GAME 4 || Kuura Koivisto vs. Ryan Buttars || SLVSH CUP GRANDVALIRA '26

Ivalo, Finland | Active: 2016-present international record | Known for: slopestyle, big air, first 2160, Dream, Ruka style | Current: Finland national team / Armada athlete Livigno With Bare Arms In February The Livigno Snow Park course sat bright under Olympic sun, with cold air cutting across the rails and jump line. Kuura Koivisto dropped into qualification wearing a tank top, black gloves, and the Finnish bib, turning a pressure run into a piece of personal theatre. That moment at Milano Cortina 2026 did not create his identity.... Read more on the Athlete page

Telluride, Colorado | Active FIS athlete: Ryan BUTTARS, born 2007, FIS Code 2538541 | Public record: WyEast Mountain Academy, Copper National Championships, Stoneham Nor-Am, Okemo FIS win, Red Bull Cascade, Jib League, ON3P, Jiberish | Main lane: rail event, slopestyle, Big Air, park edits Copper Metal Before The Spring Slush Broke The Copper Mountain rail deck in April still had winter bite in the morning, with salted takeoffs turning glassy before the sun softened the landing. Ryan Buttars put his strongest public marker there in 2024, winning the National Championships rail event. One year later, he returned to Copper and stayed in the same conversation, finishing third in rail event and fourth in slopestyle.... Read more on the Athlete page

Floodlit freestyle venue in Grandvalira Andorra | Known for: Peretol night laps, Henrik Harlaut naming, rail and jib sessions, SLVSH Cup Grandvalira, Dollo Day and compact evening park progression | Season: core winter to spring depending on snow and weather | Best for: park riders, rail crews, filmers, trick battle skiers and freeskiers extending the day after normal lift hours Peretol Lights Between Soldeu And Grau Roig Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut sits in the Peretol sector of Grandvalira, between Soldeu and Grau Roig, with direct road access and a car park at the foot of the snowpark. m. , weather permitting.... Read more on the Location page

American energy drink and action-sports sponsor | Launched in 2002 by Hansen Natural | Known for: black-and-green claw logo, X Games visibility, Monster Army, freeski athletes, street edits, park contests and backcountry film projects | Focus: funding athletes, amplifying ski media and turning freestyle, freeride and youth culture into a global sports platform. 2002 cans, black-and-green branding and the rise of the claw Monster Energy is not a ski manufacturer, crew or film studio, but it has become one of the most visible sponsor brands in modern freeskiing. Launched by Hansen Natural in 2002, the brand entered action sports with a loud identity: black cans, green claw marks, heavy event branding and a marketing language built around intensity rather than traditional beverage advertising.... Read more on the Sponsor page

Global freeski matchup league and media platform | Known for: SLVSH games, SLVSH Cup, head-to-head trick battles, park matchups, Grandvalira events, YouTube releases and peer-driven freestyle competition | Focus: turning park skiing into a game of creativity, pressure, trick calling and rider-versus-rider style without traditional judges. The freeski game that made park battles simple SLVSH is not a ski manufacturer, outerwear brand, boot company or traditional film studio. It is a freeski media platform and matchup format built around one of the cleanest ideas in park skiing: take the playground logic of HORSE or SKATE, put it on skis, and let riders call tricks against each other until someone spells SLVSH.... Read more on the Sponsor page

SLVSH Cup Grandvalira 2026 was a head-to-head freeski battle event held at Sunset Park Peretol in Andorra from March 2 to 9 2026 | Disciplines: trick calling, rail lines, park features and matchplay freeskiing | Notable finalists: Elias Syrjä, Konnor Ralph, Jennie-Lee Burmansson, Naomi Urness | Format: men’s bracket, first eight-woman SLVSH Cup bracket, third-place battles and finals day Peretol Hosted Two Brackets Under One SLVSH Week SLVSH Cup Grandvalira 2026 ran from March 2 to 9 2026 at Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut in the Peretol sector of Grandvalira, Andorra. The event used the same core SLVSH logic that made the format readable: one skier calls a trick, the opponent must match it, and missed matches become letters. The 2026 edition mattered because it paired a men’s tournament with a women’s bracket that SLVSH presented as the first eight-woman SLVSH Cup.... Read more on the Competition page