U.S. Freeskiing has announced its 2016-17 Team Nominations in both Slopestyle and Halfpipe Pro Team, as well as The North Face Rookie Team. Five Monster Army athletes have been nominated to the Rookie Team that include Birk Irving, Jaxin Hoerter, Abigale Hansen in Halfpipe, and Alex Hall, Caroline Claire in Slopestyle. Each athlete accepting the nomination to the U.S. Freeskiing receives world class program support, along with access to the USSA Center of Excellence, as well as athletic benefits including an elite coaching, sport science, sports medicine and high performance staff, and education opportunities. An official team announcement will be made in the fall.