Truth Smith

Everyone knows Truth, he is the truth, speaks the truth and boards like he has fun every time he straps in. Earlier this winter he invented a snowboard trick, double pretzel flip off an up rail that went viral around the social media world. Truth is a member of the Canadian National Slopestyle team and an expert burger flipper at splitz grill. You will also find him on street missions with his crew Shmobb or winning international rail jams. Look for Truth to try to find the most insane gap to jump Momentum has this summer.

Sam Weston

Sam is the Canadian National team slopestyle and big air snowboard coach. Coaching Olympic medalists, X-games medalists and World Champions such as Mark McMorris and Laurie Blouin, along with several other athletes to international podium success on the world cup circuit. Sam not only coaches the best riders in the world, but he has developed athletes to become Jr World Champions and Youth Olympic medalists. Sam can coach any level of snowboarder and we are fortunate to have him a part of the Momentum Team.

Darcy Sharpe

  This year Darcy won Gold in Slopestyle at the 2020 Aspen X-Games!  Darcy Sharpe is a Whistler rider and member of the Canadian Snowboard Slopestyle Team, he also happens to be the brother of our Golden Girl Cassie Sharpe. Darcy started coaching with us during our inaugural year and we are stoked to have him on the Momentum team.  

Logan Pehota

Born and raised in Pemberton, BC, Logan grew up in the mountains and made a name for himself on the freeski scene in recent years with multiple Free Ride World Tour wins, a recent feature in Matchstick Production’s ‘The Stomping Grounds’, and a new clip segment produced by Red Bull.

Colby Stevenson

Olympic silver medalist and multiple World Cup medalist Colby Stevenson hails from Park City, Utah. He has been competing in Slopestyle and Big Air events with the US Freeski Team since 2014. He is also a 5 time X-Games Gold medalist. When Colby's not slaying the park, he's passionately pursuing his other hobbies of mountain biking, motocross, wakeboarding, surfing, and golf.

Tom Wallisch

Tom joined the Momentum coaching crew back in 2011 and his positive,  modest and easy-going personality, along with his smooth technical ability made him an instant hit. He is one of Freeskiing's iconic stars with huge successes both at top level competition and in front of the lens as a pro skier. With his seemingly effortless style he has walked away with almost every big win, including X-Games Gold, World Championship Gold, War of the Rails Gold, Dew Tour Gold plus the overall Dew Cup and AFP Titles! wallisch2 Career Highlights

  • Guinness World Record Holder for the longest rail grind at 424 feet
  • Two-time X-Games Gold Medalist
  • FIS World Champion, 2013
  • Dew Tour winner, 2012
  • ESPN Action Sport Athlete of the year, 2012
  • Two-time top AFP-ranked slopestyle skier
  • EuroX Games Gold Medalist 2010 and Silver Medalist 2012
   

Mac Forehand

Former camper and a Junior World Champion in Slopestyle at the age of 17, Mac Forehand is one of the most exciting freestyle skiers in the game. Mac made history in 2019 by winning the Overall World Cup Title in Slopestyle at just 17 years of age. It was his first full season competing on the World Cup circuit and from the moment he placed second in Stubai, Austria, he never looked back. Mac has also earned 4  X Games medals in Slopestyle and took the 2023 Gold in Big Air. He competed at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics representing the USA.

Tatum Monod

Best known for her backcountry film parts with Level 1 Productions, Tatum's career as a big mountain skier sky rocketed in 2014 when she was voted ‘Skier of the Year’ by her peers in Freeskier Magazine’s Rider Poll. As one of the few females on record Tatum scored a cover of Powder Magazine and picked up the coveted ‘Best Female Performance’ award at the 2017 Powder Magazine Awards. She has collected more accolades than most skiers do in a lifetime. Although being awarded for her film parts are a bonus, to Tatum this isn’t what it's all about, “I ski because for me, being in the mountains is where I find my happiness.” Said Monod, “Just being out there in that environment is incredibly rewarding in itself, I am so excited to get up on the glacier with my campers and share that with them.”

