SNOW TEAM
Jake McPherson
Nickname: JAY MAC
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Currently resides: Duluth, MN
Number of years riding: 14 years!
Home resort: Spirit mountain/ Mont du lac
Hook ups: Damage, Capita, Union, coal, volcom, Crab grab, Shelter supply co
How did you get into snowboarding?: When I was about 4 years old my older brother used to take me to Mont du lac. We would stay from open to close…. 9am-7pm. From the first time Successfully getting up the tow rope I fell in love with snowboarding.
Best place to ride in MN: that’s tough!… I’m gonna say spirit mountain.
Favorite snowboarding memory: I wanna say my favorite snowboarding memory is the late nights I got to spend with my friends at Mont du lac when I was younger.
Favorite snowboard movie: My favorite snowboard movie is Bonecrusher by the THIRTYTWO crew.
Favorite thing to do other than snowboarding: My favorite thing to do other than ride my snowboard is race motocross.
Why should people support their local shop: People should support their local shop so we can all build as a community. The more we support and hype up our local shops the more we get to celebrate as a whole and do fun stuff together, like competitions and events.
Shoutouts: Huge shoutout to my mom and dad for supporting me throughout the years. Shoutout to damage for all they do, they treat everyone like family and they are an amazing shop. And Last but not least Thankyou to the boys that make snowboarding so special.
Nate Bujarski
Nickname: N8ER
Hometown: Becker, MN
Currently resides: St. Cloud, MN
Number of years riding: 12 years
Home resort: Powder Ridge
Hook Ups: Capita, Union, Coal, Volcom, Crab Grab
How did you get into snowboarding?: Grew up in a ski family and my dad threw a board on my feet at 6 years old. We did the whole harness and leash thing to get me started and just took off from there!
Best place to ride in MN: Anywhere I can ride with my homies! I have fun at any resort in MN. It’s pretty hard to beat Powder Ridge though because it’s home.
Favorite Snowboarding memory: Riding in Redbull Heavy Metal in St. Paul. That day was such a trip! Between the atmosphere, the crowd, the friends and family there for support, and riding with all these amazing boarders, that was a day I will never forget.
Favorite snowboard movie: It’s always changing but one that always holds its gold is Ground Control (Bald E-gal Productions)
Favorite thing to do other than snowboard: Bass fish
Why should people support their local shop?: Local shops are the hub of snowboarding. They are what build the community of snowboarding around us and they live breathe and sleep snowboarding. They care about the people doing it and want to help more people get into it. There’s no where better to buy product than shops.
Shout outs: Major shout out to Emmet Klocker and Tyler Mills with Shelter Sales Co. Those dudes are a huge support and can’t thank them enough. Another huge shout out to all the dudes at Damage Boardshop. Most welcoming and friendly group of homies that I appreciate the support from and also can’t thank enough. Best shop out!
Ollie Christopherson
Who is your favorite snowboarder? My Dad.
If you could be any animal what would you be and why? A human so I can snowboard and skateboard.
What is something that annoys you in the snowboard park? Ride on features.
What is your favorite candy? Sour gummies.
What is your favorite color? Dark blue.
If you had three wishes what would they be? Travel to cool mountains, do a triple back flip, and see a penguin.
What is your favorite trick? Backside 360.
What is a trick you want to learn? Backflip.
Favorite resort to Snowboard at? Grand Targhee.
Thanks you's? Damage Boardshop, Spirit Mountain, Emmet @ Volcom, Rich @ Rome, Mike @ Thirty-Two, Mom, Dad, Family, Friends and Candy.
Brett Stamper
Name: Brett Stamper
Nicknames: Best known as the HITMAN, runner ups we got (step dad brent, brent, staycoolbrett)
Age: 19
Hometown: Superior, WI
Where do you live now? Duluth, MN
Number of years riding: 8-9ish
Home resort: Mont du Lac and Spirit Mtn
Hook ups: Damage, Capita
How did you get into snowboarding? I loved action sports as a kid and I got lucky enough to get a 30$ snowboard from Play It Again Sports. I went to Spirit Mtn and had so much fun and just fell in love!
