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Wanaka, New Zealand | Active competition record: 2011-2021 | Known for: Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Dew Tour silver, Junior World titles, Wells Brothers films | Current focus: filmmaking, park skiing, creative freeski projects PyeongChang Snow With A Medal One Run Away The halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park cut a blue-white trench under Korean winter light. Beau-James Wells dropped into his third Olympic final run needing amplitude, clean doubles and enough composure to make the judges look twice before New Zealand’s medal story closed. 60 at PyeongChang 2018 put him fourth in men’s freeski halfpipe, one place behind Nico Porteous and just outside the Olympic podium.... 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

Oppegård / Oslo, Norway | Born: July 17, 1998 | Active: 2015-present public ski career | Known for: X Games slopestyle medals, Olympic finals, Capeesh Fashion House, Jib League, rail-heavy creative park skiing | Current: creative projects, Jib League, Capeesh, Vishnu, Monster Energy, Phaenom Aspen Steel Before The Score Sheet The Buttermilk rails looked cold under January light, each takeoff brushed by wind and camera lenses before the jump line opened. Ferdinand Dahl came through the top section with shoulders low, skis quiet, and the timing of someone reading metal like a skate spot rather than a scoring zone. That language became his clearest public signature.... Read more on the Athlete page

Wānaka, New Zealand | Active: 2013-present public record | Focus: slopestyle, big air, creative ski films, Wells Brothers projects | Current: Wells Brothers producer/skier and Monster Energy-supported rider Cardrona Low Tide And Southern Light Cardrona’s spring snow ran thin over brown New Zealand ground, with wind crust in the shadows and soft takeoffs catching late Southern Hemisphere light. Jackson “Wacko” Wells pushed into the line anyway, skiing the low-tide mess with the same looseness that once carried him through Olympic slopestyle and X Games big air. In recent Wells Brothers films, the setup rarely looks perfect.... Read more on the Athlete page

Levi, Finland | Active: 2012-present | Discipline: Creative Park, Street, Backcountry Freestyle and Slopestyle | Known for: Keesh, Jib League, X Games Knuckle Huck, SuperUnknown Ruka In October Before The Rest Of Winter The park at Ruka opened under cold Finnish light, weeks before most of Europe had reliable snow. Joona Kangas was there with filmmaker Arttu Heikkinen, stacking early-season clips on rails and jump takeoffs while the ground outside the lanes still looked half autumn. Ruka sits below the Arctic Circle, far enough north for October laps to feel normal in Finland and strange almost anywhere else.... Read more on the Athlete page

S. Grand Prix wins | Current: SLVSH co-founder, K2 skier, Momentum Camps coach Rosa Khutor When The Sweep Became Real Rosa Khutor was sharp under a blue February sky, the slopestyle course cut into bright Caucasus snow. Joss Christensen left the start with bib 34 on his chest, hit the first rails clean, then sent his final jump into the moment that changed American freeskiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

Fischenthal, Switzerland | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski big air, slopestyle, halfpipe | Verified: 2012 Youth Olympic halfpipe gold, 2014 Olympian, 4 X Games Big Air medals, 2 World Cup Big Air wins | Current: retired from competition since 2020 Aspen When The Teenager Went Bigger The Buttermilk jump was lit hard against the Colorado night, the landing scraped by repeated heavy impacts. Kai Mahler came in as a sixteen-year-old rookie, left the lip with his skis crossed, and sent a Big Air trick into the X Games final like he already belonged there. Winter X Games Aspen 2012 made Mahler visible outside Switzerland.... Read more on the Athlete page

Prague, Czech Republic / Austria | Active: 2019-present | Focus: big air, slopestyle, knuckle huck | Current: Austrian national team, Red Bull, Faction, K2 FL3X, LOOK, Smith and Capeesh Livigno Snowfall When The Bronze Was Still Open Livigno Snow Park was filling with heavy February snow, flakes cutting through the floodlights while the final men’s big air round waited at the top. Matej Svancer had already landed two high-scoring jumps, but Mac Forehand and Tormod Frostad were pushing the numbers into rare territory. Svancer dropped again, switch takeoff, skis locked together in rotation, a landing clean enough to keep him in the medal fight.... Read more on the Athlete page

