Tanner Hall (born October 26, 1983) is an American freeskier.
Biography
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. Hall is also part owner of the Retallack Snowcat Operation near Nelson, BC, Canada, along with skier Seth Morrison.
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 quote of "my ankles are broken, my ankles are broke" has become famous in the snow sports world. Hall's injuries put him out for the rest of the season but he returned in 2006 to win gold at both the US Freeskiing Open and the Winter X-Games.
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.
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. Hall returned to training on trampolines during summer 2010.
Hall embraces the Rasta culture and supports the marijuana lifestyle. 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.
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. 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.Bethea, Charles Tanner Hall and the Athlete's Case for Cannabis New Yorker. March 22, 2016
Career achievements
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, 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.
Film appearances 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
External links
Tanner Hall Moguls Preview on The Ski Channel
Armada Article on HookedOnWinter.com's WikiWinter Video clip of Tanner Hall's skiing accident