GAME 9 || Max Moffatt vs. Mikkel BK || SLVSH CUP GRANDVALIRA '25

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Max Moffatt

Profile and significance

Max Moffatt is a Canadian freeski specialist whose blend of technical rail mastery and measured amplitude has made him a mainstay in slopestyle and big air finals. Born in 1998 and developed through Canada’s high-performance system, he emerged onto the global scene with a World Cup slopestyle win at Seiser Alm/Alpe di Siusi in 2019, then consolidated his reputation with a silver medal in Ski Slopestyle at X Games Aspen 2022. Those results, combined with multiple World Cup podiums including a 2024 slopestyle podium at LAAX, place him among the most reliable all-conditions rail riders on tour. Moffatt’s competitive profile is reinforced by a complete trick vocabulary spun both ways and a habit of squeezing extra difficulty out of rails where others conserve. For fans and progressing skiers, he represents the modern slopestyle archetype: creative line selection, clean execution under pressure, and a style that reads well on TV and in person.



Competitive arc and key venues

Moffatt’s breakthrough came in January 2019 with a World Cup gold at Seiser Alm, historically one of the most flow-oriented slopestyle courses in Europe. He has since accumulated World Cup podiums and consistent finals appearances across venues that reward technical rails and precise jump management. In January 2022 he stepped onto one of the sport’s biggest stages, taking slopestyle silver at X Games Aspen on the Buttermilk course inside Aspen Snowmass/Buttermilk. That same winter he represented Canada at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, competing in slopestyle and big air under the lights and scaffolding that defined the urban-style big air venue; his participation at Beijing 2022 established him as an Olympic-level contender and broadened his profile beyond core audiences. In 2024 he added a podium at LAAX, a park renowned for world-class rail architecture and creative features, further validating the strength of his rail-first approach on Europe’s benchmark terrain parks.



How they ski: what to watch for

Moffatt’s defining trait is rail difficulty layered onto smart line choice. He frequently opens with technical entries—switch approaches, gap-to-rail transfers, and blind change combinations—that set a high base score before he ever leaves the ground on the jump line. Watch for him to incorporate pretzel exits, surface swaps, and high-spin dismounts without sacrificing board-on-rail control. On jumps he’s balanced rather than reckless, favoring both-way doubles in the 1440–1620 range and upping risk only when the scoring window demands it. Judges reward his variety: both-direction spins, grabs held to the bolts, and course usage that squeezes an extra feature or an extra change onto a rail. The result is a run profile that feels dense with trick content yet remains readable and clean to the finish corral.



Resilience, filming, and influence

Like most top freeskiers, Moffatt’s career has required resilience—weather holds, re-runs, and the inevitable knocks that come with learning new variations at speed. His competitive consistency over multiple winters, particularly after the 2019 breakthrough, speaks to a patient, process-driven approach rather than boom-or-bust risk. While he’s known foremost for contest performance, he also shows up in progressive park and rail showcases, including specialty events that emphasize creativity and presentation. That crossover matters: slopestyle trends increasingly flow from experimental sessions back into judged formats, and athletes who contribute in both spaces often push the meta forward. Moffatt’s rail choices—clean, exacting, and deliberately high-difficulty—are an instructive template for younger riders learning to score without gambling their whole run on one huge send.



Geography that built the toolkit

Moffatt’s foundation runs through Ontario club culture and Canada’s national system. Early repetitions at Caledon Ski Club, a private club north-west of Toronto with dedicated terrain-park programming, gave him a high-volume environment for fundamentals. From there, time spent in European park strongholds—LAAX and Seiser Alm—helped refine his rail repertoire on long, feature-rich courses with judges who reward technical nuance. In North America, recurring laps at Buttermilk exposed him to the pressure cooker of X Games finals and top-tier build quality that lets athletes attempt the kind of switch-on, high-spin rail tricks he’s known for. That mix—Ontario repetition, Swiss precision, Italian flow, and Colorado contest polish—shows through in how he links rails and how confidently he manages speed on the final jump.



Equipment and partners: practical takeaways

Moffatt skis on Liberty Skis, a brand whose freestyle shapes prioritize lightweight swing weight and dampening that pays off on both rails and jump sets. For viewers trying to translate sponsor talk into on-snow feel, Liberty’s park-oriented models emphasize edge hold for takeoffs and stable landings without dulling the ski’s willingness to pivot on rails. His eyewear partner, XSPEX, is a Canadian brand whose goggles and sunglasses target clarity and quick lens swapping, useful when light changes between practice, qualis, and finals. The broader lesson isn’t about copying his exact setup; it’s about matching your equipment to venue realities. If your local hill is rail-heavy with short run-ins, weight and swing dynamics matter more than big-mountain stability. If you’re chasing jump progression, prioritize predictable pop and platform on landings—the attributes that help Moffatt keep grabs locked while maintaining speed for the next feature.



