Riders: Jeff Deforge, Justus Hines, Joey Vig, Kyle Kennedy, Cullen Berklau, Kody Williams, Jeffy Gabrick, Trevor Tollefson, Tony Wagner, Jake Rose and Chris Frost
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Athletes: Christian Brink, Gustaf Hånell, Pelle Stake and Christoffer Pettersson
This underappreciated little hill with the big attitude will surprise you. In a good way.
It all starts out predictably enough. A little orange sign informs us that we’re now “entering freestyle terrain.” And naturally there it is: A pod of features comes into view, rails, boxes, jumps, all the usual suspects. The kids hop off of a couple of kickers and slide a box or two. On we go.
At this point at most other resorts, the run would carry on, perhaps with a few fun tree trails and the chance to pop through the woods onto another slope. Not at Buttermilk. Every time we round another bend, we run into…yet another terrain park. The features keep getting bigger, more robust, more outlandish. A propane tank poking out of the snow. A football goal to jump through. A steep set of wooden stairs. It’s a veritable rabbit hole for … More