Kai Jones, Nick Mcnutt, Lusti and Mac Join Mammut Safety Team
Mammut just announced a robust new snow safety athlete team, supporting its mission and goals as the world’s premiere snow safety brand. Boasting the most advanced and reliable avalanche safety equipment on the market, Mammut has long been the go-to brand for snowsports professionals, and with the addition of TGR Athletes Kai Jones, Nick Mcnutt, Christina Lustenberger and Ian McIntosh, that team will lead the way for a safe future in the mountains. Joining the TGR crew are skiers Marcus Caston, Madison Ostergren and snowboarder Forrest Shearer.
From Mammut:
Kai Jones, the 14-year-old freeski phenom based out of Jackson Hole, WY, cut his teeth early on in the game as the son of snowsports royalty, TGR founder Todd Jones. Kai embodies the next generation of skiers, and has a unique platform to share not only his experiences but his dedication to safety on the mountain with a new school of mountain sports enthusiasts.
Christina Lustenberger is a tour de force based out of Revelstoke, BC. Christina began her mountain journey as a World Cup alpine skier, and swiftly evolved to an ACMG certified ski guide and world-class big mountain and expedition skier, where she now appears in multiple film productions and leads enviable expeditions with fellow pros.
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Ian McIntosh, a professional big mountain skier based in Pemberton, BC, has paved the way for aspiring athletes for over a decade, is a two-time winner of POWDER Awards “Best Line” as well as POWDER’s “Breakthrough Performer” award. Mac has skied multiple first descents around the world and has starred in over 20 major ski films from TGR, Sherpas Cinema, Warren Miller and more.
Nick McNutt, based in Squamish, BC, is a professional freestyle skier who is most at home hucking cliffs and logging awards such as POWDER’s Breakthrough Performance and Best Powder, with multiple Best Male Performance nominations and years of segments with Teton Gravity Research. Honing his skills from freestyle beginnings, Nick has spent the past few years skiing the big mountain terrain of Alaska, Europe, and the BC ranges and continues to push his abilities on steep fluted spines and large faces. In the off season, he spends his time establishing first ascents on the granite walls around his hometown, as well as mountain biking and trail running.