Best place to ride in MN: I think Spirit Mtn just because thats the home hill and it has a lot of different park features to ride.
Favorite memory snowboarding: I think my favorite memories are when I was 12-16 riding at Mont du Lac with all the boys. We all would play games of s-n-o-w all day making each other try tricks that we didn't think we could land and anything to mess with each other hahaha it was the best. Another good one was when my homie Keagon and I went to Steamboat having no clue what a big mountain was like and just destroying ourselves hahaha that was blast! Nothing better then hanging with the homies!
Favorite trick: A clean front board 4 or a GOOD backflip method.
Favorite snowboard film: Horgasm a love story hahaha love everything about it other then the EDM music. I like Blender. Gutterball! Anything Jed Anderson drops!
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Skateboarding with my friends and swimming.
Why should people support their local shop? They put on contests and do community fundraisers to help kids keep skating and snowboarding. Plus odds are a shop is putting on kids from your area so why wouldn't you support it when they support you!
Shout outs: Mom and Dad for driving me an hour to the hill every weekend. All my Mont du Lac boys I grew up with. Big shouts to those boys. All the damage homies who have been showing love since I was a kid. Wouldn't be here without these people :)
Shane Ruprecht
Name: Shane Ruprecht
Nicknames: Shaner
Age: 29
Hometown: Annandale, MN
Where do you live now? St. Cloud, MN
Number of years riding: 19
Home resort: Powder Ridge, Kimball, MN
Hook ups: Capita, Union, Volcom, Vans, Crab Grab, Electric, Coal, Skullcandy, Damage, RIP TYSS
How did you get into snowboarding? One of my friend’s mom called my mom to see if I would be interested in joining ski club with him when we were in 5th grade. I was down, and joined ski club with him and we took lessons. I originally had them set up my board to ride goofy, but realized quickly after trying to push around that it felt wrong, so I got set up regular and have sent it ever since!
Best place to ride in MN: I have a home biased towards Powder Ridge, but Lutsen always offers a great time, and Trollhaugen right across the border in WI is guaranteed to have a solid park!
Favorite memory snowboarding: I have been fortunate to have to many memories snowboarding to pick a favorite. Tons of awesome times on hill with everyone I have been able to ride with. I would have to say a lot of my favorite memories would be a cumulation of all of the memories made while filming street. Epic road trips, hotel stays, problems solved, and hammers documented!
Favorite trick: Switch Backlip, Hardway Cab 270/Hardway Half-Cab Backlip or whatever you call it.
Favorite snowboard film: Burning Bridges, Follow Me Around, Cheers, Landline
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Ride bikes, play guitar, skateboard.
Why should people support their local shop? Local shops are super important for keeping a community alive around snowboarding. They are the ones that organize events in the area and provide the quality brands and gear to their customers.
Shout outs: Huge shout out to everyone that has ever helped me out with gear or involved me in events. Shout out to all my friends, and a special shout out to Mike Thienes, Mike Pettit, Derek Combs, Ben Olson, and everyone I have had the opportunity to film with!
Nicknames: Shaner
Age: 29
Hometown: Annandale, MN
Where do you live now? St. Cloud, MN
Number of years riding: 19
Home resort: Powder Ridge, Kimball, MN
Hook ups: Capita, Union, Volcom, Vans, Crab Grab, Electric, Coal, Skullcandy, Damage, RIP TYSS
How did you get into snowboarding? One of my friend’s mom called my mom to see if I would be interested in joining ski club with him when we were in 5th grade. I was down, and joined ski club with him and we took lessons. I originally had them set up my board to ride goofy, but realized quickly after trying to push around that it felt wrong, so I got set up regular and have sent it ever since!
Best place to ride in MN: I have a home biased towards Powder Ridge, but Lutsen always offers a great time, and Trollhaugen right across the border in WI is guaranteed to have a solid park!
Favorite memory snowboarding: I have been fortunate to have to many memories snowboarding to pick a favorite. Tons of awesome times on hill with everyone I have been able to ride with. I would have to say a lot of my favorite memories would be a cumulation of all of the memories made while filming street. Epic road trips, hotel stays, problems solved, and hammers documented!