Mikael Kingsbury

Mikael the Invincible first joined the Momentum coaching crew in 2011 and is the indisputable king of the bumps.  He is an Olympic Gold and 2 x Silver medalist, 8 x FIS World Champion, 26 x FIS Crystal Globe Champion and has won more World Cups than any other athlete - poised to hit the 100 wins mark this season!

Career Highlights

  • 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist
  • 2014, 2022  Olympic Silver Medalist
  • 2010 - 2025 :  94 (and counting!)  World Cup wins.
  • 26 x FIS Crystal Globe winner
  • 8 x  World Champion
In this photo he is seen with camper Berkley Brown, who herself has gone on to compete on the Canadian National Team!

Alex Hall

2022 Olympic Slopestyle Gold Medalist!  Alex is the only skier to earn X Games gold in four different Ski disciplines: Slopestyle (Aspen 2019), Big Air (Norway 2019), Knuckle Huck (Norway 2020) and Real Ski (2021), with a total of 12  X Games medals of which 6 are GOLD! He’s one of the best overall skiers in the world with multiple World Cup wins, as well as appearing in the ski movies Magma, Magma 3 and Ash.

PA Rousseau

He is an icon in the mogul world. An iron man who boasts 147 FIS World Cup starts with 23 podiums; a World Championship title; and, a fifth place finish at Winter Olympic Games. He had one of the longest careers in the history of male mogul skiing with 15 years of performance at the World Cup. Now retired, Pierre-Alexandre has taught several skiers who have become Olympic champions and world champions.

Cassie Sharpe

Olympic Halfpipe Gold and Silver medalist, 2 x World Championship silver medalist, 3 times X-Games Gold medalist - you couldn't have a more stacked resume. On meeting Cassie, you wouldn't realize she is one of the fiercest competitors in freeskiing. However, her game face is strictly reserved for the top of the halfpipe and on a day-to-day basis, this girl is more bubbly than your favorite soda. Cassie's cat-like skills transfer effortlessly from the half-pipe across to jumps, hips and rails, where she's constantly challenging herself and everyone around her to learn something new. In 2025 after a 2 year break and becoming a mom, she made a triumphant return to X-Games winning the Superpipe as well as multiple World Cup medals!

Max Moffatt

Max has always been a stand-out skier, oozing in style and best known for his creative approach. In 2022, he won his first career medal at the X Games in Aspen, taking silver in Slopestyle. He is a multiple World Cup medalist and X Games invitee.  In his Olympic debut at Beijing 2022, Max qualified for the slopestyle final, where he represented Canada in style.

Evan McEachran

DCIM106GOPROG0598593. Two-time Olympian, multiple World Cup and X Games medalist, this Oakville, Ontario native and former Momentum camper has a deep quiver of big tricks and a casual style that makes every spin, flip and grab look effortless. A long-time X Games competitor (11 years) and member of the Canadian National Slopestyle Team since 2016, Evan's experience and passion for the sport make him a favorite coach.

Maggie Voisin

Known for her smooth style and unique grabs, the US Freeski team member holds two X Games Slopestyle wins (Aspen 2018 and Norway 2020). Maggie is the only American woman to win the discipline at X Games. The Montana native now has 7 total medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze. She also has 5 World Cup podiums and 2 Olympic appearances.

Megan Oldham

Spirit of Sarah Scholarship winner back in 2016, Megan has quickly made a name for herself in the freeskiing community. In her first year on the FIS World Cup circuit in 2018-19, Megan won the slopestyle Crystal Globe as the overall top-ranked skier in the discipline. Since then, Megan has been constantly claiming X-Games and World Cup medals, and competed at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games for Canada.

