Crash Reel: Real Ski 2019 | World of X Games

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski slopestyle and big air | Verified: 2018 Olympic bronze, 2019 Worlds big air bronze, 5 X Games medals | Recent: Whistler, backcountry skiing, media work Phoenix Snow Park On The Second Run Phoenix Snow Park was sharp with February light when Alex Beaulieu-Marchand left the start gate in PyeongChang. The rails flashed orange below him, the landings looked chalky, and the Canadian needed one clean second run to stay inside a final that had no space for hesitation. 40 held through the last two riders.... 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

Bend, Oregon / Salt Lake City, Utah, USA | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: street skiing, creative park, halfpipe, knuckle huck | Verified: 2020 X Games Real Ski gold, 2019 Real Ski Fan Favorite, 2022 X Games Knuckle Huck silver, 2015 Junior Worlds halfpipe silver | Current: ON3P / 686 creative skier, film projects with Oliver Hoblitzelle and Brady Perron The Roof When The Mind Flip Dropped The roof was flat, white, and wrong for skiing, with the drop waiting beyond a hard edge and a thin urban landing below. Jake Mageau rolled in with the loose body language of someone who had already accepted the bad idea. Real Ski 2020 gave that moment a name.... 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

Real Ski 2019 was the X Games all-video urban freeski contest released through World of X Games in late February and early March 2019 | Discipline: street skiing | Notable winners: Phil Casabon, Pär Peyben Hägglund, Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, Jake Mageau | Format: 90 second video parts judged for medals plus public Fan Favorite voting Six Street Parts Replaced The Start Gate Real Ski 2019 was the X Games street-ski video contest released through World of X Games in late February 2019, with medal results announced in early March. The format had no single mountain venue, no course inspection and no live final. Instead, six invited skiers filmed 90 second urban parts with dedicated filmers, then submitted edits for X Games judging and public voting.... Read more on the Competition page