Video: Birk Irving and the US Freeski Team Bring Halfpipe to the Backcountry
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Birk Irving, Hunter Carey, and Jaxin Hoerter are best known as halfpipe skiers, but clearly have some backcountry chops as well. This edit has its share of powder shots and cliff drops, but where it really shines is the final quarterpipe segment, not entirely unexpectedly—they are pipe skiers after all.
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It's reminiscent of Alex Hall and Hunter Hess' MAGMA, unsurprising considering that both Hall and Hess are also on the Freeski Team. Evidently, there's something to be said for comp skiers taking their skills to the backcountry, and we're keen to see more of it next season.
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Zack Skovron
AuthorBorn and raised in the Pacific Northwest, now living in Jackson, WY. I’m an avid skier, biker, hiker, climber, and fisherman. Outside of sports, my major interests focus on public policy surrounding land use and energy systems.
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