Joss Christensen

As a former camper we were all so stoked when Joss won Gold in the first ever Olympic men’s Slopestyle event at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games! Joss started coaching with Momentum that same year and his humble, dedicated approach has made him a firm favorite ever since.  With multiple World Cup medals to his name,  he is also one of the nicest most down-to-earth skiers you will have the pleasure to be coached by! Career Highlights: 2015 X Games Slopestyle Aspen – 2nd 2015 USSA Grand Prix – 1st 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist **** 2014 Grand Pix #1 – 1st 2013 Grand Pix – 3rd 2012 Aspen/Snowmass Open Halfpipe – 2nd 2012 AFP World Championships -3rd 2011 New Zealand Winter Games – 1st christensen3

Magnus Granér

Magnus comes from the deep woods of Northern Sweden where he learned how to ski with his dog pulling him along on his cross-country skis! He is most known for his street skiing, his uncanny technical skill set and a totally unique “swervy” style, that’s taken fire around the ski world. Winner of X Games Real Ski and Segment of the Year at IF3. You will find him doing some real funky, almost dance-type skiing under the name @skimanguy on Instagram. Magnus is here to spread the joy of skiing and break the mold of how skiers approach every-day features and terrain.

Jake Mageau

Jake has been skiing for the majority of his life and began his professional career as a member of the U.S. National Rookie Half Pipe team. But it was the opportunity to compete in ESPN's Winter X-Games 'Real Ski' contest that launched him into the spotlight. Jake's unique approach to having fun on skis won him 'Fan Favourite' for 2019 X-Games Real Ski. Jake is now focused on filming getting creative on his skis and spending as much time outside as he can. Check out his X-Games Real Ski edit below

Stan Rey

Stan Rey took his technical background in ski racing and skicross to the back-country, where he now enjoys chasing powder and busting backies off any drop you care to point out to him. Stan’s winters now revolve around filming for BLANK and his YouTube Channel. He skis fast, sends hard and is dedicated to spreading his religious movement: #backysunday.

Phil Marquis

Phil joined the Momentum Team in 2009. He had a long and successful competitive career and after retiring in 2019, went on to work as Head FIS Mogul coach in Vail and currently coaches the Canadian National Team.  His fun and happy personality make him a solid favorite at Momentum! phil3 Career Highlights: 2014 and 2018 Olympian 13 x World Cup Medalist 2014 Gold Medal Ruka, Finland World Cup 2012 Gold Medal Are World Cup Sweden 2015 - World Championships Silver Medalist

Tess Johnson

Olympian Tess Johnson, from Vail CO was the youngest moguls athlete to be named to the national team at 14 years old and also the youngest American Freestyle skier to earn a World Championship medal. She has continued to make a name for herself with multiple World Cup podiums and consistent top 10 World Cup results since 2016.  

Mike Douglas

Mike Douglas, aka the "Godfather of Freeskiing," has impacted the sport like nobody else. He started up our park program with Momentum back in 1997! Douglas grew up skiing moguls and was a member of the New Canadian Air Force. He is credited with helping to create the first ever twin tip ski, which eventually became the Salomon 1080. Today you’ll find Mike creating the massively popular web series Salomon Freeski TV with his company Switchback Entertainment.

Ben Cavet

3 times an Olympian and Vice World Champion in both 2017 and 2021, Ben is a veteran on the mogul scene. With over 10 years of experience competing on the World Cup circuit, Ben is one of the most experienced mogulists still competing today!  

Dave Mossop

Sherpa Cinema’s Director

David graduated with honours from the University of Victoria in Film Studies and Anthropology in 2004, where film professor Brian Hendricks had set the groundwork for David’s artistic filmmaking approach. Since then David has directed and DP’d films of all kind including Nature Documentary, Adventure, Giant Screen Cinema experiences, Music videos, Commercials and several Feature-Length films. With hundreds of hours of helicopter filming experience, Dave has become one of the most acclaimed Aerial Directors in the industry.

Sofiane Gagnon

Born and raised in Whistler, Sofiane Gagnon competed on the Nor-Am Cup circuit for four seasons before making her World Cup debut in a couple of Canadian-hosted events in Calgary and Mont Tremblant in January 2018. During the 2021-22 season, Gagnon recorded two top-10 finishes on the same December weekend in Idre Fjall, Sweden when she placed ninth in moguls and seventh in dual moguls. In her Olympic debut at Beijing 2022, Gagnon advanced to the second run of the final, finishing 12th overall.