Favorite trick: Switch Backlip, Hardway Cab 270/Hardway Half-Cab Backlip or whatever you call it.
Favorite snowboard film: Burning Bridges, Follow Me Around, Cheers, Landline
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Ride bikes, play guitar, skateboard.
Why should people support their local shop? Local shops are super important for keeping a community alive around snowboarding. They are the ones that organize events in the area and provide the quality brands and gear to their customers.
Shout outs: Huge shout out to everyone that has ever helped me out with gear or involved me in events. Shout out to all my friends, and a special shout out to Mike Thienes, Mike Pettit, Derek Combs, Ben Olson, and everyone I have had the opportunity to film with!
Josh Kuno
Name: Joshua Kuno
Nicknames: Koon, the Koon, Koon
Dawg, Koon Baby, Crash, etc. Most people just call me Kuno.
Date Of
Birth: 06/05/1993
Hometown: D-town
Where do you live now? Duluth
Number of years riding: 15 years
Home resort: Spirit Mountain and
Mont Du Lac
Hook ups: Public and Damage
Boardshop
How did you get into snowboarding?
When I was younger I was just fixated on the idea of trying it and I found out
that some of my friends at school were snowboarding too. My older cousin was
snowboarding as well, so that definitely was an influence. I just ended up
getting hooked on it even more just from learning more about it.
Favorite place to ride in MN: I
wish I could time travel back to Mont Du lac in 2012/13. Spirit Mountain and
Trollhaugen are bomb too.
Favorite memory snowboarding: Too many good times to play favorites. Pretty
much any nice day on the tow rope when everyone is having a good time is
awesome. Alex’s back yard was a good sesh this last year too.
Favorite trick: I have a love for
pretzels and presses.
Favorite snowboard film: Beacon
and Landline are the two most beautifully filmed and edited videos I’ve seen.
Favorite thing to do outside of
snowboarding: Skateboarding, being with my friends, reading, drawing stupid
stuff, some video games; and last but not least camping, hiking, climbing, and
just being with my girlfriend.
Why should people support their
local shop? Because those who have a local shop to go to, are very fortunate to
have one around. Your local shop extends beyond perimeter of the storefront. The
local shop is something that most riders in a community (and the smaller
surrounding communities) have in common and because of that, people who are
otherwise individual skaters or snowboarders are organically brought together
into a community of riders of different ages, backgrounds, and styles; and
whatever the circumstance, when the community is brought together, we usually
all jive with each other well enough on the common grounds that we all like to
skate and snowboard. And the local shop, where every you are, is the biggest
reason we have that. If you support your local shop, then you support
skateboarding/snowboarding and your community.
Shout outs: Shout out to my Mom,
Dad, and Brother (Marcie, Kevin, and Jake). To my girlfriend Taylor for
supporting my snowboarding addiction. Thanks to my Cousin Joe Crain for his
influence! Huge thanks to Mike Rapaich and Stephen Pestalozzi for taking time
to film, for putting up with my freak outs, and most of all for being my good
friends. Thank you to Alex Deminuik also for being my friend as well as an
influential and supportive person. Thanks to Paul Lavold, the older brother I
never had; Tony Marchette; Dan Spooner; the rest of the Damage Dirtbags (skate
and snow); Must Be Minnesota!; Joe Sexton and Public; the Lamedogs; the Scud Tv
boys (Scooter); Evan Hughs; Wyatt Hotchkin; Colton Maddy; Common Apparel; and
the rest of the brands and people living in and being a part of Duluth’s scene.
Thanks to my friend Kyle Cook for being one of the first people to ride with
me, and get me psyched on it. Thank you to Ben Olson and my best buddy Wyatt Lindberg for your
influence and kindness. Lastly, Thanks to everyone I’ve had the privilege of
riding with, love y’all.
Extra Credit Questions
Have you ever puked off a
chairlift? Haha. No, I’m actually have a huge phobia of puking. If I’m about to puke I’m usually in denial of
it and will fight it to the end. It’s not rational, but I just hate it that
much.
