They are both champions in their own right, but when we put Youth Olympic Games Ambassador and World Half-Pipe Champion Kevin Rolland and Innsbruck 2012 Champion Kai Mahler on the slopes they couldn’t resist a little friendly banter over their preferred disciplines.

What do you prefer? Slopestyle or half-pipe? Personally, we would take either, but we will let Kevin and Kai do the convincing with their silky skills. Here’s just a teaser of what to expect in the next installment of our exclusive shoot.