JOSSI WELLS INVITATIONAL | 2025

S. Olympic Freeski Team Livigno Flat Light With One Run Left Livigno Snow Park sat under flat February light, the landings washed into one pale surface. Alex Hall dropped into run two, edging toward the first rail with no room for a safe line.... Read more on the Athlete page

Wanaka, New Zealand | Active competition record: 2011-2021 | Known for: Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Dew Tour silver, Junior World titles, Wells Brothers films | Current focus: filmmaking, park skiing, creative freeski projects PyeongChang Snow With A Medal One Run Away The halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park cut a blue-white trench under Korean winter light. Beau-James Wells dropped into his third Olympic final run needing amplitude, clean doubles and enough composure to make the judges look twice before New Zealand’s medal story closed. 60 at PyeongChang 2018 put him fourth in men’s freeski halfpipe, one place behind Nico Porteous and just outside the Olympic podium.... Read more on the Athlete page

Oakville, Ontario, Canada | Active: 2012-present World Cup record | Discipline: Slopestyle, Big Air and Streetstyle | Known for: X Games medals, Stubai World Cup win, Olympic finals, technical rail skiing Stubai When The First World Cup Win Finally Landed The Stubai course sat high above the Tyrolean valley, with November light cutting across the rails and the jump line running fast on early-season snow. Evan McEachran had been on World Cup podiums before, had stood under X Games lights, had worn Olympic bibs in PyeongChang and Beijing, but one thing was still missing. On November 25, 2023, in Austria, the Canadian put down the slopestyle run that finally turned years of finals into a World Cup win.... Read more on the Athlete page

Wānaka, New Zealand | Active: 2021-present elite halfpipe | Discipline: Freeski Halfpipe, with slopestyle and big air background | Known for: 2025 World Championship gold, X Games Aspen 2026 gold, 2025-26 Crystal Globe Engadin When The First Run Ended The Argument The halfpipe in Engadin looked clean under Swiss spring light, its blue lines cutting the walls while the men’s final waited for a teenager from Wānaka to blink. Fin Melville Ives dropped in first and did not need a second run. The amplitude came early, the rotations stayed calm, and the landings sat high enough on the transition to keep speed alive.... 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

Wānaka, New Zealand | Active: 2013-present public record | Focus: slopestyle, big air, creative ski films, Wells Brothers projects | Current: Wells Brothers producer/skier and Monster Energy-supported rider Cardrona Low Tide And Southern Light Cardrona’s spring snow ran thin over brown New Zealand ground, with wind crust in the shadows and soft takeoffs catching late Southern Hemisphere light. Jackson “Wacko” Wells pushed into the line anyway, skiing the low-tide mess with the same looseness that once carried him through Olympic slopestyle and X Games big air. In recent Wells Brothers films, the setup rarely looks perfect.... Read more on the Athlete page

Wānaka / Dunedin, New Zealand | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, backcountry freestyle | Verified: Sochi 2014 Olympian, X Games slopestyle gold, X Games medals in three disciplines | Current: Atomic skier, freeride and film projects Rosa Khutor When Fourth Place Felt Heavy Snow fell into the Rosa Khutor halfpipe, softening the blue walls while the final riders waited above the Sochi lights. Jossi Wells dropped with one clean run already scored, then watched the medal line move just beyond him. 60.... Read more on the Athlete page

Wānaka, New Zealand | Active: FIS status active | Discipline: freeski big air and slopestyle | Verified: 2026 Olympic slopestyle bronze, 2025 Big Air World Champion, 2025 FIS Big Air Crystal Globe, X Games Aspen slopestyle golds | Current: New Zealand Olympic freeski team, Monster Energy athlete Livigno When The Last Run Had To Hold Livigno Snow Park sat under flat Alpine light, the rails dulled by repeated edges and the jump landings blending into pale Italian snow. Luca Harrington dropped into his third run in ninth, with one chance left to make the Olympic final answer back. The run had to be complete, not decorative.... Read more on the Athlete page

Missoula, Montana / Park City, Utah, USA | Active: 2014-present public ski record | Focus: knuckle huck, slopestyle, backcountry freestyle, ski films | Current: Armada and Monster Energy-supported skier Aspen Knuckle Snow Under The Lights The Aspen knuckle sat blue under X Games lights, its rounded takeoff shaped for skiers willing to use the feature before the jump even began. Quinn Wolferman came in with the relaxed speed of a rider who did not need the biggest spin to own the moment. Knuckle Huck rewards a strange skill set: edge pressure, timing, corked body position, grab discipline, and the ability to make a trick look invented on the way in.... Read more on the Athlete page

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski slopestyle, urban, park filming | Verified: X Games Slopestyle gold, 2013 World Champion, Dew Tour titles, Guinness rail-grind record | Current: LINE pro-model skier, Good Company creator, commentator and event builder Aspen Under Lights Before The Scoreboard Caught Up Buttermilk was hard under the January lights, the slopestyle landings polished by repeated runs and Colorado cold. Tom Wallisch dropped for his final attempt, skis flat through the rails, then carried the run into the last jump without visible panic. 00 at X Games Aspen 2012, the highest men’s ski slopestyle number recorded at the event at that time.... Read more on the Athlete page

New Zealand park and pipe resort between Wānaka and Queenstown | Known for: 615 hectares, five basins, Soho Basin, Australasia's only full length 22 ft Superpipe, World Cup slopestyle course, Jossi Wells Invitational, Winter Games NZ, and a June to October Southern Hemisphere season | Best for: park progression, halfpipe training, big air, spring sessions, and international crews chasing winter while the north is off snow Cardrona Valley And The Southern Hemisphere Training Clock Cardrona Alpine Resort sits on Cardrona Valley Road between Wānaka and Queenstown, with a base area at 1670 meters, a highest lifted point of 1860 meters, and 600 meters of vertical rise. The location is the first reason the resort matters. It gives skiers a reliable Southern Hemisphere training base during the exact months when most Northern Hemisphere parks are grass, glaciers are limited, and Olympic-cycle athletes need snow.... Read more on the Location page

Ski-focused follow-cam studio and social media channel | Led by filmmaker Andrew Gayda | Known for: ultra-close park follow cams, long flowing lines, raw snow sound, Cardrona edits, Mammoth clips, Stubai sessions, Mount Hood projects, Kimbo Sessions, SuperUnknown and athlete-led park content | Focus: bringing viewers inside modern freeskiing by skiing with the athlete instead of watching from the fence. Andrew Gayda and the follow-cam language behind HOTLAPS HOTLAPS is not a ski manufacturer, outerwear label, resort pass or traditional film studio. It is a ski media identity built around one of the most difficult and recognizable forms of modern freeski filming: the follow cam.... Read more on the Sponsor 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

The Jossi Wells Invitational 2025 was an open-format ski and snowboard invitational held at Cardrona, New Zealand in September 2025 | Disciplines: park skiing, big air, rails, creative snowboard and freeski sessions | Notable riders: Jossi Wells, Jackson Wells, Tom Wallisch, Henrik Harlaut, Alex Hall, Luca Harrington, Quinn Wolferman | Format: week-long athlete-judged session with rider votes and media releases Cardrona Carried The Southern Hemisphere Session Week The Jossi Wells Invitational 2025 brought the event back to Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand during the September Southern Hemisphere season. The public promotion placed the week from September 7 to 14 2025, with Monster Energy backing the event and Jossi Wells again using his home snow culture as the frame. This was not a standard big-air contest with one final and a formal score sheet.... Read more on the Competition page