GAME 8 || Alec Henderson vs. Chris McCormick || SLVSH CUP GRANDVALIRA '25

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | Active: 2019-present | Known for: SLVSH Cup Grandvalira 2025, Aspen NorAm gold, Canada NextGen, World Cup slopestyle finals | Current: Freestyle Canada NextGen / Line Skis Tignes When The Final Started To Feel Real The Tignes course ran fast in March, spring light cutting across the rails while the jump line waited above the French crowd. Alec Henderson had spent years building toward that kind of World Cup pressure: one run, no easy section, every rail and landing watched by judges who had already seen the best skiers in the world. His fifth place in Freeski Slopestyle at Tignes in 2026 gave the Canadian rider a different kind of marker.... Read more on the Athlete page

Glasgow, Scotland | Active: 2017-present World Cup record | Known for: Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, Stubai World Cup 7th, Bearsden dryslope roots | Disciplines: slopestyle, big air Livigno With An Ankle Still Talking The Livigno jump rose into cold Italian night, its landing cut hard enough to expose every mistake. Chris McCormick had already missed the slopestyle final, already spoken about a painful ankle, and still had to find speed for two switch double 1800s when the Olympic big air qualifier asked for one more answer. His Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics ended with 21st in men’s freeski big air and 26th in men’s freeski 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 2025 was a head-to-head freeski battle event held at Sunset Park Peretol in Andorra with games released from March 10 2025 | Disciplines: trick calling, rail lines, park features and matchplay freeskiing | Notable finalists: Max Moffatt, Alec Henderson, Taylor Lundquist, Alaïs Develay | Format: 16-man bracket, first women’s bracket, SLVSH Open qualifier and video-release tournament Sunset Park Peretol Became The Bracket Room SLVSH Cup Grandvalira 2025 brought the head-to-head freeski format back to Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut in the Peretol sector of Grandvalira, Andorra. The public release cycle started on March 10 2025 with the first men’s game, then unfolded like a freeski advent calendar through first round battles, quarterfinals, semifinals, consolation games and finals. The event was not judged like slopestyle and it did not use a single score sheet.... Read more on the Competition page