execution and expression explains his staying power from national-team starts to the Olympic podium and into a film-heavy phase that continues to influence how slopestyle and street inform each other. To plan your own viewing and travel, pair official hubs like Aspen Snowmass, Park City Mountain, and Whistler Blackcomb with Skipowd’s place pages such as Whistler-Blackcomb so you can compare terrain scale, course pacing, and seasonal conditions across destinations.

• Quick reference: Park & events hubs: Park City Mountain • Aspen (Skipowd) • Home base & urban: Québec City