Have you ever had to pee off a
chairlift? I haven’t made it to that point.
Have you ever made out with a
girl on a chairlift? My lady and I will have to make that one happen sometime.
Have you ever fallen off a
chairlift? Nope
Anything we need to know about
riding the chairlift with you? Haha, I’m not sure. I have a hard time getting
myself to leave the tow rope most days.
Kristin Jessen
Name: Kristin Jessen
Nicknames: K1, Kris
Date Of Birth: 02/27/95
Hometown: New Richmond, WI
Where do you live now? New
Richmond, WI
Number of years riding: 13 or 14
Home resort: Trollhaugen
Hook ups: IPP, Damage, Flux, Airblaster
How did you get into snowboarding?
I skied and my brother snowboarded and just like any little girl I wanted to be
cool like my big brother, so I ditched the skis and picked up a board at a
local ski swap. I actually hated it at first and called my mom to come pick me
up (lol) Let’s just say I love it more than anything now! I can’t really
remember what ever clicked that I wanted to progress in it more but whatever it
was I’m thankful.
Favorite place to ride in MN: I
enjoy riding at Hyland. It kind of has the same fast paced vibe as Troll. I
always find humor in kids getting thrown off the tow rope so that’s always
funny to see too.
Favorite memory snowboarding: Oh
boy, they probably start way back in middle school ski club. My friends and I
would always go through the woods and build our own jumps. We’d purposely
pretend we couldn’t hold onto the tow rope and cause collisions. Literally
laughed so hard we’d pee ourselves and have to ride the bus home with wet
pants.
Favorite trick: Front boards
Favorite snowboard film: Not a
film (sorry) but LTC Tornado edit. Everything about it was just 12/10 Big fan.
Favorite thing to do outside of
snowboarding: I just like being outside, whether it’s running, biking or kayaking
I’m all for it. Recently caught the running bug so we’ll see how long that
sticks around.
Why should people support their
local shop? There’s so many reasons to support your local shop but the standout
one to me is the relationships you build with people at the shop. The customer
service/care is beyond anything you’ll receive at a big dealer or online. And
if you’re shopping for something you love the odds of someone helping you out
with a similar passion is pretty big and that is huge when it comes down
purchasing what’s right for you.
Shout outs: Ma & Pa, Friends,
Fam and all the troll homies <3
Nial Romanek
Name: Nial
Romanek
Nicknames: Nalyay, Nail
Age: 32
Hometown: Hibbing, Mn
Where do
you live now? Truckee, CA
Number of
years riding: Half my life
Home
resort: Giants ridge/Boreal Mtn
Hook ups: I got what you need. ROME SDS, Bonfire outerwear, Rad Gloves,
Deluxe boots, DAMAGE
How did
you get into snowboarding? Went on a class ski trip in fifth grade to go ski
Giants ridge. Saw a kid hit a rail on a snowboard and I never looked back after
that.
Best place
to ride in MN: Giants Ridge duh
Favorite
memory snowboarding: That’s an impossible one to answer. Too many great times
out there.
Favorite
trick: Making my snowboard flex
Favorite
snowboard film: Robot Foods Films
Favorite
thing to do outside of snowboarding: Maybe make food! Not sure that one’s a hard one probably just
doing whatever my friends are feeling on doing.
Why should
people support their local shop? Well that’s a pretty easy question. They have
the most knowledge of all products, so that will help you actually pick out the
right gear! Shops also give back to the local snowboard community by hosting
event like movie premiers, rail jams and things like that. Plus what happens if
you break something you think Amazon is going to be able to get your stuff
fixed for you so you don’t miss a day on hill. Didn’t think so Prime isn’t that
fast!
Shout
outs: Yeee Yaaaa Diss way Dat way
Extra Credit Questions
Have you
ever puked off a chairlift? No
Have you
ever had to pee off a chairlift? Yes and I also know of someone shitting off a
lift
Have you
ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Yep
Have you
ever fallen off a chairlift? Close but nope Thank God!
Anything
we need to know about riding the chairlift with you? There might be some funny
smelling smoke around!
