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Andreas Wiig, 2007 Slopestyle Qualifier
Born: 3.5.81
Home Town: Oslo, Norway
Home Mountain: Heavenly Resort
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Vans, Nitro, Rock Star, Electric, Heavenly Resort
Favorite Song on iPod: Katie Melua, Piece by piece & Do You Dig Destruction, Turbonegro
Why the Session? Because it's always such a good vibe at the contest. Everyone's having a good time and the jam format makes the contest a little bit more relaxing. And therefore level of riding is always amazing. The jumps are perfect, and I always have a lot of fun there. Vail is not a bad place to hang out either...
If you could Session anything? A perfect wave in Bali. Can't wait to go back!Session Highlights:
2008 - 1st Place - Men's Super Slopestyle
2007 1st Place - Men's Super Slopestyle
2006 2nd Place - Men's Super Slopestyle
2005 2nd Place - Men's Super Slopestyle
2004 5th Place - Men's Super Slopestyle Check out Andreas Wiig on YouTube |
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Andrew Steward
Born: 6.27.86
Home Town: Vail, Colorado
Home Mountain: Vail, Colorado
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Oakley, Santa Cruz, Emage, Vail Mountain, Defcon
Favorite Song on iPod: "You Gonna Love Me"- Da Backwudz
Why the Session? Not only because the Session takes place in my home town, but the competition for all the riders is insanely sick! and there's hot julies' runnin' around!
If you could Session anything? If I could "Session" anything, it would be a lawn chair in the Bahamas, with a spilt Pina Colada, and a blown up beach ball and Dingo announcing this!
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Brandon Reis
Born: 8.16.88
Home Town: Dublin, New Hampshire
Home Mountain: Waterville, New Hampshire
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Oakley, 525 east, k2, Eastern Boarder |
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Brent Meyer
Born: 2.28.78
Home Town: Wheaton, IL
Home Mountain: Mt Eclipse Snow Park
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: BTM Project Snowboards, Disciple Gloves, Electric, Eclipse Snow Park, Bula
Favorite Song on iPod: Revolution 74- Not that Kind
Why the Session? Great Set up- Close to home!
If you could Session anything? Alaska with friends.
Check out Brent Meyer on YouTube |
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Bryan Daino
Born: 10.17.90
Home Town: Vail, Colorado
Home Mountain: Vail Mountain
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: NFC, Salomon, Smith, Vail Resorts, The Project. Favorite Song on iPod: California Love, Tupac
Why the Session? I come to the Session because it is in my home town and ever since it started I always wanted to be in it because of Josh Malay's back 1 over the Battle ship rail.
If you could Session anything? It would be a perfect powder jump with all my riding buddies that I've met throughout the years. |
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Charles Reid
Born: 4.12.90
Home Town: Mont Tremblant, Quebec Canada
Home Mountain: Tremblant, Quebec
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Burton, Anon, Nomis, Axis boardshop
Session Highlights:
2008 4th Place - Men's Rails |
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Chas Guldemond, 2007 Slopestyle Qualifier
Born: 4.22.87
Home Town: Laconia, New Hampshire
Home Mountain: North Star Resort at Tahoe
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: DC, Electric, Rock Star, North Star Resort, Grenade
Session Highlights:
2008 1st Place - Men's Rails
2008 3rd Place - Men's Slopestyle
2007 Payout - Men's Rails
2007 3rd Place - Men's Super Slopestyle Check out Chas Guldemond on YouTube |
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Chris Sorman
Born: 5.21.85
Home Town: Gotenburg, Sweeden
Home Mountain: Webes, Sweeden
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Burton, Dragon, Toyota |
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Dan Brisse
Born: 12.11.83
Home Town: Richmond, Minnesota
Home Mountain: Park City, Brighton
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Capita, Volcom, Von Zipper, Union Bindings, Deeluze Boots
Favorite Song on iPod: Stockholm Syndrome, by Muse
Why the Session? "I come to the session because the jumps are big and built really well. Sometimes contests don't always have good features, but at the Session they are always perfect. It also has a good prize purse which is a motivating factor."
If you could Session anything? If I could session anything it would be a really good back country jump on a sunny day, with a nice steep and deep landing with my friends.
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Daniel Ek
Born: 12.11.87
Home Town: Oslo, Norway
Home Mountain: Trysil, Norway
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Forum, Special Blend, Rock Star, DVS, Matrix
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails |
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Dustin Craven, 2007 Rails Qualifier
Born: 5.18.88
Home Town: Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada
Home Mountain: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Oakley, Capita, Redbull, Union, Defcon
Session Highlights:
2007 5th Place - Men's Rails
2006 Payout - Men's Rails Check out Dustin Craven on YouTube |
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Eiki Helgarson
Born: 9.5.87
Home Town: Akureyri, Iceland
Home Mountain: Hilgarfjall, Iceland
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Rome Snowboards, Oakley Goggles and outerwear, DVS, Frontline
Favorite Song on iPod: Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun
Why come to the Session? To have fun and ride a cool park.
If you could Session anything? A good pow jump to learn new tricks on.
Check out Eiki Helgarson on YouTube |
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Jeremy Thompson
Born: 5.29.88
Home Town: Tannersville, New York
Home Mountain: Hunter Mountain, New York
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: Flow Snowboards
Favorite Song on iPod: Wild Side
Why come to the Session? "To ride the some of the most fun jumps with my friends."
