The oldest member of U.S. Freeskiing’s pro team for men’s slopestyle, McRae Williams has become one of the team’s most consistent skiers. He won the AFP slopestyle title in 2015 and was ranked No. 2 during the 2016/17 season. Among his top contest results last season were a victory at the FIS World Championships and a runner-up finish at X Games Aspen.

A native of Park City, Williams’ dad signed him up for an aerial recruitment camp when he was young. But it was the new-school tricks that caught Williams’ attention and led to him becoming a freeskier instead.