Why Nick Goepper Built a Quarter Pipe in the Desert

Somewhere in the Nevada desert, halfpipe skier and Olympic medalist Nick Goepper built a quarter pipe with his roommate, Finley Quible. Goepper hinted at the development yesterday on Instagram, sharing images of the ramp alongside the hashtag #milanocortina2026.After a brief retirement from professional skiing, Goepper, now 30, announced that he would return to competition this past fall. For his comeback, though, he'd compete as a halfpipe skier, eschewing slopestyle, the discipline where he cl