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The Markus Eder Interview

by MattMasson
Apr 4th 2019 - 5 comments

Fresh from dominating the Freeride World Tour, we catch up with Markus Eder, chilling back home in Italy. He talks about the tour, his favourite skiers and educates (me at least) about the area of Italy's that he's from!

The Henrik Harlaut Interview

by MattMasson
Mar 26th 2019 - 7 comments

From Nose Butter Triples to the Wu Tang Clan, everyone knows about Henrik Harlaut! Or do they? You can probably guess some of his ambitions, but I bet you'll be surprised by at least one!

The Trevor Kennison Interview

by MattMasson
Mar 11th 2019 - 4 comments

Trevor Kennison is the sit-skier who’s send at Corbet’s Couloir, at the Kings and Queens of Corbet’s ‘19, launched him into the skiing mainstream. I met Trevor, at the High Fives x Access Unlimited Adaptive Fly Fishing camp back in Summer 2017. I was struck by his positivity, back then, and we just laughed, joked and fished. We caught up, last week, to talk about how he became a sit-ski superstar!

The Phil Casabon Interview

by MattMasson
Feb 21st 2019 - 11 comments

We caught B-Dog on a rest day, while filming his 2019 entry for Real Ski. Chilling out at home, in Shawinigan, Quebec, Phil talks about developing his pro model with Armada, his movie En Particulier and even his love for quinoa…

Russia Today: Twoowt Skis

by MattMasson
Feb 10th 2019 - 17 comments

Twoowt Skis is a new Russian ski brand. Freeskiing is still a relatively new concept in Russia, but when a new freeski brand comes “out of nowhere” it’s worth investigating. We asked Twoowt team member, Andrey Anufriev about the company and how it became a reality.

The New FIS Slopestyle Judging System Explained

by MattMasson
Feb 5th 2019 - 4 comments

... by Jason Arens and Woodsy. The FIS World Championships Slopestyle final takes place on Wednesday. This will be another opportunity to see the new FIS Slopestyle judging system. We spoke to one of skiing’s most experienced judges, Jason Arens, to explain what the changes actually are and why they’ve been made:

The Alex Hackel Interview

by MattMasson
Jan 29th 2019 - 10 comments

From competition-skier, to street-skier, from skiing on a team with people he grew up with, to joining the hottest team in skiing in 2019. At just 22, Alex Hackel has squeezed a lifetime of experiences into just a few years. He tells us the story behind the twists and turns.

The Great Saga Outerwear Robbery

by MattMasson
Jan 3rd 2019 - 31 comments

In December 2017, Saga's warehouse was robbed. Thousands of Dollars-worth of products were stolen. Saga's Co-founder/Ceo, Andy Mallett, tells us the story and tells us how they've recovered and even improved after the heist!

The Mike Hornbeck Interview

by MattMasson
Dec 19th 2018 - 5 comments

After a weekend of watching the superstars at the Dew Tour in Breckenridge, we sit down with “normal guy” Mike Hornbeck, to talk about being a different sort of pro.

The Jason Arens Interview

by MattMasson
Dec 6th 2018 - 6 comments

Jason Arens is one of skiing’s top judges, but first and foremost, he’s a skier. The Tahoe native tells us about how most ski judges still ride the courses themselves and more...

The Tom Wallisch Interview

by MattMasson
Nov 27th 2018 - 15 comments

Tom Wallisch has come a long way since winning Superunknown IV back in 2007. The “King of Afterbang” has just kept on innovating in the 12 years since that game-changing video. He sits down, for an extended interview, to talk about everything from how he got started to how skiing has changed throughout his career, with so much in between. The 31-year-old is now a veteran of Newschool skiing and he talks a lot of sense about some of the biggest issues in our sport.