In 2004, Wilson introduced the first off axis double-flipping rotation to skiing (the "Wilsonflip"), revolutionizing freeskiing competition.
Born in South Londonderry, Vermont to Beverly and David (Tuck), Mike is the middle of 3 children.
Mike's appearances in ski movies include “Seven Sunny Days”, “Push/Pull”, “The Hit List”, “Yearbook”, “Focused”, “Corduroy”, “Teddy Bear Crisis”, “Happy Happy”, “Lifted”, “Superpark, the Movie 2”, “Ready, Fire, Aim”, “Stereotype”, and “Salad Days,” among others.
Mike also appeared on Good Morning America, which showed clips of him training at the Utah Olympic Park, as well as in a Jeep commercial in which he does a superman front flip across a road gap.
Mike has recently been working on "cross training" videos that feature extreme stunts.