Remember? When they swooshed in next to you from the singles line up? You could hardly believe your luck. There they were, big smile, bright eyes, great ski outfit (for the time). They told you their name (you forgot it immediately), asked if you wanted to ski a lap, and the story was written.

As a pro skier out of Whistler, major ski brands had wanted Johnny “Foon” Chilton’s input on ski designs for 15 years, eventually creating the modern freeride ski based on his feedback.

Whelp, it’s already June—2019 is flying by, which means you should probably start planning for the holidays already. Yes, we’re serious, but only because we keep dreaming back to the best Christmas week we’ve ever had, and we think everyone should share it with us this coming year.