The Spirit of the Thing | PHIL CASABON & SAMMY CARLSON

Vallée du Parc / Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: street skiing, creative park, urban, jib, backcountry-influenced freestyle | Verified: X Games Real Ski gold in 2018 and 2019, B&E / Blackout, Keynote Skier, Nuance, Armada BDog pro model | Current: B-Dog films, Off The Leash events, Armada design work Quebec Steel When The Trick Slowed Down The rail was low, cold, and half-buried in Quebec snow, the kind of street feature most skiers would hit fast to survive. Phil Casabon came in slower, knees loose, skis drifting across the metal like the trick had time to breathe. That is the B-Dog problem in one image.... Read more on the Athlete page

Revelstoke, British Columbia | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: backcountry freestyle, freeride, slopestyle, big air | Verified: 8 X Games medals, 2011 X Games Slopestyle gold, 3 Real Ski Backcountry golds, TGR and Quiksilver film projects | Current: Armada and Quiksilver film athlete Valdez When The Slough Started Moving The face above Valdez was steep enough to make the snow move before Sammy Carlson reached the apron. Light broke across the Chugach peaks, the upper panel held cold powder, and each turn pulled a white river behind his skis. Harmony, released in January 2026, showed Carlson deep in the terrain that now defines him.... Read more on the Athlete page

Oregon Cascade freeski region around an 11240 foot volcano | Known for: Timberline summer skiing, Palmer Snowfield lanes, Mt. Hood Meadows bowls, Skibowl night laps, Windells camp culture | Season: mid-November to late May at Timberline with summer snowfield sessions | Best for: park riders, summer campers, Portland day-trippers, and skiers chasing spring progression Palmer Snowfield Above Government Camp Mount Hood rises to 11240 feet in northern Oregon, about 50 miles east of Portland, with Timberline Lodge sitting high on the south side at 6000 feet. That geography is the reason the mountain matters to freeskiing: the ski season does not end when most North American parks shut down.... Read more on the Location 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