Your picks for realski 2021?

sean jordan, Øystein Bråten, Antti

-Alex Hall: considering his parts in Faction's movies and comp results, I guess he could manage realski even during a preolympic comp season
-Sean Jordan: big name, big tricks on big features
-Cal Carson: we need swerve
-Lauri Kivari: underground outsider loved by the public

Andy Partridge
Quinn wolferman
Lauri Kivari
Someone from the Forre crew. Can't decide

Meeks is highest in my list for real ski. He has put in the time and only gets better and better. You can’t ssay he hasn’t earned the opportunity

after that I’m not sure but I am more interested in skiers who have proven their productivity in the streets rather than some people who have only dabbled. Having 2 or 3 full street parts under your belt should be a pre requisite for an x games part.

-DanMeeks is highest in my list for real ski. He has put in the time and only gets better and better. You can’t ssay he hasn’t earned the opportunity

after that I’m not sure but I am more interested in skiers who have proven their productivity in the streets rather than some people who have only dabbled. Having 2 or 3 full street parts under your belt should be a pre requisite for an x games part.

i second meeks

Josh Wong for real ski if he's healthy.

Phil and Brady will get another gold

Give Laurent DM a try.. he KILLS it style wise!!! Also would love to see Antti another go his part was amazing last year.

Lauri Kivari 😩

already been said twice but

Lauri Kivari

Lauri Kivari
AHall
Laurent De Martin
Kilbride
Antti
Meeks
Sami Orleib
Berman

pick any 4 ill be happy

Peyben and have Hackel film it

Casabon for sure. Contest felt a little empty without him but Mango, Hackel, and Albalegro kept the party alive. Alex Hall would also be great to watch. I think he could really put on a good show. Sorry
if I misspelled anything.

Quan would be great. Didn't think of him right away

nolan_yagerAndy Partridge
Quinn wolferman
Lauri Kivari
Someone from the Forre crew. Can't decide

I’m really hoping berman will be in there he’s just way to sick

I thought bdogs 2019 was pretty mediocre for a gold, doesn't mean it wasn't sick though. I still think LJ got screwed more then anyone else on this list.

Lupe w Owie Dahlberg behind the lens

Andy Partridge, ty

Pete....eggggggggg
will berman
A-hall

Came here to say Lauri Kivari but many people beat me to it. Anttu or Psycho P would be great too, but not all 3 in one year. I would also love to see Sami Ortlieb, he would make the most unique edit by far but also has some really tech tricks. I like LDM's style but I feel like his tech level in the streets isn't quite real ski level. I feel like Will Berman has been putting in work for a really long time and deserves to be in there. I also think Zahner deserves another chance, but there's no way he comes back next year as there's already gonna be at least 2 returners, 3 if phil comes back from his injury. Meeks or Ahall could also put out a banger.

A hall

**This post was edited on Apr 16th 2020 at 3:03:56pm

Calvin Barrett
Cal Carson
don’t care who else

Lauri Kivari

Jacob Belanger

Lol. The people don’t want it B

LivingDaLifeJosh Wong for real ski if he's healthy.

Cal Carson

abar.I would also love to see Sami Ortlieb, he would make the most unique edit by far but also has some really tech tricks.

Sami is a very underrated street skier and underrated skier overall

Chilly
Andy p
Cal
Meeks

abar.Came here to say Lauri Kivari but many people beat me to it. Anttu or Psycho P would be great too, but not all 3 in one year. I would also love to see Sami Ortlieb, he would make the most unique edit by far but also has some really tech tricks. I like LDM's style but I feel like his tech level in the streets isn't quite real ski level. I feel like Will Berman has been putting in work for a really long time and deserves to be in there. I also think Zahner deserves another chance, but there's no way he comes back next year as there's already gonna be at least 2 returners, 3 if phil comes back from his injury. Meeks or Ahall could also put out a banger.

