Freeride & Big Mountain

Nick McNutt

Freeride Skiing

Nationality: Canada
Hometown: Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada
Born: 28 October 1988
Primary discipline: Freeride Skiing

Canadian big-mountain freeskier from Whistler Blackcomb, BC, known as one of the defining backcountry skiers of his generation for his ability to land and ski switch in deep powder. His breakout TGR segment in 'Almost Ablaze' won Rookie of the Year at the iF3 International Freeski Film Festival and Breakthrough Performer at the 2014 Powder Awards; has since appeared regularly in TGR films shot in Alaska, Patagonia, and Pakistan.

McNutt is a Whistler Blackcomb-raised big-mountain skier (born Oct 28, 1988, per Atomic's own athlete page) whose breakout TGR segment in 'Almost Ablaze' won Rookie of the Year at the iF3 festival and Breakthrough Performer at the 2014 Powder Awards. He survived being buried in an avalanche while filming for TGR's 'Make Believe,' an incident widely covered by Macleans and Mountainwatch. Equipment: per TGR's own dedicated gear features on his sled-skiing and Alaska kits, he rides the Atomic Bent Chetler 120 (the same pro model as teammate Tim Durtschi) with Shift MNC 13 bindings, Hawx Prime XTD 130 BOA GW boots, and the Four AMID Pro CB helmet paired with Four Q HD Team goggles. the dedicated TGR gear-feature articles are treated as the more reliable source here.

Sponsors: Atomic; The North Face; Teton Gravity Research; Mammut

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Setup

5 items

Skis

Atomic Bent Chetler 120

Off-piste

120mm waist

Same pro model as teammate Tim Durtschi.

120mm-waist playful powder/big-mountain pro model ski, in production for over a decade with ongoing athlete-driven updates; ridden by both Tim Durtschi and Nick McNutt as their primary ski.