Coaches
Mike Riddle
Sponsors- Dynastar, Smith, SMS Clothing, Dakine, Skullcandy, Swix
Favorite Trick- Cab Five
Home Mountain- C.O.P. or Sunshine
Skiing Accomplishments:
• 1st Euro Open Pipe 08
• 1st Tignes Airwaves Pipe 08
• 1st WSI Pipe/Slope/Big Hit 07
• 2nd Ski Tour Overall 07
• 3rd World Superpipe Championships 07 and 08
• 6th X-Games 08
Movies Appearance- Turbo (Level One)
Best thing about skiing- It is super fun!!!
Matt Hayward
Sponsors- Spyder, Electric, SWIX, SkullCandy, 4Frnt, MGM Ford Lincoln, Line X
Investors Group, StuDon Electric
Favorite Trick- Cork 9 Reverse Blunt
Home Mountain- Whistler
Skiing accomplishments:
• Current World Champion
• World Cup Overall Champion 07/08
• 1st Les Contamines World Cup Superpipe
• 1st Inawashiro World Cup Superpipe
• 3 X Canadian Superpipe Champion
• 9th Winter X-Games Superpipe
• 5Th World Superpipe Championships
Movie Appearance- Greg Stumps (Legends Of Oz)
Best thing about skiing- The freedom and peace I feel when I'm up in the mountains.
Colby West
Sponsors- Monster, Empire, Skull Candy, Tecnica, Breckenridge, Coreupt, Smith
Skiing Acomplishments:
• US Open Big Air Champ 2008
• 3rd X Games Halfpipe 2008
• 3rd X Games Slopestyle 2007
• 1st Aspen Open Slopestyle 2007
Movie Appearances- Claim (MSP), Seven Sunny Days (MSP)
Ian Cosco
Sponsors- Atomic, Scott, Jiberish, Lethal Descent, Switch Gloves, Jibij Pro Shop
Favorite trick- Double Cork 12
Home mountain- Fernie, BC
Movie Appearance- Opening segment in Such Is Life (Rage Films)
Best thing about skiing- I love everything about skiing! Snow, friends, pow, rails... You name it, everything!
Rosalind Groenewoud
Sponsors- Rossignol, Electric, Orage, Kombi, Swix
Home Mountain- Castle Mountain, Alberta
Skiing accomplishments:
• 2nd European Open Pipe, 2008
• 3rd US Freeskiing Open, Superpipe 2008
• 3rd 48Straight Halfpipe, 2008
• 3rd Valmalenco World Cup, 2008
• 3rd World Cup Overall Halfpipe 2008
• 3rd World Ski Invitational Big Air, 2008
• 2nd US Freeskiing Open, Superpipe 2007
• Canadian National Halfpipe Champion 2005, 2006 and 2007
Best thing about skiing- The adrenaline rush of landing something I was scared of and the feelings of accomplishment from learning a new trick.
Frank Raymond
Sponsors- K2 Skis , Sunice , Vonzipper , Joystick , Dakine , Salomon Boots , Axis Boardshop , Bula Headwear
Favorite trick- Back flip, by far.
Home Mountain- St-Sauveur
Movie Appearances- Massive, The Journal, Broadcast, Voleurz, Ski Matic, Save, Beaver tail…
Best thing about skiing- Being out there with your friends and having the best time ever.
Mike Henituk
Sponsors- Oakley, Salomon, Dakine, Joystick, Fresh Sports
Favorite Trick- Switch 3
Home Mountain- Marmot Basin, Jasper Alberta
Skiing accomplishments:
• 1st canadian national dual mogul
• 1st 2006 WSI
Movie Appearances- Yeah Dude (PBP), Reasons (PBP), Photoplay (Theory 3)
Best thing about skiing- Skiing is my passion, I love the whole vibe and families you create over the years. I’ll have fun on a park jump to a pow line its all good.
Kaya Turski
Sponsors- Salomon, Oakley, Bula, D-structure
Favorite trick- switch mute 7
Home mountain- I don’t really have one. Avila would be it but I spend most of my time out in Whistler.
Skiing accomplishments:
• 3rd NZ Open, Women's slopestyle 2008
• 1st Vermont Open, Women's slopestyle 2006
• 1st WIS, Women's slopestyle 2006
• 1st WIS, Women's rail jam 2006
• 1st NZ Open, Women's slopestyle 2006
Best Thing about skiing- The feeling I get from skiing. It's something I can't get anywhere else in the world. The satisfaction from learning something new is unbeatable. The travel opportunities I get from skiing are also amazing.
Dane Tudor
Sponsors- Salomon, Scott, Red Resort
Favorite trick- Style
Home Mountain- Red Resort
Movie Appearance- Journal (Theory 3)
Best thing about skiing- Everything about skiing is amazing. I love all aspects of skiing, it is my passion. Fresh pow and pillow lines or perfect corduroy in a perfect park.
Trennon Paynter
Sponsors- Nordica, SMS Clothing, Smith
Favorite Trick- Backflip
Home Mountain- Whistler, Kimberley BC
Skiing Accomplishments:
• Over ten years of coaching experiance
• Nor-Am Overall Champ (Moguls)
• 2002 Olympian (Moguls)
• Over a long career, have had Podium finishes in Moguls, Racing, Skiercross, Big Air, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Chinese Downhills, and even Powder 8s.
Movie Appearances- 13 (PBP), Global Storming (Matchstick), The Supershow, Burning Winter, Ski School 2
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