SLVSH || Matej Svancer vs Cody LaPlante at Kimbo Sessions

Hometown: Truckee, California | Born: 2002 | Active: 2017-present | Known for: fourth in Olympic big air in 2026, Font Romeu World Cup slopestyle podium in 2020 | Disciplines: slopestyle, big air, knuckle huck On 11 January 2020, Cody LaPlante moved through the rails and jumps of Font Romeu with one priority: keep the run clean. The American skier later described choosing the best run he could execute without mistakes, using the slopestyle course to connect his rail skiing with the jump section. The result came three winters after his first World Cup start and during a period when the Truckee skier was moving from junior events into regular international finals.... Read more on the Athlete page

Prague, Czech Republic / Austria | Active: 2019-present | Focus: big air, slopestyle, knuckle huck | Current: Austrian national team, Red Bull, Faction, K2 FL3X, LOOK, Smith and Capeesh Livigno Snowfall When The Bronze Was Still Open Livigno Snow Park was filling with heavy February snow, flakes cutting through the floodlights while the final men’s big air round waited at the top. Matej Svancer had already landed two high-scoring jumps, but Mac Forehand and Tormod Frostad were pushing the numbers into rare territory. Svancer dropped again, switch takeoff, skis locked together in rotation, a landing clean enough to keep him in the medal fight.... Read more on the Athlete page

Swedish freestyle venue inside Kläppen Ski Resort in Sälenfjällen | Known for: National Arena status, 14 football pitch park area, Junior Snowpark, Blue Line, red and black contest lines, Swedish Championships, and repeatable Scandinavian park laps | Season: December to April | Best for: slopestyle riders, rail crews, young park skiers, national-team training, and film sessions built around clean feature flow Fourteen Football Pitches Of Park In Sälenfjällen Kläppen Snowpark sits on Kläppenberget in Sälenfjällen, Dalarna, with the resort summit reaching 657 meters and the ski area dropping 315 meters through rounded Scandinavian terrain. Those numbers are modest by Alpine standards, but they explain the venue’s strength. The slope is broad, controlled, and efficient, giving shapers enough room to build long freestyle lines instead of forcing riders into one short feature lane.... Read more on the Location 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

Kimbo Sessions 2026 ran at Kläppen Snowpark in Sweden from April 27 to May 2 | More than 70 invited riders | Riders of the Week: Manon Loschi and Elias Syrjä | Format: six-day unjudged freeski session Ten Editions Return To Kläppen Kimbo Sessions 2026 took place from April 27 to May 2 at Kläppen Snowpark in Sälenfjällen, Sweden, completing the event's delayed tenth edition after the 2025 gathering was cancelled because of insufficient spring snow. Founder Kim Boberg again turned his home park into a custom late-season playground rather than a conventional slopestyle contest. Kläppen announced more than 70 VIP invited riders from around the world, with Tormod Frostad, Alex Ferreira, Joss Christensen, Matej Svancer and Øystein Bråten among the internationally established names skiing during the week.... Read more on the Competition page