Lac-Beauport / Quebec City, Canada | Active: FIS status active, listed injured from 09-01-2026 | Discipline: freeski slopestyle, big air, knuckle huck, street style | Verified: 4 X Games medals, Beijing 2022 Olympic finalist, 3 World Cup podiums | Current: Canadian national-team skier with Armada profile Buttermilk When The Wall Ride Became A Score Buttermilk was loud under January lights, the street-style rails shining through cold Aspen air. Olivia Asselin pressed into the wall ride, stayed compact through the metal, then snapped a backside 450 out while the landing snow sprayed behind her skis. X Games Aspen 2025 gave Asselin the clearest image of her current identity.... Read more on the Athlete page

Sandvika / Bærum, Norway | Active: 2017-present | Known for: 2026 Olympic Big Air gold, Jib League overall title, X Games Knuckle Huck bronze, World Cup podiums | Current: Faction, Capeesh and Norway freeski team Livigno Snow Before The Last Jump The Livigno jump disappeared into snowfall, lights catching every flake before Tormod Frostad pushed toward the takeoff. Mac Forehand had just thrown down a score that could have won almost any big-air final, and Matej Švancer had already forced the level into dangerous territory. Frostad did not answer with the most rotations in the field.... Read more on the Athlete page

Torpo, Norway | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski slopestyle and big air | Verified: 2018 Olympic slopestyle gold, X Games Aspen and Norway slopestyle golds, World Cup podiums | Current: Jib League co-founder and creative contest builder Phoenix Snow Park Before The Chase Began Phoenix Snow Park was crisp under Korean winter light, the rails throwing shadows across a course that had already punished several medal runs. Øystein Bråten dropped first in the Olympic final, carried speed through the top section, and made the jumps look shorter than they were. 00.... Read more on the Athlete page

Innsbruck freestyle venue on the Seegrube | Known for: 1,905 m city access, rails, kickers, quarterpipe, Jib League clips, Ski Addiction tutorials, Hafelekar freeride backdrop and Nordkette cable car logistics | Season: late November to mid April depending on snow and operations | Best for: park riders, rail crews, tutorial filming, Innsbruck based skiers and freestylers mixing city life with alpine laps Seegrube At 1905 Meters Above The Old Town Nordkette Skyline Park sits on the Seegrube terrace above Innsbruck, at 1,905 meters, directly above the city roofs and the Inn Valley. The official Nordkette page describes the upload from Innsbruck city center to the park in about 20 minutes without a car. That is the venue’s strongest fact.... Read more on the Location page

Norwegian rider-led freeski apparel and streetwear label | Founded in 2020 by Ferdinand “Ferdi” Dahl and two childhood friends | Known for: baggy pants, woven belts, Big Puffy, Bombshell, Revamp, Fancy Pant, Pantaloni, interchangeable patches, oversized silhouettes and park-street styling | Focus: clothing for skiers who treat outerwear as part of the trick, the edit, the crew and the visual language of modern freeskiing. Norwegian park roots and the fashion house idea Capeesh Fashion House, also known online as Capeesh Supply, is not a ski manufacturer, binding company or traditional outerwear giant. It is an independent Norwegian ski apparel and streetwear label created in 2020 by freeskier Ferdinand “Ferdi” Dahl and two childhood friends.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Jib League Season 2 was the 2024 rider-voted freeski tour held across Nordkette, Sugar Bowl and Myrkdalen | Disciplines: creative park skiing, rails, jumps, knuckle features, tree features and wallride setups | Notable winner: Tormod Frostad | Format: Open Jam qualifiers plus three Pro Sessions per stop with peer voting Nordkette To Sugar Bowl To Myrkdalen Jib League Season 2 took the rider-voted freeski format from a European proof of concept into a wider international tour. The season opened at Nordkette Skyline Park above Innsbruck from February 23 to 28 2024, moved to Sugar Bowl in California from April 7 to 10, and finished at Myrkdalen in Norway later that spring. The structure stayed close to the original Jib League idea: invited pros, Open Jam qualifiers, three feature-based Pro Sessions, evening rough-cut viewings and skier voting instead of a conventional judging panel.... Read more on the Competition page