Dan Spooner
Name: Daniel Spooner
Nicknames: Spoonbaby, Spoonman, Spoongoon...got a pretty long list!
Date Of Birth: 09/05/1994
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Where do you live now? Still kicking it in the 218.
Number of years riding: 20
Home resort: Chester Bowl/Spirit Mountain
Hook ups: Damage, Rome Snowboards
How did you get into snowboarding? So my parents would take
me to sledding hills around town and after I saw some kids snowboarding I
started standing up on sleds to copy them. It looked like the coolest thing
ever. My mom and dad figured it out and got me a real set up for Christmas and
I’ve been hooked since day one.
Best place to ride in MN: Spirit Mountain and LUTSEN
#lutsenliving
Favorite memory snowboarding: Losing my powder virginity at Mt. Bachelor was a game changer for sure.
Favorite trick: The basics.
Favorite snowboard film: Pretty tough to narrow it down…I grew
up watching a lot of Mack Dawg, Bald Egal, and Think Thank videos. For newer stuff definitely the Deja Vu videos and Beacon. Louif is a huge inspiration.
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Skate, play
and watch soccer, hang outside, travel, camp, build stuff.
Why should people support their local shop? Shops live and
breathe snowboarding and want to help you have the best possible snowboard
experience. By supporting them they’re able to put on cool events and make
stuff happen in your area.
Shout outs: My family for their years of support, my
girlfriend Sarah for understanding my snowboard addiction, Ben for putting me
on the shop team and doing everything he does, Rich at Rome for bringing me on
board and always hooking it up, my friends for keeping the hype alive, everyone
I’ve looked up to or helped me in some way over the years…thank you!!!
Extra Credit
Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? No, but I'm sure #lutsenliving will get the best of me eventually...
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? I prefer the woods to avoid peeing on myself.
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Sorry, no chairlift love stories.
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? I have both fallen and
jumped off a chairlift.
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with
you? Bullshitting and occasional rap battles.
Barry Buhr
Name: Barry Buhr
Nicknames: buhrito
Date Of Birth: 05/11
Hometown: Frazee, MN
Where do you live now? Duluth, MN
Number of years riding: 30ish
Home resort: Spirit Mt
Hook ups: Capita, Union, Coal
How did you get into snowboarding? The first step was
instinctually standing up on the sled in the
backyard. Then I saw a snowboard at the sledding hill and
begged until I got a plastic board for
Christmas 1988. In 1992 I got a “real” board with metal
edges.
Best place to ride in MN: Lutsen
Favorite memory snowboarding: SO many...gotta go with a tie
between:
1) Did a Haakon flip in front of Terje in the Sierra
halfpipe and he said “hell yeah”.
2) I was learning Michaelchucks and Jeff Brushie asked me
how to do them.
3) any epic pow, park, street, or backyard day with friends
Favorite trick: method
Favorite snowboard film: Perceptions
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: mountain
biking and playing guitar
Why should people support their local shop? Local shops
pretty much create and maintain the whole local snowboard scene. They bring the snowboard community
together.
Shout outs: all my friends and family who’ve either ridden
with me or supported my lifelong passion
Extra Credit
Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? I feel like I must
have, but not that I can recall.
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? Yes
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Yes
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? No, but I’ve jumped
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with
you? Safety first
Viktor Simco
Name: Viktor Simco
Nicknames: Viktorman
Date Of Birth: 05/09
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Where do you live now? Venice Beach, California
Number of years riding: 18
Home resort: Lee Canyon (Vegas)
Hook ups: Rome
How did you get into snowboarding? Lived in Riverside at the
bottom of Spirit Mountain
Best place to ride in MN: Lutsen
Favorite memory snowboarding: Learned a backflip at
Lutsen a decade ago, then learned a switch
backflip at Whistler, BC, then a double backflip at
Stevens Pass, WA.
Favorite trick: Switch backflip
Favorite snowboard film: Happy Hour
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Surf
Why should people support their local shop? It’s the
lifeblood of the local culture. They have the pulse on the up and coming generation through the OG’s. Real
shops make an impact in the community even outside of skating / snowboarding and never stop making
shit happen.
