STUBAI | Filmed by HotLaps feat. Ferdinand Dahl & Daniel Bacher

Innsbruck, Austria | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski big air, slopestyle, knuckle huck | Verified: 2022 Olympian, 2021 Junior Worlds double silver, Chur 2023 World Cup podium, X Games Aspen 2024 Big Air bronze | Current: Armada and Monster Energy athlete profile, style-led video presence Buttermilk When The Tail Butter Held Buttermilk Mountain was loud under the Aspen lights, with the big-air ramp glowing above packed Colorado snow. Daniel Bacher came in switch, pressed his tails across the lip, then released into a double cork 1440 with the landing running fast below him. X Games Aspen 2024 gave Bacher the clearest international marker of his senior career.... Read more on the Athlete page

Oppegård / Oslo, Norway | Born: July 17, 1998 | Active: 2015-present public ski career | Known for: X Games slopestyle medals, Olympic finals, Capeesh Fashion House, Jib League, rail-heavy creative park skiing | Current: creative projects, Jib League, Capeesh, Vishnu, Monster Energy, Phaenom Aspen Steel Before The Score Sheet The Buttermilk rails looked cold under January light, each takeoff brushed by wind and camera lenses before the jump line opened. Ferdinand Dahl came through the top section with shoulders low, skis quiet, and the timing of someone reading metal like a skate spot rather than a scoring zone. That language became his clearest public signature.... Read more on the Athlete page

Glacier snowpark venue on the Stubai Glacier in Tyrol Austria | Known for: Gaiskarferner XL autumn setup, Pro Line, Medium Line, Jib and Easy Lines, Gamsgarten Spring Garden, Prime Park Sessions, FIS Freeski World Cup Stubai, and early season training above 3000 meters | Season: October to May on the wider glacier with Stubai Zoo focused on autumn and spring park windows | Best for: slopestyle riders, rail crews, preseason filming, World Cup preparation, and European freestyle trips Gaiskarferner At 3100 Meters And The Preseason Signal Stubai Zoo sits high on the Stubai Glacier above Neustift im Stubaital, with the autumn build positioned on the Gaiskarferner around 3100 meters. That elevation is the reason the venue carries so much weight in European freeskiing. While many lower Alpine parks are still waiting for winter, Stubai can build jump lines, rail sections, and early-season training lanes during the October and November window.... 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