Unlike Slopestyle, where riders navigate down a course with several chances to execute jumps and tricks, Big Air is about doing one trick and doing it well. The event was an instant success when it debuted at PyeongChang 2018 and continued to impress in Beijing.īig Air requires snowboarders to ride down a huge ramp, launch themselves into the air, and perform the best trick they can. While there are five key snowboarding events, Big Air is the newest addition to the Olympic Games. Read on for the lowdown on the upcoming season, which athletes to look out for, and the schedule for the 2022/23 world cup campaign. We're excited to see who has had a productive off-season, who is pushing to revolutionise the sport, what new tricks we are going to see, and who are the up-and-coming stars set to make their mark on the Big Air scene. The first season after the Olympics is always fascinating and this season will be no different. The event also marks the start of a new campaign for riders after the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Along with riders putting on an impressive show on the scaffolding jump, music, art, and a big electric crowd are set to ignite the first big air weekend of the new season. This will be the second time the competition has been a World Cup event, following its success as the season-opener last year. You may have realized by now that I’m not one to aim low.The 2022/23 International Ski Federation (FIS) Snowboard World Cup season has arrived and is kicking off with the adrenaline-pumping Big Air event_._Ī strong contingent of the world's best snowboarders are in Switzerland for the Big Air Chur Festival, taking place 21-22 October. A nice 4 bedroom house within walking distance to the lifts, fully heated and air conned with a hot tub, built in BBQ and underground parking. I’ve picked the exact dream home I want to own. Even the cold walks in the snow to get a burger from my favourite burger joint. Riding the chairlift alone on the last run of the day. I’ve grown to love Whistler and love the freedom of just snowboarding. Dream 3) Own a house in Whistler & snowboard every day I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, there’s certainly benefits to being a X-Games level snowboarder, but I found that it’s not a dream that I wanted to keep pursuing. Competitive riders tend to end up travelling constantly and end up having less and less time to just snowboard. I found that the more I advanced my snowboarding and the more seasons I did, the less I wanted to do anything other than just snowboard every day and have fun in the park. My path and what I wanted changed along the way. I knew many would think I was stupid and crazy, but I have a knack for believing that I can accomplish insane goals, even if I may only be deluding myself.Īnd not many of you know, but I actually competed in the X-Games… just kidding :p I’m not a bad snowboarder and I do have a few big tricks in my bag, but I am definitely not good enough to go to the X-Games. This is a dream that I never shared with anyone other than my family. Out of all my lofty goals, it’s probably the easiest on the list, but one that I’m quite proud of reaching. It took many years of falling, 5+ seasons on the slopes and multiple knee surgeries, but I did end up reaching this goal. Perhaps it’s why I didn’t tell people my next lofty goal.
Back then, it was the trick that every big name rider had in their bag, so I figured it was a worthy goal.Ī beginner declaring they were going to land a 1080 did bring some amusement to most people I told. Just another spin on the long road to landing a 1080.ĥ years ago, back when I was faceplanting on green runs as a beginner, I set myself the goal of landing a 1080.
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