I would love to see Anttu doing a real ski video on black crows 😄

Too many people deserve an invite to real ski, whether they should do it or not is a more valid argument though. The Xgames is a huge opportunity and crazy part of our sport but after doing it twice as a filmer I feel that it is not the best format to make a video part nor the best way to showcase a skiers/film makers talent. The best part about real ski is that its such a large stage and the video is seen by so many. The worst parts about real ski are having such strict guidelines, the fact that it has to be judged, and not making the part for yourself. I feel that if the same footage that is used in the real ski videos is saved and expanded into a more full and complete part it has the opportunity to be much more powerful. When you look at videos like nuance and en particular, if you can imagine watching these videos for the first time without seeing phils real ski videos first, I think they would stand out even more as some of the best street videos in the past few years. Sometimes I think about the amount of time and effort Mango and I have put in to both realskis and imagine if we had saved all that footage for the current two year project that we are working on. This would have resulted in one of the most profound street parts of all time in my opinion. I do plan on making an extended version of jakes realski footage at some point but even if its a better thought out and made part it wont make as much of an impact since so many people have already seen the footage a number of times. Also I don't want this to come across as me being salty about real ski or anything like that, It was a huge opportunity and I enjoyed making both videos. All I am trying to say is that I feel like there is much more power to a longer and more personal video part that isnt being judged on how big of spots you can hit, and how many clips you can cram in to 90 seconds.

As far as who should be in next year my opinion is that this contest should be for street skiers. If you are a competition skier you wont be able to put the same amount of time and effort into finding the right spots and making a well rounded part.

Meeks would be rad, he has some of the most passion for street skiing of anyone I've ever worked with and has definitely earned a spot at this point. Lauri would be an amazing person as well who I think would have a good mixture of immense creativity and big spots. Both are OG's and I think they could both make amazing realskis, personally however I would almost prefer to see both of these people continue making longer more sophisticated video parts. Andy p, Paddy flanagan, a40, welf, ahall, psycho p, anttu, krypto, jacob belanger, or cal carson (the list goes on) would all be capable of making amazing realskis too without a doubt.

My top pick for next years realski, or any year from here on for that matter would be Harald Hellstrom from forre. After spending some time with him in finland this winter I can confidently say that I have never met a skier who is more made for this competition. The spots that he wants to hit are some of the biggest I've ever seen and knowing that he wants to make a realski part at some point, he is saving some of the craziest ones for when that opportunity is given to him. I also think that his skiing has evolved even from the last street footage that the public has seen of him. His Forreal part was extremely impressive but I think his style, control on his skis, and the size of spots that he hits has progressed this winter. If given the opportunity this kid would blow minds!

On a final sidenote, I wrote the word video part a number of times in this comment but the xgames videos are not video parts. They are not a part of any bigger thing, a video "part" has to be a part of something.

Bmack and Kryptoskier

OHoblitzelleToo many people deserve an invite to real ski, whether they should do it or not is a more valid argument though. The Xgames is a huge opportunity and crazy part of our sport but after doing it twice as a filmer I feel that it is not the best format to make a video part nor the best way to showcase a skiers/film makers talent. The best part about real ski is that its such a large stage and the video is seen by so many. The worst parts about real ski are having such strict guidelines, the fact that it has to be judged, and not making the part for yourself. I feel that if the same footage that is used in the real ski videos is saved and expanded into a more full and complete part it has the opportunity to be much more powerful. When you look at videos like nuance and en particular, if you can imagine watching these videos for the first time without seeing phils real ski videos first, I think they would stand out even more as some of the best street videos in the past few years. Sometimes I think about the amount of time and effort Mango and I have put in to both realskis and imagine if we had saved all that footage for the current two year project that we are working on. This would have resulted in one of the most profound street parts of all time in my opinion. I do plan on making an extended version of jakes realski footage at some point but even if its a better thought out and made part it wont make as much of an impact since so many people have already seen the footage a number of times. Also I don't want this to come across as me being salty about real ski or anything like that, It was a huge opportunity and I enjoyed making both videos. All I am trying to say is that I feel like there is much more power to a longer and more personal video part that isnt being judged on how big of spots you can hit, and how many clips you can cram in to 90 seconds.

As far as who should be in next year my opinion is that this contest should be for street skiers. If you are a competition skier you wont be able to put the same amount of time and effort into finding the right spots and making a well rounded part.

Meeks would be rad, he has some of the most passion for street skiing of anyone I've ever worked with and has definitely earned a spot at this point. Lauri would be an amazing person as well who I think would have a good mixture of immense creativity and big spots. Both are OG's and I think they could both make amazing realskis, personally however I would almost prefer to see both of these people continue making longer more sophisticated video parts. Andy p, Paddy flanagan, a40, welf, ahall, psycho p, anttu, krypto, jacob belanger, or cal carson (the list goes on) would all be capable of making amazing realskis too without a doubt.

