2015 - Chasing Shadows

FEATURED ATHLETE: MCKENNA PETERSON

 
Best advice you were ever given?

Keep your hands forward.

 

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

My family, my friends and the mountains.

 

What makes for an ultimate day on the mountain? 

Good friends, smiles and high fives are all that you need for the perfect day in the mountains.

 

 
 
 
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What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? (Recovery routine, healing tips, etc.): TV-Shows. I love TV-Shows. Breaking Bad, The Wire, True Blood, Game of Thrones, Shameless. Love it all.

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? Head Monster is a new line of all round backcountry skis. They work well for speed riding. Tyrol AAAdrenalin gives me the combo binding of racing performance and hiking. I wear a Berghaus Frendo Gore-Tex set. When it comes to the actual wing, Im using a specialized riding rig that is easier to keep off the ground compared to other wings. I use both helmet and goggles from Dr. Zipe. It’s basically skiing gear with a wing as an add on.

Other than professional athlete, what is your dream job? A Formula1 Race Car Driver!

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? On one of our rides my leg-strap popped off high up on Mont Blanc. Bad experience. My equipment is my responsibility, and it was both scary and embarrassing to fail on equipment control.

Your idea of a perfect vacation sans skiing? West Coast of Africa. Pick-up Truck. A couple of surf boards and good friends.

Mantra to live by? Try to make the heart and brain move in the same direction.

Tunes to ski to? Massive Attack, great for freeride comps!

What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? (Recovery routine, healing tips, etc.) Ice bath, massage, recovery run

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? Patagonia clothes, Pret helmets (so lightweight and awesome and great colors), Leki poles, Nordica skis (lightweight and rip on the down), Skida headbands and neck gaiters - my fav! Elemental Herbs Sunscreen

Other than professional athlete, what is your dream job? An artist - painting

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? Sunrise on Superior

Your idea of a perfect vacation sans skiing? Hiking, swimming, surfing, adventuring

Mantra to live by? "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky

Tunes to ski to? Scissors Sisters

What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? (Recovery routine, healing tips, etc.) Water time-dew righting the joints in the ocean or pool coupled with stretching.

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? Fischer Motive 95, a great high performance all mountain ski. Spyder Eiger jacket and Spyder Nordwand pant. Reusch DMoney lobster mitten, Fischer Vaccum 150 race boot, POC Fornix helmet and Fovea goggle.

Other than professional athlete, what is your dream job? Adventure guide.

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? Riding up the mountain in the shovel of the groomer.

Your idea of a perfect vacation sans skiing? Private beach full of toys to play on and off the ocean.

Mantra to live by? Grass is greenest where you water it.

Tunes to ski to? Steve Aoki

FEATURED ATHLETE: Marcus Caston

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

The people sitting on the chair overhead.

 
Favorite classic ski film and why?

Beyond the Edge. Classic Warren Miller. 

 

What makes for the ultimate day on the mountain?

A good lunch break! I can't remember a bad day on the mountain with a good lunch.

 

 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: Lexi duPont

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier? 

Michelle Parker

 

Favorite chairlift and why?

The Stoke!!!! (In Revelstoke) Hot laps on the STOKE all day baby!!!! It provides access to my favorite terrain on earth. Nothing beats hot lapping the stoke with a sendy crew on a pow day!

 

Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?

Cookie Monster! "Friend something better than chocolate Ice-cream... maybe friend somebody you give up last cookie for." It's as simple as that.

 

Favorite classic ski film and why?

Blizzard of Aahhh's. Greg Stump changed my life with that film. After watching It I knew I wanted to ski as much as humanly possible and maybe one day grow up to ski like Kim Reichhelm. I feel like it changed skiing and action sports film making forever.

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: JONNY MOSELEY 

 

 

Wish I could remember back that far. The photos are awesome. I do remember losing my sick Oakley blades I won when I was 10. Damn, I miss those still. I remember sleeping in the car a lot on long drives.

 

What career accomplishment are you most proud of?

Gold Medal

 

Any nicknames?

Jmo, JBAM, Slomo, Motown (Karaoke AE), Mozor, Kzor, Mose, Jonathan, Jonny F-in Moseley, Stinky

 

Favorite ski films?

Extreme Winter, Blizzard of Ahhhs, Degenerates, and Art of Flight.

 

 

What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? Dance class, stretching, inverted yoga swing, surfing (preferably in warm water after ski season).

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? I had Peak Performance outwear on, which is the best in the business. It's unbelievable how good their outwear is! I was also on a boutique monoski from Snowgunz. Furyskishop.com is a great place to check them out. They're all new technology and make mono a different experience pertaining to the board you choose. They are currently all made in France. Their freeride-mono videos are impressive: check them out: snowgunz.com.

Other than professional athlete, what is your dream job? Join a modern dance company.

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? Well, I have to say that considering I was doing something extremely new: every day was an adventure. I finished my week of mono skiing bruised, concussed, and having met some of the raddest people EVER! I can't wait for next year's monopalooza!!!!! I would definitely say that when Scotty 2-Crowns dropped into Corbet's on his 55th birthday on a mono ski.... THAT was pretty much a highlight for me: "Fifty Five and still alive!!!!" he shouted!!

Your idea of a perfect vacation sans skiing? Easy question to answer: feet in the sand, waste-to head-high waves, warm water, baja fogs. BEST LIFE EVER.

Mantra to live by? Better to let it out and deal with the shame than hold it in and deal with the pain.

Tunes to ski to? Katy Perry and In Flames.

What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? (Recovery routine, healing tips, etc.) A good couch, a good movie, and snus.

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? Skis: Praxis GPO and Praxis Protest. Bindings: Look P18. Boots: Lange RX130. Pants/Jacket/Gloves: Helly Hansen Ullr

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? Probably our run down Filthy Spines in AK. It was awesome, and filthy.

Tunes to ski to? I never listen to music when I ski. But Kvelertak always gets me fired up before skiing.

 

Current favorite piece of gear? Why?
Marker Duke Bindings. They have opened up the world to me. I can look at things differently now with this AT set up.

How do you like spending your down days?
Movies, writing and working on my Youth Project. I have a foundation for kids.

Fondest memory from learning to ski or ride?
My fondest is my earliest. Riding on my dad's back down a bump run. I was less than a year old and remember everything about one portion of it.

Do you have any hidden talents?
Music... The need to create and inspire music through amazing artists.

What would your superpower be?
Climbing; Spiderman skills

Spirit animal?
Eagle

What career accomplishment are you most proud of?
They are all connected. So I'm proud of the battle and I'm still here and still battling.

Do you have any pets? What are their names?
No...used to...I have plants now. The same two plants for 28 years.

Can you speak any other languages? What other languages would you like to learn?
I would love to learn Italian. I go to Italy twice a year

What is your biggest goal/something you hope to achieve in your ski career?
I want to be in influence. That somehow my combination of experiences inspire others to love this sport or the lifestyle involved.


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