Tanner Hall (born October 26, 1983) is an American
freeskier.
Biography
Hall, nicknamed 'Ski Boss', was born in
Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell (, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in, and the county seat of, Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at 24,558. In Montana's northwest region, ...
where he grew up skiing at Big Mountain, now named
Whitefish Mountain Resort
Whitefish Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located at Big Mountain in northwestern Montana. It is west of Glacier National Park in the Flathead National Forest, from the town of Whitefish, west of Columbia Fa ...
, starting at age three. He joined the freestyle ski team at age 10, skiing moguls and aerials until age 15 when he moved to
Park City, Utah
Park City is a city in Utah, United States. The vast majority is in Summit County, and it extends into Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City' ...
to pursue freeskiing. His first major competition was the US Open in
Vail, Colorado
Vail is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,835 in 2020. Home to Vail Ski Resort, the largest ski mountain in Colorado, the town is known for its hotels, dining, and for the num ...
In 2002, Hall co-founded the freeride ski company
Armada Skis with skier
JP Auclair
Jean-Philippe Auclair (August 22, 1977 – September 29, 2014) was a Canadian freeskiier. He was born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec. JP helped Salomon launch the 1080 ski in 1998 and in 2002, along with fellow freeskier Tanner Hall founded Armada s ...
and photographer Chris O'Connell. Hall is also part owner of the Retallack Snowcat Operation near
Nelson, BC
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings f ...
, Canada,
along with skiers
Seth Morrison and the young Algerian/Canadian Mehdi Trari.
In March 2005, while attempting a switch cork 900 over the legendary
Chad's Gap
Chad's Gap is a backcountry gap located in the Wasatch Mountains, approximately northeast of Alta Ski Area, in northern Utah, United States. One version of the structure's discovery has it that Chad Zurinskas, a local Utah resident after whom t ...
in Wasatch backcountry, Utah, he pulled up short, hit the knuckle and then ragdolled down the landing, breaking both ankles. His injuries put him out for the rest of the season but returned in 2006 to win gold at both the US Freeskiing Open and the Winter X-Games.
His attempt at a fourth gold in
slopestyle
Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ...
was upset by
Charles Gagnier
Charles Gagnier (born July 19, 1985 in Victoriaville, Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the pro ...
and in 2009 he lost a fourth straight
superpipe
A superpipe is a large halfpipe structure used in extreme sports such as snowboarding, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, scooters, freestyle BMX and vert skating.
Overview
For winter sports, the term ''superpipe'' is used to describe a halfpipe ...
gold to
Xavier Bertoni
Xavier Bertoni (born 4 May 1988 in La Clusaz
La Clusaz (; frp, La Klyuza, ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Overview
It is a ski resort in the Alps near the Swiss b ...
.
After overshooting a jump at Stevens Pass, in May 2009, in Washington, he went on hiatus for just over a year. He suffered from tibial plateau fractures and ACL tears in both knees.
Hall returned to training on trampolines during summer 2010.
Hall embraces the
Rasta culture and supports the
marijuana
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various tra ...
lifestyle. His DaKine line is called THC, which stand for the "Tanner Hall Collection" but is a play on the abbreviation for
tetrahydrocannabinol
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant. Although the chemical formula for THC (C21H30O2) describes multiple isomers, the term ''THC'' ...
, the
psychoactive substance
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, psychoactive agent or psychotropic drug is a chemical substance, that changes functions of the nervous system, and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition or behavior.
Th ...
in
cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...
. Hall is the co-founder of Inspired Media Concepts, a film and record company that focuses on rasta music and producing ski movies and webisodes.
After an 11-year relationship, Red Bull dropped their sponsorship of Tanner Hall at the Red Bull High Performance ski camp in New Zealand on August 29, 2012.
In February 2016, Hall became the first active professional athlete to create a pro model cannabis product and build a partnership with a cannabis company. Adventure travel brand Black Rock Originals created “The SKIBOSS Collection", a trio of products including rolling papers, a lighter and grinder; the three key item one needs to roll a joint.