Mikey Ciccarelli

Mikey is a member of Canada's National Snowboard team and competes in all freestyle disciplines; Slopestyle, Halfpipe, and Big Air. In 2017 Mikey earned a silver at the Burton US Open in Slopestyle behind fellow Canadian Mark McMorris. In 2019 he took 3rd in Slopestyle at the Grand Vallaria Total Flight. He also helped kick off Momentum's inaugural snowboard camp.

Troy Tully

Troy Tully had a break out year on the NorAm circuit in 2015-16. After securing two podiums at U.S. Selections in December, he posted seven NorAm podium finishes, including three wins, to take home the 2016 Grand Prix title and land his spot on the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. Tully went on to defend his title in 2017 and post some of his best World Cup finishes.

Jesse Andringa

Jesse Andringa, originally from Boulder, Colorado, is a former U.S. Team Mogul skier. He swept both dual and individual moguls titles at the 2019 Toyota U.S. Freestyle Championships and finished on the podium at three different NorAm Cups in 2018. Jesse competed on the World Cup circuit til 2022 with multiple top 10 finishes.

Brenden Kelly

Known as Sharkie on the glacier, Pemberton/Whistler local Brenden Kelly has been passionate about mogul skiing since he was 11 years old! Former Canadian National Team World Cup skier, Brenden is a Canadian Dual Mogul Champion and narrowly missed the podium at the 2021 World Championships. During his 10 year career on the Canadian Team, he had multiple Top 10 results at World Cup level and retired from competition at the end of the 2023 season. He is an experienced coach at Momentum with many summer and winter camps under his belt. Mogul Career Highlights 2018: 1st Canadian National Championships, Dual Moguls 2021: 4th World Championships, Kazakstan 2021: 5th Deer Valley World Cup 2021: 10th Overall World Cup Standings

Chris Rasman

Chris was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, where from a young age he developed a passion for the outdoors. Learning how to ride the mountains from his father, who was also a pro snowboarder, he was forced to become a very fast and powerful free rider. Rasman and his award-winning crew, The Manboys, are pushing limits and having a good time doing it. From traveling to Japan to find the deepest snow to exploring his home to find the biggest and steepest lines, Rasman is making a name for himself internationally.

Jody Wachniak

Jody Wachniak is a professional snowboarder living the dream in Whistler who's sponsors include K2, Vans, Billabong, Ashbury, Howl, Stance, and Ergogenics. He grew up riding at Springhill outside of Winnipeg, so his rail skills are on point and now he’s taken it to the backcountry where he’s killing it with big mountain freestyle. Jodi is pushing limits with The Manboys and having a good time doing it.

Darrah Reid-McLean

Growing up in Winnipeg, Darrah had a dream to one day become a professional snowboarder. Darrah's hard work and no-quit attitude helped her achieve that dream, and she now films many impressive video parts with a deep love for street snowboarding but also holds her own in the mountains.

Fabian Bosch

Fabian has represented Switzerland at 2 x Winter Olympics, won an X-Games gold and silver medal in Big Air and took the 2015 World Champion title for slopestyle- all before his 21st birthday! Not to mention his international infamy for gaining hang time on escalators in exotic places. The Swiss Bosch has crazy air awareness, leading to some wild antics in the air that will blow your mind.

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Alexi Godbout

Former Canadian Slopestyle National Team member, turned big line sender, pillow popper and pow shredder. Alexi has knowledge of technical tricks, backcountry booters and freeride terrain choice. On top of all this, he is a producer and athlete at Blank Collective films.

 

