The Tahoe native tells us how most ski judges still ride the courses themselves.
I know Ive never spoken to such an interesting judge… Its really an expensive and trying process.
By the time he was 23, he was completely over competing.
Its a pretty easy transition.
Its cool when athletes can go from competitive skiing, directly into judging.
He started judging in 2011/12.
Were a vessel for their purpose.
I work with some judges who, even today, are ripping skiers.
They sometimes ride the course just like the competitors.
Theyre just really involved skiers, theyre really interested in the sport and still have fun doing it.
So, for me, theres a really big emphasis on keeping the youth involved in the judging.
People that are actually still paying attention, on a really close level of skiing.
Its a really detail-oriented thing.
If youre not very detail-oriented in that stuff, youre really missing a huge part of modern slopestyle.
In the early days, it was very jump-heavy, but now its more equal between rails and jumps.
Its been good to see that progression.
Jason fits his own criteria for a good judge perfectly.
Hes injured at the moment, but remains heavily involved in the industry outside of judging.
Hes spent recent years as head of marketing at Windells and previously rode for Surface skis.
Jason and Noah would just film their skiing and what they were doing on the road.
Hes very open about the inspiration:
Travelling Circuswas very popular at the time.
I just saw what those guys were doing and was like: Theyve got it figured out!
Skiing, having fun, not having to do contests and travelling around with their buds to weird places.
So we tried to replicate it, we brought in a couple of our buds.
Garrett Jurach who had been living in Sacramento moved to Tahoe to be their full-time filmer.
It was a fun project that ended up being something to focus on throughout the year.
The Good Enough crew was us just hanging out and skiing.
The videos were a funny by-product.
The videos and video parts of skiers are what stuck with me as a kid.
If I could recreate that trip, Id do that in a heartbeat.
Grab variations are what thrill me right now.
Track:Gimme the Loot Notorious B.I.G
