I had the pleasure of working with the Billabong amateur girls team last winter producing "To Each Their Own", a short film that showcases three unique riders, all pursuing their passion for snowboarding. It has been a good time collaborating with the girls on this project and getting to know them. Even though they are pursuing totally different dreams, they all share the same love for Snowboarding.
Below are a few questions I asked each them on their style of riding.
TAYLOR GODBER
What do you think brought you to focus your riding in backcountry?
The contest scene never really did it for me.I was logging too many days off snow due to park injuries. Plain and simple, pow days were becoming more fun than sunny park days. The idea of riding un-touched powder all day was the goal at hand. Buying a sled and getting into backcountry made the most sense.
What do you enjoy most about it?
I love adventure of going into new zones, searching for new features, constantly learning, trial and error of features, sunsets and sunrises, sunny spring sessions, long days, fresh powder, adrenaline, early mornings, and most of all, as clique as its going to sound, being with friends in beautiful places. Literally being somewhere so humbling with your friends that share the same passion for the mountains, snowboarding, and lifestyle.
JENNA BLASMAN
What do you think brought you to focus your riding in park?
Because I begun snowboarding in a backyard on home made rails and little jumps, it was only natural that I continued building my excitement on larger rail and jump features in various terrain parks.
What do you enjoy most about it?
I love that there are endless trick combinations and a large variety of features. If you think about it, slope style snowboarding is like dancing on snow with a rush of adrenaline. Every rider get's to express their creativity differently. It's beautiful!
ALEX DUCKWORTH
What do you think brought you to focus your riding in half pipe?
I was competing in both Halfpipe and Slopestyle until a couple of years ago. I got slammed with quite a few injuries trying to juggle both disciplines. The competition schedules are no longer set up in a way that really accommodates dual discipline athletes so it got a bit hectic and I wasn't improving in either discipline. I decided to buckle down and focus on Halfpipe a couple of years ago so I could introduce a bit more focus and better prioritize my time. I was always a little partial to Halfpipe so I'm happy that I made that decision. I still love riding park for fun but it's not a competitive thing for me anymore. I think it's nice to have park as a non competitive outlet.
What do you enjoy most about it?
Halfpipe is really hard to dial in. It takes years of practice and constant fine-tuning. There's up days and down days. Sometimes it feels like I've entirely forgotten how to ride transition. It's the days when you can boost big airs and you feel like it's really working that make it so worth while. You know your work has paid off and that is really rewarding but mainly really gdmn fun.
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