Can you talk about the importance social media has on getting your name out there?
Your questions make me feel way cooler than I am. I suppose unless people have met me in person they probably only know me from social media. It’s like having future friends that maybe someday you will meet. I’m stoked on it.
Who do you look up to?
I really admire what some of the female urban snowboard crews, like Jetpack 5000 and Too Hard, have been up to. It’s so refreshing to see girls not only throwing down harder than anyone else out there but also being real adult human beings. The riders built up their crews from the very bottom on their own dollar and their own terms. And as humans I have to say I greatly admire Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, living proof that you can have a great life, great love and still pursue your passions.
Who is your favorite skier to watch? Ski with?
I don’t watch a ton of skiing, but I love watching and skiing with my friends. We are a kooky bunch, and really run the gambit as far as skiing styles. Everyone’s unique styles are what I love most about skiing.
Have you had help from peers? Do you ski with a friend group that encourages one another to up the ante?
I feel like I have that with all my friends. There’s always so much hype when anyone lands something dope, and I get this feeling like, “how can you not want to also land something dope?” That feeling, that is why I love skiing. Hotpossie has helped encourage me to hail Satan. The Molesquad group continues to encourage me to “take a mole” but that won’t ever happen. The Nightmare snowboard crew encourages me to appreciate snowboarding. And the guys at Goodenough continues to encourage me to quit skiing and join them in their pursuit of the “most chyll life$tyle.”
Talk about motivation to rise to the next level? What’s the ultimate goal for you in skiing? What pushes you to progress?
I like the feeling you get when you and your friends learn new tricks and do new things, it’s fun. So as long as that remains the case I am definitely trying to continue learning tricks and pushing myself. Ultimately I want to go to medical school so my only plan for skiing is to ski as much as possible and have fun until I am ready to go to medical school.
What are you going to do with your prize money?
I plan to do what any normal human would do, pay rent.
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