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Tanner Hall (skier)

Tanner Hall (born October 26, 1983) is an American freeskier.[1]

Tanner Hall
Hall with Simon Dumont at Winter X 12
Personal information
BornOctober 26, 1983 (1983-10-26) (age 41)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Half pipe, Slopestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing the  United States
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Mount Snow Big Air
Gold medal – first place 2002 Aspen SlopeStyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aspen SlopeStyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Aspen SlopeStyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2007 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2008 Aspen Superpipe
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aspen Superpipe
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aspen Superpipe
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aspen SlopeStyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Aspen Superpipe

Biography

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Hall, nicknamed 'Ski Boss', was born in Kalispell, Montana where he grew up skiing at Big Mountain, now named Whitefish Mountain Resort, 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 to pursue freeskiing. His first major competition was the US Open in Vail, Colorado

In 2002, Hall co-founded the freeride ski company Armada Skis with skier JP Auclair and photographer Chris O'Connell.[citation needed] Hall is also part owner of the Retallack Snowcat Operation near Nelson, BC, Canada,[2] along with skiers Seth Morrison and the young Algerian/Canadian Mehdi Trari.[3]

In March 2005, while attempting a switch cork 900 over the legendary Chad's Gap 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.[citation needed][4]

His attempt at a fourth gold in slopestyle was upset by Charles Gagnier and in 2009 he lost a fourth straight superpipe gold to Xavier Bertoni.[5]

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.[2] Hall returned to training on trampolines during summer 2010.

Hall embraces the Rasta culture and supports the marijuana lifestyle.[citation needed] His DaKine line is called THC, which stand for the "Tanner Hall Collection" but is a play on the abbreviation for tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive substance in cannabis. 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8][9]

Career achievements

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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,[10]
  • 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.[11]

Film appearances

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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

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  1. ^ "Tanner Hall - WikiWinter". Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  2. ^ a b Dreon, Nicole (2009-12-14). "Tanner Hall Out Of Winter X". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. ^ "About Retallack Catskiing Lodge in the Selkirk Mountains".
  4. ^ Tanner Hall Chad's Gap, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2021-10-05
  5. ^ "Yahoo UK & Ireland - Sports News | Live Scores | Results". [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Tanner Hall and Red Bull part ways". X Games. 29 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Tanner Hall Partners With Cannabis Brand". February 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "A Pocket-Sized Joint Rolling Case for Smoking Essentials – Black Rock Originals". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  9. ^ Bethea, Charles Tanner Hall and the Athlete's Case for Cannabis New Yorker. March 22, 2016
  10. ^ "Hall wins gold in superpipe". Lodi News-Journal. Associated Press. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  11. ^ "Archived". afpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
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