On March 24, 2025, 12 skiers were flown into a glacier camp amongst some of Alaska's most epic terrain.
While the events of the following day will remain a mystery until April 17th, when Natural Selection Tour (NST) Ski comes out on Red Bull TV, here's what we know so far:
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Photo: Chad Chomlack/ Courtesy of NST
1. It was (probably) epic
The first year of the Natural Selection Ski event has an incredibly stacked line up.
The men's field includes a roster of diverse skiers with different backgrounds, styles, and experiences. Amongst the men's lineup is Colby Stevenson, who notably has made a strong foray using his park skiing background into filming in the backcountry of Wyoming and Alaska in the last few years, Marks Eder, who seemingly defies the laws of gravity with his skiing, and Sam Kuch, whose style has turned him from breakout film guy to one of the best skiers around in the last five years.
FWT fans will also recognize Max Palm and Craig Murray amongst the lineup, both of whom have taken their big mountain freeride skills from the Tour to the big screen with hard hitting film parts, and endless style.
Parker White is holding it down for all those die-hard Vermont skiers at NST. Growing up skiing the east's finest terrain parks gave him skills that when applied to the backcountry, are nothing short of epic to watch.
Lastly, is the unlikely duo of Kai Jones and Kye Peterson. Both of them grew up in the world of professional skiing, albeit with very different stories. Peterson was raised in Whistler to the freeskiing pioneer Trevor Peterson and has a long career shaped by competing and filming in more than a few notable projects. Kai Jones, on the other hand, is the son of Teton Gravity Research founder, Todd Jones. While Jones' career kicked off at the young age of 11 (or was it 9?), NST is one of the Jackson Hole-bred skier's first big events, given he just turned 18 last year.
The women's field is equally stacked with skiers who showcase talent across the board. A name that's become synonymous with women's freeskiing, Michelle Parker heads up the lineup and with her background in shredding big lines, and is sure to put on a show. Parker is joined by ex-FWT athletes Manon Loschi and Hedvig Wessel, both of whom have ample experience and skill in big mountain skiing. Lastly is Maggie Voisin, who made a name for herself as a slopestyle skier at the X Games before taking her skills to film in the backcountry.
This is all to say that while we have no idea what actually happened, based on the line-up alone, it was probably epic.
