Phil Casabon and Henrik Harlaut 'Early Season Funk'

Åre, Sweden / Andorra | Active: 2011-present | Known for: X Games big air record, Olympic big air bronze, style-led film projects | Current: active skier and filmmaker working with Armada, Monster Energy and CHIMI, with recent projects including Lo & Behold and ORNADA Sochi did not introduce Henrik Harlaut as a medalist. It introduced him as a force. On the first Olympic freeski slopestyle course in 2014, Harlaut dropped in wearing pants so loose they became part of the run.... Read more on the Athlete page

Profile and significance Philip “B-Dog” Casabon is a Canadian freeski icon from Shawinigan, Québec, whose style-first language—presses, butters, nollies, reverts, and shiftys that breathe—reshaped modern park and urban skiing. He rose through night laps at his local hill, Vallée du Parc, and became one of the most influential riders of his generation by proving that creativity, definition, and flow can outweigh brute force. His cultural footprint is matched by hardware: back-to-back gold medals at X Games Real Ski in 2018 and 2019, plus the 2018 Fan Favorite nod, cemented his status as a peer-elected standard.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Mammoth Mountain is the Eastern Sierra’s flagship and one of North America’s most influential freestyle venues, pairing a vast high-alpine footprint with a park-and-pipe program that has set industry standards for more than two decades. The resort’s official figures list 3,500+ acres, 25 lifts and a 3,100 ft vertical rise to an 11,053 ft summit, which helps extend the season into late spring in most years. S.... 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