My top pick for next years realski, or any year from here on for that matter would be Harald Hellstrom from forre. After spending some time with him in finland this winter I can confidently say that I have never met a skier who is more made for this competition. The spots that he wants to hit are some of the biggest I've ever seen and knowing that he wants to make a realski part at some point, he is saving some of the craziest ones for when that opportunity is given to him. I also think that his skiing has evolved even from the last street footage that the public has seen of him. His Forreal part was extremely impressive but I think his style, control on his skis, and the size of spots that he hits has progressed this winter. If given the opportunity this kid would blow minds!

On a final sidenote, I wrote the word video part a number of times in this comment but the xgames videos are not video parts. They are not a part of any bigger thing, a video "part" has to be a part of something.

one of the coolest and most well written posts ive seen in a long time on ns. thanks for giving some insiders outlook into the subject!

OHoblitzelleToo many people deserve an invite to real ski, whether they should do it or not is a more valid argument though. The Xgames is a huge opportunity and crazy part of our sport but after doing it twice as a filmer I feel that it is not the best format to make a video part nor the best way to showcase a skiers/film makers talent. The best part about real ski is that its such a large stage and the video is seen by so many. The worst parts about real ski are having such strict guidelines, the fact that it has to be judged, and not making the part for yourself. I feel that if the same footage that is used in the real ski videos is saved and expanded into a more full and complete part it has the opportunity to be much more powerful. When you look at videos like nuance and en particular, if you can imagine watching these videos for the first time without seeing phils real ski videos first, I think they would stand out even more as some of the best street videos in the past few years. Sometimes I think about the amount of time and effort Mango and I have put in to both realskis and imagine if we had saved all that footage for the current two year project that we are working on. This would have resulted in one of the most profound street parts of all time in my opinion. I do plan on making an extended version of jakes realski footage at some point but even if its a better thought out and made part it wont make as much of an impact since so many people have already seen the footage a number of times. Also I don't want this to come across as me being salty about real ski or anything like that, It was a huge opportunity and I enjoyed making both videos. All I am trying to say is that I feel like there is much more power to a longer and more personal video part that isnt being judged on how big of spots you can hit, and how many clips you can cram in to 90 seconds.

As far as who should be in next year my opinion is that this contest should be for street skiers. If you are a competition skier you wont be able to put the same amount of time and effort into finding the right spots and making a well rounded part.

Meeks would be rad, he has some of the most passion for street skiing of anyone I've ever worked with and has definitely earned a spot at this point. Lauri would be an amazing person as well who I think would have a good mixture of immense creativity and big spots. Both are OG's and I think they could both make amazing realskis, personally however I would almost prefer to see both of these people continue making longer more sophisticated video parts. Andy p, Paddy flanagan, a40, welf, ahall, psycho p, anttu, krypto, jacob belanger, or cal carson (the list goes on) would all be capable of making amazing realskis too without a doubt.

My top pick for next years realski, or any year from here on for that matter would be Harald Hellstrom from forre. After spending some time with him in finland this winter I can confidently say that I have never met a skier who is more made for this competition. The spots that he wants to hit are some of the biggest I've ever seen and knowing that he wants to make a realski part at some point, he is saving some of the craziest ones for when that opportunity is given to him. I also think that his skiing has evolved even from the last street footage that the public has seen of him. His Forreal part was extremely impressive but I think his style, control on his skis, and the size of spots that he hits has progressed this winter. If given the opportunity this kid would blow minds!

On a final sidenote, I wrote the word video part a number of times in this comment but the xgames videos are not video parts. They are not a part of any bigger thing, a video "part" has to be a part of something.

Harald's part in Forreal blew my mind. I didn't put him down in my comment because I doubt x games would pick him due to how fresh he is on the scene. Def my favorite up and coming street skier, hopefully has another insane part so we can see him 2021 or 2022

bring back keegan and I would be so cool to see Seany j in dis, he definitely deserved an invite years back. also keep comp skiers out of real ski pls

gonna miss spell these names but oh well.
Harold hellstrom
Andy Partridge
Oystein braten
paddy Flanagan

A hall
dylan manley
meeks
Mitchell brower

David Lesh

I second @oholblitzelle
Harold Helstrom goes hard!!

yea bring Andy p and Meeks too. I also think chilly and lupe deserve a spot

Joel Magnusson!!! 4 sure!!