WSKI 106 Trailer (2005)

Edina / Excelsior, Minnesota, USA | Active: 2001-present | Focus: freeski films, athlete-led media, Armada, Inspired, ski history | Current: Old Head New Head host and Freeskiing Museum contributor Mount Hood Through A 2002 Viewfinder Mount Hood’s white glare filled the frame in 2002 as Eric Iberg filmed Stereotype, camera fixed on skiers trying to make twin-tip skiing look less like a novelty and more like a culture. The snow was only part of the image. The rest was posture, clothing, soundtrack, rail speed, hand position, and the confidence of athletes who did not want skiing to sound or look like the generation before them.... Read more on the Athlete page

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

Kalispell, Montana, USA | Active: FIS record listed as not active | Discipline: freeski slopestyle, superpipe, big air, freeride, backcountry filming | Verified: 11 X Games medals, 7 X Games golds, Armada co-founder, FWT Hakuba podium | Current: Armada athlete, ORNADA / Natural Selection-era film presence Chad’s Gap In The Wasatch Silence The Utah backcountry was cold and wind-scoured, the Chad’s Gap in-run etched into a white shoulder above the landing. Tanner Hall came in switch, committed to the cork 900, then dropped short into the knuckle with both skis still moving. The crash in March 2005 became one of freeskiing’s most replayed moments, partly because of the violence and partly because of the voice afterward.... 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

American snow optics and protection brand | Founded 1975 in California from performance driven moto roots | Known for: Prizm Snow lenses, Flight Deck, Line Miner, Flow Scape, MOD helmets and signature athlete goggles | Focus: helping skiers and riders read terrain, manage changing light and pair goggles with helmets across park, freeride, race and backcountry environments. 1975 California roots from moto grips to mountain optics Oakley is not a ski manufacturer in the classic sense. Its place in skiing comes through vision, protection and the visual identity of snow sports.... Read more on the Sponsor page