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The cats outta the bag, as K2 put it. Addison Rafford is formally the newest rider to hitch the ever-growing stacked line up on board K2. Addie, as she’s recognized by most, had an extremely productive 2023 by all requirements. The 22-year-old Idaho native put down a stellar rookie season on the Freeride World Tour, racking up 21,520 factors and beginning this 2024 season in fourth total place within the Girls’s Ski class. She took residence gold on the Baqueira Beret cease, proving that she was there to compete with the perfect of them proper out of the gate. Beforehand using for Black Crows, Rafford is seeking to proceed her profitable momentum on some new sticks this yr.
Except for making waves within the competitors scene, Rafford launched “Con Artist.” The experimental ski movie was created by the trio she co-founded, Milk Field Women, and was directed by Griffin Glendinning. In case you didn’t see it at a cease on the Degree 1 Freeski Movie Tour this Fall and have but to observe it on-line, now could be the time! The film is extremely inventive, with each the snowboarding and filming having distinctive and distinguished flairs that suck you right into a darkish, brooding, charming world of high-risk, high-reward stakes.
Whether or not on the Freeride World Tour or by way of future movie initiatives, Addie is definitely a reputation that you just’ll be listening to extra of within the vast world of snowboarding. In case you’re curious what Rafford can be snowboarding on the perfect of days, she will be seen rocking a recent pair of Reckoner 112’s in her promo video from K2. Take a look at K2’s web site for more information.
