Alex Hall, Second at Big Air in Colorado

The Visa Big Air presented by Toyota podium: U.S. Freeski athlete Alex Hall (second), Austria’s Matej Svancer (first), and France’s Antoine Adelisse (third). Photo: Mike Dawsy – U.S. Ski & Snowboard

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Slopestyle and big air specialist Alex Hall grew up in Switzerland but calls Park City, Utah home.

He earned a second-place finish at the Visa Big Air presented by Toyota in Steamboat, Colorado on Saturday in front of a fired up crowd for the first-of-its-kind big air jump at Steamboat – the only Olympic qualifying big air competition of the season here in the U.S.

Two-time World Cup big air winner Hall, on his third and final run, stomped an incredible left double 1980 with his signature Buick grab. It was the first time he has ever even tried this trick, and to land it in competition with all the pressure of a home soil crowd on his shoulders was a huge moment for the 23-year-old.

“Yesterday was crazy and today was even crazier,” said Hall to U.S. Ski and Snowboard. “The jump was even better because we went in the afternoon, so it was really soft and we were able to go big. It was pretty much as good as a jump can get. I’m hyped to be on the podium, and I’m stoked for everyone to ski so well.”

Hall was also announced as one of the U.S. National Champions in Big Air. 

The FIS Freeski World Cup season continues at Copper Mountain, Colorado with the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, where the best halfpipe skiers in the world will one throwing down in Copper’s legendary 22-foot Superpipe: Dec. 10-11, 2021. televised on NBCSN.

Park City Ski and Snowboard Team athletes, in the sport of ski jumping and nordic combined, head to Steamboat Springs tomorrow for a qualifying competition towards the 2022 Jr. National Championships.