Shout outs: The person that made it possible for me to make
a living snowboarding by moving us to the bottom of Spirit Mountain, my dad Papa Ron.
Extra Credit Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? Mt. Hood
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? Mammoth
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Yes
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? Not on accident
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with
you? Enquist is WASHED. Simco is BACK.
Eric Christopherson
Name: Eric Christopherson
Nicknames: E
Date Of Birth: 07/05
Hometown: Detroit Lakes
Where do you live now? Duluth
Number of years riding: 31
Home resort: Spirit Mt
Hook ups: Rome, 32, Damage
How did you get into snowboarding? Skateboarding
Best place to ride in MN: Spirit Mt
Favorite memory snowboarding: Learning how to ride at
Detroit Mountain
Favorite trick: Front Board
Favorite snowboard film: Mackdawg Stomping Grounds
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Hang with
family and friends, Skateboard
Why should people support their local shop? The shop
supports the local scene and puts on fun events for everyone. Always good to
shop local and support the local economy. Support the shop because the shop
does a good job of supporting the companies that are doing good things for
snowboarding.
Shout outs: Family (Andrea, Olivia, Ollie, Parents and
Sister) All my Friends along the way especially (Ben, Barry, Mike@32 Rich@Rome)
Extra Credit
Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? Nope
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? Nope
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Long time
ago...
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? Jacket got caught on
one @ Buena Vista and I was hanging there about 10ft off the ground.
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with
you? I used to fall asleep on the chair.
Brian Wilson
Name: Brian Wilson
Nicknames: Senior Wilson
Age: 03/28
Hometown: Virginia Minnesota
Where do you live now? Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, California
Number of years riding: 20
Home resort: Giants Ridge
Hook ups: Damage Board Shop, Must Be Minnesota, Nitro, Howl, Autumn
How did you get into snowboarding? I surfed, Skimmed, and Skated in Maui when I was a kid. Eventually, I moved to Virginia Minnesota when I was 10. I was always on a board, so it made sense after moving to Minnesota to start snowboarding. Fell in love and have been riding ever since.
Best place to ride in MN: Giants Ridge, Spirit Mountain, Lutsen
Favorite memory snowboarding: Every moment I’m on my board with friends, are the best memories.
Favorite trick: Rails: Back 180 Switch 50, Jumps: Back 720 Nose
Favorite snowboard film: Any Videograss, Sugar Shack
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Skating, Hiking, Boating, Golfing
Why should people support their local shop? Because your local shop is part of your local community, and supporting your local community is better than any corporation.
Shout outs: Family, Friends, Metal Music, Damage Boardshop, Must Be Minnesota.
Extra Credit Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? Many people have asked me this question, and in fact the answer is yes - many times in my day. (Shouts to Kenny Powers)
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? Yeeeah, couple times, I definitely peed on myself a little
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Yes, watch your own bobber
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? Jumped off into a tree once
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with you? Either you suck farts or join in on my pterodactyl screaming
Nicknames: Senior Wilson
Age: 03/28
Hometown: Virginia Minnesota
Where do you live now? Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, California
Number of years riding: 20
Home resort: Giants Ridge
Hook ups: Damage Board Shop, Must Be Minnesota, Nitro, Howl, Autumn
How did you get into snowboarding? I surfed, Skimmed, and Skated in Maui when I was a kid. Eventually, I moved to Virginia Minnesota when I was 10. I was always on a board, so it made sense after moving to Minnesota to start snowboarding. Fell in love and have been riding ever since.
Best place to ride in MN: Giants Ridge, Spirit Mountain, Lutsen
Favorite memory snowboarding: Every moment I’m on my board with friends, are the best memories.
Favorite trick: Rails: Back 180 Switch 50, Jumps: Back 720 Nose
Favorite snowboard film: Any Videograss, Sugar Shack
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding: Skating, Hiking, Boating, Golfing
Why should people support their local shop? Because your local shop is part of your local community, and supporting your local community is better than any corporation.
Shout outs: Family, Friends, Metal Music, Damage Boardshop, Must Be Minnesota.