Career achievements
;1999
* 1st – Jim Moran Benefit Slopestyle (day 2)
* 2nd – Jim Moran Benefit Slopestyle (day 1)
* 4th – US Open Slopestyle
;2000
* 1st – X Games Qualifier Big Air
* 1st – X Games Big Air
* 1st – US Open Big Air
;2001
* 1st – Red Bull Huckfest Big Air
* 1st – X Games Qualifier Big Air
* 1st – X Games-Big Air,
* 2nd – Core Xtreme Games Big Air
* 2nd – Core Xtreme Games QP
* 3rd – US Freeskiing Open Slopestyle
;2002
* 1st – X Games Slopestyle
* 1st – US Open Slopestyle
* 1st – Red Bull Huckfest Big Air
* 1st – Whistler Ski Invitational Big Air
* 1st – Cham Jam Slopestyle
* 1st – Ultimate Bumps & Jumps Half Pipe
* 2nd – US Open Big Air
* 2nd – Ultimate Bumps & Jumps Big Air
* 2nd – Ultimate Bumps & Jumps Moguls
;2003
* 1st – X Games Slopestyle
* 1st – US Open Slopestyle
* 1st – Whistler Ski Invitational Big Air
* 1st – Ultimate Bumps & Jumps Big Air
* 1st – Park City All Stars Rail Jam
* 1st – West Coast Invitational Rail Jam
* 2nd – X Games Half Pipe
* 2nd – US Open Big Air
* 2nd – Whistler Ski Invitational Big Air
* 2nd – Ultimate Bumps & Jumps Half Pipe
* 2nd – Paul Mitchel Huck & Roll Half Pipe
* 2nd – Paul Mitchell Huck & Roll Slopestyle
;2004
* 1st – X Games Slopestyle
* 1st – BMW X3 FreeSki Invite
* 1st – Whistler Ski Invitational Half Pipe
* 1st – NorAm World Cup Half Pipe
* 2nd – US Open Half Pipe
* 2nd – World Superpipe Championships Half Pipe
* 2nd – NorAm World Cup Half Pipe
;2005
* 1st – US Open Half Pipe
* 2nd – X Games Half Pipe
* 2nd – X Games Slopestyle
* 2nd – US Open Slopestyle
;2006
* 1st – X Games Half Pipe
* 1st – US Open Half Pipe
;2007
* 1st – X Games Half Pipe
* 1st – US Open Half Pipe
;2008
* 1st – X Games Half Pipe
* 1st – New Zealand Open Half Pipe
;2009
* 1st – Dew Tour Northstar Half Pipe
* 1st – Dew Tour Breckenridge Half Pipe
* 2nd – X Games Half Pipe
* 3rd – Dew Tour Mt. Snow Half Pipe
;2012
* 1st – NZ Freeski Open Half Pipe.
Film appearances
;Poor Boyz Productions
Twenty (2014)
* Everyday is a Saturday (2009)
* Reasons (2008)
* Propaganda (2001
* Session 12:42 (2003)
* Happy Dayz (2002)
* War (2005)
* 13 (1999)
;
Inspired Media Concepts
* Ring The Alarm (2016)
* Let It Flow (2013)
* The Education Of Style (2012)
* Retallack: The Movie (2011)
;Others
* MTV Scarred (2007)
* RE: Session (2009)
* The Massive (2008)
* Believe (2008)
* Burger Time
* Show & Prove
* WSKI 106
* The GAME
* The Front Nine
* High Society
* Yearbook
* Teddybear Crisis
* Strike Three
* The Realm
* Second Generation
* The Funkshow Diaries
* Further
* Scandalous
* Los Alamos
* Area 51
* 41 Degrees
* Balance
* Mind the Addiction
* Subject to Change
* David Lesh's "This Friday"
References
External links
Tanner Hall Moguls Preview on The Ski ChannelInterviewArmadaArticle on HookedOnWinter.com's WikiWinterVideo clip of Tanner Hall's skiing accident
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People from Kalispell, Montana
1983 births
Living people
American freeskiers
X Games athletes
American male freestyle skiers
Sportspeople from Montana