Hello.

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From hitchhiking around Stowe, Vermont at 14 just to get into the mountains, to sharing podiums with snowboarding's elite, I’ve always lived for time spent outside - and he’s done it his way.

I grew up as a halfpipe grom with aspirations to make the Olympic team, but a path of filming backcountry snowboarding was where I found my true passion. Fueled by the reward of pushing my limits, rock climbing has become my secondary outlet, having sent routes up to 5.13c & V10.

After a decade of filming video parts, I reintroduced competitions, but this time in freeriding. I went on to win the 2020 Freeride World Tour, claimed 2nd place at The Natural Selection Tour in 2024 and 1st place in 2026.

In parallel to my snowboarding career and various outdoor passions, I graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2019 from the University of Utah.

In 2024, my passion for snowboarding and product design lead to my role as a contributing product developer for Salomon Snowboards, where I currently helps design the boards on which he films and competes.

Awards & Recognitions

  • The Natural Selection Tour is an elite snowboarding competition that blends freeride and freestyle elements in natural, backcountry terrain, showcasing the sport's top riders. Nils has become a standout of NST in recent years with his redefinition of technical backcountry freeriding.

    • 1st Place 2026

    • 2nd Place 2024

  • The Freeride World Tour is a global competitive series where top skiers and snowboarders showcase their skills in extreme, natural mountain terrain. In his rookie year, Nils stood up to the occasion by becoming the 2020 world champion.

  • The oldest event in snowboarding, known for its lore and for bringing out the best in riders, Nils won the Pro Men’s regular and switch race in 2017. The accomplishment led to him receiving Transworld Snowboardings “Stand Out Performance of the Year”

  • A beloved fixture in snowboarding banked slaloms. Nils has won the Derby 3 times - 21’ 22’ 23’

    • Climbed up to 5.13c (8a+) & V10 (7c+)

    • Completed “The Picnic” Grand Teton Triathlon

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