Eternal- A Tanner Hall Short Film (2020)

Kalispell, Montana / Park City, Utah, USA | Active: 1999-present | Known for: 11 X Games medals, seven X Games golds, athlete-founded Armada era, park-to-freeride influence | Current: film-driven big-mountain skier, FIS inactive, still central to Armada projects including ORNADA and selected for Natural Selection Ski in 2026 The scream under Chad’s Gap never left the sport. Spring light in Little Cottonwood can make a huge jump look clean when it is anything but. Tanner Hall came into Chad’s Gap in 2005 with the kind of confidence that had already made him the loudest young force in freeskiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Colorado is a global benchmark for freeskiing and freestyle, mixing very high-elevation mountains, dependable midwinter cold, and an event calendar that consistently shapes the sport. The state’s ski identity is built on variety: Aspen Snowmass blends elite venues with vibrant town energy; Copper Mountain doubles as a public resort and a high-performance training hub; Breckenridge, Keystone and Winter Park deliver deep terrain-park lineups; Vail, Steamboat and Telluride add mileage and classic bowls; Arapahoe Basin and Loveland keep the season long with early openings and late-spring steeps. Layer in a mature avalanche-forecast system, strong transit links along the I-70 corridor, and a culture that values both park progression and real-mountain craft, and Colorado stands out as a complete destination for storm chasers, film crews and park riders alike.... Read more on the Location page

Brand overview and significance Armada is widely recognized as skiing’s pioneering athlete-founded brand. Launched in 2002 by a crew of influential freeskiers and creatives, it set out to build equipment around how modern skiers actually ride—park, powder, streets, and big, natural terrain—rather than filtering innovation through traditional race heritage. The brand’s identity has remained anchored in rider input and film culture, with a product line that mirrors the creative, playful approach that reshaped freeskiing in the 2000s and beyond.... Read more on the Sponsor page