Baker Boyd Rides Buttery Smooth on Powder, Crust, Pillows, Ice, and More

Watching Baker Boyd ski is outright pretty. There are slashers and speed demons and big-air artists among big-mountain skiers, and pushing the limit of control is the primary objective.

I don’t know if there’s anybody I’ve watched who seems so in control — but also so captivating — as Boyd.

Watch the Telluride, Colo., native make decisive but delicate marks on Bariloche, Argentina’s high country. Discordance struck me as a bizarre title for a clip of a skier who’s clearly so in touch with his medium. Then again, maybe the choice points to just how much cleaner Boyd thinks he can make his lines.

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Hoji Is Still Skiing Better Than You in 'Anywhere From Here'

Most skiers reach a peak at some point in their lives, when they're shredding their hardest, and sending it bigger than they'll ever send again. But not Hoji. Decades into his career, the pro freeskier is still charging harder than anyone, as evidenced in "Anywhere From Here." Read more…