Why fans and progressing skiers care

Max Moffatt matters because he embodies the direction modern slopestyle is heading: dense rail difficulty, both-way spin literacy, and runs built to score in any weather window. His X Games Aspen silver and World Cup podiums show the competitive ceiling; his steady finals presence shows the floor. For fans, he’s an easy watch—smooth style, clean landings, and a knack for making complex rail sequences look inevitable. For skiers learning to evaluate or emulate elite slopestyle, he demonstrates that you don’t have to send the absolute biggest spin to build a winning score if your rails are impeccably difficult and your variety is complete. Track him at LAAX, Seiser Alm, and Buttermilk, and keep an eye on Olympic-cycle events after Beijing 2022; his profile suggests more podium-capable seasons ahead, particularly on courses that reward technical precision from the first kink to the final booter.

Mikkel Brusletto Kaupang

Profile and significance

Mikkel Brusletto Kaupang (often known simply as “Mikkel BK”) is a Norwegian freeski athlete born in 1999 and associated with the club Geilo IL. He has emerged as a standout in park and rail skiing, particularly within film segments and invitational formats rather than a traditional medal-heavy World Cup record. His nickname “BK” suggests a brand identity in the freeski media scene, and his strong presence in edits and sponsorships hint at a rising rider whose value is both creative and competitive. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}



Competitive arc and key venues

Mikkel BK’s FIS profile shows him active in World Cup and European Cup slopestyle and big air starts, though not yet consistently a podium threat. For example, his 2022 and 2023 results show qualification appearances and top-10 places in Europe, but few headline medals. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} His media visibility, however, is high within the rail/park sphere: an edit titled “Mikkel BK slides through Geiloparken” emphasises how he is being recognised as “one of the finest rail technicians in the game”. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3} Key venues for him include Geiloparken in Geilo (Norway) for rail video work, plus park jumps in Europe that support his transition from rail-specialist to competition runs.



How they ski: what to watch for

Mikkel BK is known for a rail-and-park-oriented style rich in tech: look for switch entries, down-rails, shallow in-runs, and creative link lines rather than just jump amplitude. His posts highlight “tube technician” skills, meaning tight adaptation to metal ledges and rails where edge control, speed conservation and creative exit strategy matter. In jumps he appears to prioritise flow and edit-friendly visuals—clean landings, modifiers that change trick silhouette, and fluid transitions between features. Want to study him? Watch how his upper body stays quiet, how he mounts features with minimal arms, and how he holds grabs long enough to change the camera’s reading of the trick.



Resilience, filming, and influence

While he may not yet have the medal cache of the top halfpipe or big air specialists, his influence is already growing via video parts, brand sponsorships and creative projects. His Instagram profile shows “ski @monsterenergy” in the bio, signalling visibility and market value. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4} For young skiers focused on park/rail and content creation, his journey indicates that competitive success and media presence are both relevant—and that you can build influence even if you are not yet topping World Cup podiums.



Geography that built the toolkit

Being from Geilo, Norway, gives Mikkel BK access to a strong park and rail infrastructure in the Norwegian winter season. That regional base supports high-volume practice on features suited to his style. The fact that his highlight edit centres around Geiloparken underscores how a local terrain park becomes a training ground for media and rail skills. When he travels for contests and creative filming, he carries that timing and control into larger formats, which helps him bridge the gap between park/rail origins and higher-stakes jumps or slopestyle courses.



Equipment and partners: practical takeaways

His public sponsorship with Monster Energy suggests he is part of a brand ecosystem that values visibility and style. For skiers inspired by his path, the practical message is clear: if your terrain is rails and parks, choose a twin-tip setup with strong edge durability, mount near center for switch and both-direction tricks, prioritise grind durability and transition capability. And if you build video output—whether edits or social short-formats—you increase your profile beyond contest results.



Why fans and progressing skiers care

Mikkel BK matters because he exemplifies the park/rail specialist who can use creativity, media and strong technical control to build a career. For fans, his clips are fun, clean and richly textured—rail hits you want to rewind, clean transitions you want to study. For progressing skiers, his model shows that you don’t need to start by chasing 1440s and super-scaffolding jumps; you can build mastery where you are (park/rails), document your run-in, control speed and look good doing it—and then translate that into competitive visibility. His career is still evolving, which makes him a name to watch.

Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut by night

Overview and significance

Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut is Grandvalira’s floodlit night snowpark in the Peretol area of Grau Roig, Andorra—a purpose-built, progression-friendly venue named in collaboration with one of freeskiing’s most influential riders. It’s designed for repetition after dark: dependable lighting, compact laps, and a rotating mix of jibs and jumps that stay consistent when evening temperatures lock in the speed. Within the Pyrenees, it’s a standout because you can finish a full day elsewhere on the mountain and still stack productive park attempts under lights. For the resort-wide context, start with Grandvalira’s snowparks hub and the destination overview on Visit Andorra. Inside our own ecosystem, see skipowd.tv/location/andorra/ and the daytime counterpart at skipowd.tv/location/sunrise-park-xavi/ for planning a two-park routine.

