Stranger Things | Mike Hornbeck | NS Originals S5E01

Michigan, United States | Former contest outsider, active street and park skier, Armada athlete, Level 1 film figure | Public markers: Realtime, Refresh, Eye Trip, After Dark, Sunny, X Games Real Ski 2018, Wreckallections, Wrebirth, Ornada | Main lane: butters, presses, rails, small-feature creativity Michigan Ice Before The First Press The Midwest hill was short, cold, and hard enough for every edge mistake to feel public. Mike Hornbeck came from that kind of snow: three-month winters, small parks, icy takeoffs, rope-tow rhythm, and nine months of thinking about the next trick. His skiing never needed a huge jump to hold attention.... Read more on the Athlete page

American ski brand | Founded in 2002 as one of freeskiing’s first athlete-founded companies | Known for: ARV, ARW, Declivity, Whitewalker, Zero Collection, Tanner Hall, JP Auclair, Phil Casabon and Sammy Carlson | Focus: freestyle creativity, freeride progression, athlete-led design and modern skis built for park laps, powder days, side hits, touring missions and video-part culture. 2002 roots: the AR5 rewrites freeski from the inside Armada belongs to the rare group of ski brands that changed not only what people bought, but what they imagined skiing could look like. Founded in 2002, the brand grew out of a moment when freeskiing was pulling away from traditional alpine identity and building its own language through park, street, powder, film parts and athlete-led creativity.... Read more on the Sponsor page