Extra Credit Questions
Have you ever puked off a chairlift? Many people have asked me this question, and in fact the answer is yes - many times in my day. (Shouts to Kenny Powers)
Have you ever had to pee off a chairlift? Yeeeah, couple times, I definitely peed on myself a little
Have you ever made out with a girl on a chairlift? Yes, watch your own bobber
Have you ever fallen off a chairlift? Jumped off into a tree once
Anything we need to know about riding the chairlift with you? Either you suck farts or join in on my pterodactyl screaming
Mark Wilson
Name: Mark Wilson
Nicknames: Wolfey, Toptank, Boscar, I
feel like they change quite often.
Date Of Birth: 08/05
Hometown: Virginia, MN
Where do you live now? Portland,
Oregon
Number of years riding: 21
Home resort: Giants Ridge
Hook ups: Damage, K2, Dakine
How did you get into snowboarding? I
started skateboarding a year or two before snowboarding, so I guess I was just
naturally attracted to snowboarding when it was too cold to skate.
Best places to ride in MN: Giants Ridge,
Spirit, Lutsen, Trollhaugen, and Hyland.
Favorite memory snowboarding: I had
never been overseas until snowboarding gave me the opportunity, so that is
definitely up there.
Favorite trick: Backlip is always a
good rail trick. Riding away from anything in powder feels amazing.
Favorite snowboard film: Too many to
pick one. But Love/Hate and Burning Bridges had a huge impact on me. Also, I
think the Robot Food movies showed snowboarding in the funnest way possible.
Favorite thing to do outside of snowboarding:
Skateboard and travel.
Why should people support their local
shop? There are so many reasons. Buying gear from your local shop supports the
whole skateboard/snowboard scene in your area. They put on the contests, video
premieres, and help put local boarders on the map. There is a level of personal
connection between shop owners and skateboarding/snowboarding that can’t be
replaced. Would you rather buy a product from someone that lives a similar
lifestyle, and helps their community out..or help buy someone you've never met
a new car?
Shout outs: Family, friends, sponsors, future wife ;)
Shout outs: Family, friends, sponsors, future wife ;)
Eric Enquist
Name: Eric Enquist
Nicknames: Enquist
Date Of Birth: 03/11
Hometown: Duluth, MN
Where do you live now? Duluth
Number of years riding: 19
Home resort: Spirit Mountain
Hook ups: Damage Boardshop
How did you get into snowboarding? I've been skateboarding since day one and when I moved from CA to MN when I was younger it just fell into place after looking at a few magazines and watching X-Games.
Best place to ride in MN: Spirit Mt. for all around riding but if you wanna go cruise and get away from the crowd head up the lake shore to Lutsen.
Favorite memory snowboarding: Every long day I've had hitting jumps with friends at Spirit from sun up to sun down.
Favorite trick: Backside 7 Japan's
Favorite snowboard film: Such a tough one but I gotta say "The Resistance." So classic.
Favorite thing to do outside of
snowboarding: Rock climbing
Why should people support their
local shop? Keep supporting your local shop because they have been there since day one. They know what's going on in the snowboard world down to the core and are actually out there shreddin hard! Pretty much your local shop ares about more than just the dollar.
Shout outs: Shout out to Damage Boardshop for helping me out since 05!! And to all my friends that I've shared a great day with shreddin on the slopes!
Extra Credit Questions
Have you ever puked off a
chairlift? Never puked off a chair.
Have you ever had to pee off a
chairlift? I've peed off a chair more than I can count haha.
Have you ever made out with a
girl on a chairlift? Yes
Have you ever fallen off a
chairlift? Never fallen but have purposefully jumped off.
Anything we need to know about
riding the chairlift with you? I'll always accept a race off the chair.
Jared Jordan
My nickname is Curl and that's all you need to know!!!
DAMAGE SKATE TEAM
(Profiles coming soon)
Josh Kuno
Stephen Pestalozzi
Carter Nguyen
Nick Casey
Kyle Walczak
Steve Seitz
John Feick
Dylan Beck
Lloyd Fisher