What makes Sunset Park special is the cadence. Cold night air stabilizes lips and in-runs, the floodlights keep sightlines clean, and the footprint is compact enough to turn “one more lap” into twenty. Crews can film clips with a consistent look and feel, run coaching drills without crossing half a mountain, and wrap a day of freeride or slopestyle elsewhere with high-quality repetitions in Peretol.



Terrain, snow, and seasons

The park sits alongside the Peretol pistes in the Grau Roig sector at mid-to-high resort elevation by Pyrenees standards. Typical Andorran winters mix Atlantic and Mediterranean weather, bringing quick refreshes and frequent freeze–thaw swings. Nights are the equalizer. As temperatures drop, groomed lanes and salted takeoffs hold a predictable sheen, and the snow stays fast and shapeable—ideal for timing pop and landing stance. When high pressure takes over, you’ll get classic, firm corduroy on the approach early in the session, softening gradually as the evening wears on.

Operational windows vary by season, but the pattern is consistent: afternoon into night sessions on a posted schedule, with feature count scaling to the snowpack. Expect a more jib-forward vibe early winter when base depth is building, then fuller jump lines as coverage grows through mid-season. Always check the resort’s park status before heading over from another sector to make sure the lights are on and the set is live.



Park infrastructure and events

Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut is built around a clean progression ladder. You’ll typically find a small/medium line with boxes, rails, and rollers for first hits, plus medium tables, hips, and creative steel for advancing riders. The shaping philosophy is repetition first: tidy lips, long forgiving landings, and lines that let you take two or three features in sequence, then reset quickly. Rail gardens rotate regularly so there’s always a new puzzle to solve even if you’re lapping the same lane for an hour.

Event energy is grassroots and rider-led. Expect cash-for-tricks evenings, club meetups, and filming nights rather than stadium-scale contests—exactly the kind of sessions that help you progress without sacrificing flow for show. For bigger features or daytime slopestyle variety, pair a day at El Tarter’s flagship park with Sunset Park at night; for fundamentals, run a Sunrise Park Xavi morning in Grau Roig and return to Peretol after dinner to lock in muscle memory under the lights.



Access, logistics, and on-mountain flow

Base your evening in Grau Roig/Peretol for the shortest approach. If you’re already skiing elsewhere in Grandvalira, plan a mid-afternoon transit so you arrive as features open and lips have set. Driving from Andorra la Vella or Encamp is straightforward; parking and local shuttle details are posted on Grandvalira’s site. Because this is a night venue, think “arena” logistics: layer for static time between laps, bring a pocket scraper for quick speed fixes, and swap to a clear or low-light goggle lens before lights come on.

Flow is simple and efficient. Start with a two- or three-feature circuit in the smaller line to calibrate speed and wax, then move to the medium tables and more technical rails once the in-runs feel automatic. When you need a reset, take one groomer lap on the adjacent piste to re-center your timing, then drop back in. If you’re filming, bank the most technical tricks in the first hour under the lights—when surfaces are crisp—then pivot to creative lines and presses as the snow softens slightly later in the session.



Local culture, safety, and etiquette

Sunset Park is compact and popular, so Park SMART rules are non-negotiable. Inspect first; call your drop loudly enough to be heard; hold a predictable line; and clear landings and knuckles immediately. Give shapers room when ropes are up—they’re preserving speed for everyone. Expect a healthy mix of locals, visiting crews, and coached groups; be patient with teaching lanes and slot your laps so takeoffs don’t bunch up.

Nightlighting helps, but shadows and glare can still hide ruts. Take one speed-check hit on any feature you haven’t ridden under lights before, and detune rail contact points while keeping edges sharp enough for firm corduroy. Inside resort boundaries you’re far from avalanche terrain, yet closures and signage still matter—respect any temporary feature or lane closures when the crew is doing touch-ups or safety changes.



Best time to go and how to plan

Mid-winter is prime. Late January through early March usually delivers the coldest, most repeatable night surfaces and the fullest feature sets. Early season is ideal for building rail mileage on smaller sets; spring brings forgiving dusk laps that are perfect for learning new tricks at lower speeds before the lights click on. The winning routine is a two-park day: daytime slopestyle in El Tarter or progression at Sunrise Park Xavi, dinner and a quick tune, then a two-hour focused session at Sunset Park to lock in what you learned.

Check the Grandvalira snowparks page each afternoon for that night’s operating plan, confirm lift access in Grau Roig/Peretol, and pack for cold-soaked stops between laps. If your crew includes non-park skiers, point them to nearby groomers or timing-friendly meeting spots so you can reconvene easily without leaving the lights.



Why freeskiers care

Because Sunset Park Henrik Harlaut turns evening hours into high-value progression. You get reliable lighting, crisp night surfaces, and fast laps on a compact, well-shaped set—plus the freedom to combine it with Grandvalira’s daytime parks for a full, park-first itinerary. If your goal is to learn fast, film clean, and keep momentum when the sun goes down, this is the Pyrenees venue that makes it happen.