James Woods

Former camper and long-time member of the British Slopestyle Team, ‘Woodsy' is a 3 time Olympian,  the 2019 World Cup Slopestyle Overall Champion and a 3 x World Championship medalist (Gold, Silver and Bronze). He was the first British skier to win a World Cup Globe and World Championship Gold and has been crowned British Slopestyle Champion too many times! With 7 World Cup podiums and multiple X Games medals, Woodsy has been at the forefront of freeskiing since 2011! He also runs the successful JibLeague freeski events. Woodsy’s easy going and super fun personality make him a firm favorite at Momentum. woodsy1 Career Highlights: 2019: World Championships Utah: 1st (Gold) Slopestyle 2018: Olympics Games: 4th Slopestyle, Pyeong Chang Korea 2017: X-Games USA: 1st (Gold) Big Air, 4th Slopestyle 2017: X-Games Europe: 3rd Slopestyle 2017: World Championships Spain: 3rd Slopestyle 2015: AFP World Tour Finals Slopestyle – 2nd, Dumont Cup – 3rd, Toyota One Hit Wonder Big Air 2014: Olympics Games: 4th Slopestyle, Sochi, Russia 2014: X-Games New Zealand: 2nd Slopestyle, 2nd NZ Freeski Open, 2013: World Cup Slopestyle Champion woodsy2        

Jeff Schmuck

Jeff Schmuck, who has been a part of every Exposure camp since its inception, will be back as the head Media Coach this summer. As the Editor and Photo Editor of Forecast Ski Magazine, the Head Judge of the International Freeski Film Festival, X Games Real Ski, and an accomplished photographer himself, Jeff, who is currently celebrating his 20th anniversary in the ski industry, brings a wealth of knowledge to the table.

Ross Reid

New this year, Reid Ross joins the team as head Film Coach. Fueled by passion and driven to explore, Ross uses his storytelling abilities to further the vision and messages of his many industry clients.   Using the natural world as his muse, he draws inspiration from being at home in the elements: on the river or mountain, in the snow or surf. Ross has worked on feature films, documentaries, commercials, web and TV shows as both a filmer, editor and director.

Chad Chomlack

Chad catches honest moments as they unfold and knows that sometimes the best view of the action is from the edge. Never posed, always poised, Chad Chomlack quietly captures the images that might otherwise go unnoticed. His 25+ year love affair with snowboarding has seen Chad recently become King of the Storm in the 10th anniversary of Deep Winter. With this title under his belt he shows no signs of slowing down.  His client list is filled with the leading ski/snowboard brands such as: Patagonia, MEC, Volcom, Yeti, Billabong, Smith, Oakley, Redbull, Burton, Vans and so on... He is also the photo editor for Snowboard Canada Magazine http://www.chadchomlack.com/

Jeff Thomas

Jeff is a dedicated, multifaceted, award winning outdoor & adventure video producer with over 15 years of experience. Jeff has been producer, director, editor and cinematographer on multiple award winning Poor Boyz Productions and Switchback Entertainment films, as well as co-produced countless episodes of the successful Salomon Freeski TV program. Most recently he has been Director of Video Production at Origin Design and Communications, a Canadian Marketing and Production company focussed on travel tourism and outdoor brand marketing. He has been Director and Executive producer on a vast variety of both summer and winter marketing campaigns, short films, web series, commercial content, and films.  Now as a freelance creative and video producer he continues deeply involved in his passion for skiing, the outdoors and pushing the level of outdoor and winter sport video production and story-telling.

Awards:

2009 X- Dance ‘Core Film of the Year’, 2009 IF3 ‘Movie of the Year’, 2009 IF3 ‘Best Soundtrack’, 2010 IF3 Europe - ‘Best Rider Segment’, 2010 IF3 Europe - ‘Best Soundtrack’, 2010 Powder Video Awards ‘POV Shot of the Year’, 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Commercial advertisement placement, 2012 Banff Mountain Film Festival - ‘Best Mountain Film’, 2012 X Dance - ‘Best Short Film’, 2012 VIMFF ‘ best Short Film’, 2012 Powder Video Awards - ‘Best Documentary’, 2012 5 Point Film Fest ‘Most Inspiring Story’, 2012 5 Point Film Festival - People’s Choice’,  2013 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival ‘Best Artistic Film’, 2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival Official Selection & World Tour, 2013 Telluride Mountain Film Official Selection & World Tour, 2013 IF3 - ‘Best Webisode’, 2013 IF3 Best VFX, 2012-2014 Powder Video Awards ‘Web Series of the Year’, 2016 NSAA - Best Marketing Campaign, 2017 If3 - Nominated Movie of The year, Best Big Mountain Film, Best Editing

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