Nick
McNutt

Freeride & Big Mountain
Freeride Skiing

Nationality: Canada
Hometown: Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada
Born: 28 October 1988

Equipment

5 entries · 5 categories

Skis

Atomic

Bent Chetler 120

120mm waist

Same pro model as teammate Tim Durtschi.

120mm-waist playful powder/big-mountain pro model ski, in production for over a decade with ongoing athlete-driven updates; ridden by both Tim Durtschi and Nick McNutt as their primary ski.

Off-piste

Reference

Boots

Atomic

Hawx Prime XTD 130 BOA GW

Flex: 130

flex 130, BOA

130-flex BOA touring boot; part of McNutt's sled-skiing and Alaska kit per TGR's own gear features.

Off-piste

Reference

Bindings

Atomic

Shift MNC 13

DIN: 13.0

Hybrid alpine/touring binding combining alpine-level power transfer and security with pin-binding touring comfort; used by both Durtschi and McNutt.

Off-piste

Reference

Helmet

Atomic

Four AMID Pro CB

Freeride helmet from Atomic's Four line, Chris Benchetler pro colorway/build, with AMID rotational-impact protection.

Off-piste

Reference

Goggles

Atomic

Four Q HD Team

Freeride goggle from Atomic's Four line, HD lens, team edition.

Off-piste

Reference

Setup verified 20 July 2026

Sources

About

Canadian big-mountain freeskier from Whistler Blackcomb, BC, known as one of the defining backcountry skiers of his generation for his ability to land and ski switch in deep powder. His breakout TGR segment in 'Almost Ablaze' won Rookie of the Year at the iF3 International Freeski Film Festival and Breakthrough Performer at the 2014 Powder Awards; has since appeared regularly in TGR films shot in Alaska, Patagonia, and Pakistan.

McNutt is a Whistler Blackcomb-raised big-mountain skier (born Oct 28, 1988, per Atomic's own athlete page) whose breakout TGR segment in 'Almost Ablaze' won Rookie of the Year at the iF3 festival and Breakthrough Performer at the 2014 Powder Awards. He survived being buried in an avalanche while filming for TGR's 'Make Believe,' an incident widely covered by Macleans and Mountainwatch. Equipment: per TGR's own dedicated gear features on his sled-skiing and Alaska kits, he rides the Atomic Bent Chetler 120 (the same pro model as teammate Tim Durtschi) with Shift MNC 13 bindings, Hawx Prime XTD 130 BOA GW boots, and the Four AMID Pro CB helmet paired with Four Q HD Team goggles. the dedicated TGR gear-feature articles are treated as the more reliable source here.