If you could Session anything? "Good question..." |
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Jin Saito
Born: 5.4.82
Home Town: Maebashi City, Japan
Home Mountain: Hotaka Bokujo, Japan
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Signal Snowboards, Planet Earth, Flux bindings, Defcon, ANON |
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Joe Otremba
Born: 5.15.81
Home Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
Home Mountain: Beaver Creek, Colorado
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: 9010-RDTM, Oakley, Neff, The Board Room |
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Jonas Michilot
Born: 6.20.88
Home Town: Bloomington, Minnesota
Home Mountain: "Any mountain near by."
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Vans, Academy, Dragon, Neff |
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Jonas Carlson, 2007 Slopestyle Qualifier
Born: 6.16.87
Home Town: Strangnas, Sweden
Home Mountain: Mt. Salen, Sweden
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: DC, Capita, Union, Airblaster, Coal
Favorite Song on iPod: Steady Rolling, Two Gallants
Why the Session? Cause it's an awesome contest, was there for the first time last year. Best comp i've been to.
If you could Session anything? That would be a backcountry park. Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails
2007 Payout - Men's Rails Check out Jonas Carlson on YouTube |
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Josh Sherman
Born: 5.11.85
Home Town: Breckenridge, Colorado
Home Mountain: Breckenridge, Colorado
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: Salomon, Bonfire, Breckenridge, Drop, Smith
Favorite Song on iPod: I don't have one favorite song, I have an entire playlist of favorite songs. Music and riding are like PB & J's, or like short people and limbo..it goes hand in hand.
Why the Session? The riders, the progression, the after party...as far as what we can expect at a snowboarding contest, it's at it's best . For riders we know the course is going to be good, with 4 big jumps, bigger crowd, and loose riding. It's probably the best riding at one contest, it rivals x-games slope if not better.
If you could Session anything? I'm sessioning my laptop right now. Uhhhh sonn.
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Juuso Laivisto, 2007 Slopestyle Qualifier
Born: 6.14.88
Home Town: Espoo, Finland
Home Mountain: Serena Ski and Talma
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Sponsors: Ride, Volcom, Smith, RedBull, Dakine
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails Check out Juuso Laivisto on YouTube |
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Keegan Valaika
Born: 9.27.89
Home Town: Laguna Beach, California
Home Mountain: Bear Mountain, California
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Electric, Active, Burton, Ambiguous, BozWreck
Favorite Song on iPod: Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
Why come to the Session? Because its got the funnest setup.
If you could Session anything? A perfect backcountry windlip. |
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Kiichiro Kazumi
Born: 1.18.76
Home Town: Mie, Japan
Home Mountain: Dynaland, Japan & Lake Louise
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: VOLKL, Planet Earth, IS Design, Drake, North Wave
Favorite Song on iPod: Cher.r.y ,,, YUI, Japanese singer
Why the Session? Because I wanna try a world class competition. And I wanna be the mack world class rider.
If you could Session anything? I'm sorry. I can't translation this question. My English isn't good yet.
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Lonnie Kauk
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2008 5th Place - Super Slopestyle |
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Louie Vito
Born: 3.20.88
Home Town: Bellefontaine, Ohio
Home Mountain: Park City, Utah
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: O-Matic, Nike, Monster, Volcom, Spy
Favorite Song on iPod: I'm so hood remix
Why the Session? They always have good riders, sick jumps, and it is run well overall.
If you could Session anything? ...too many answers.
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Lucas Magoon, 2007 Rails Qualifier
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2007 1st Place - Men's Rails
2007 Best Trick - Men's Rails Check out Lucas Magoon on YouTube |
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Mark Sollors
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2008 Payout - Men's Rails |
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Marko Grilic
Born: 7.7.83
Home Town: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Home Mountain: Vogel, Slovenia
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Burton, Red Bull, Adidas Eye, Gravis, Arcus
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails |
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Favorite Song on iPod: Rise Against
Why the Session? An amazing opportunity to see the progression of snowboarding and ride a unique setup which is only there for this event. Good time to see friends and for kids to have an opp to see their favorite riders.
If you could Session anything? A square down rail or 50ft jump. Session Highlights:
2008 Best Trick - Men's Rails
2007 Payout - Men's Rails
2005 4th Place - Men's Rails
2005 Best Trick - Men's Rails |
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Pat Milbery, 2007 Rails Qualifier
Born: 10.2.79
Home Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
Home Mountain: Winter Park, Colorado
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Forecast Snowboards, Winter Park Resort, Alycium Outerwear, Von Zipper, Flux
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails
2007 2nd Place - Men's Rails
2006 3rd Place - Men's Rails
2006 Best Trick - Men's Rails
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Rick Rodriguez
Born: 7.24.83
Home Town: Avon, Colorado
Home Mountain: Beaver Creek, Colorado
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Never Summer, Oakley, Nee, Red, Team Emage |
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Rob Bak
Born: 4.28.77
Home Town: Alpena, MI
Home Mountain: Vail, Colorado
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: Vail, Emage Shred Shop, Oakley, Capita, Union Bindings, Deeluxe |
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Robbie Walker
Born: 10.10.84
Home Town: Melbourne, Australia
Home Mountain: Melbourne, Australia
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: K2, Billabong, Anon, Ballistyx, TSC
Favorite Song on iPod: No One, Alicia Keys
Why the Session? It's a great contest with some of the most amazing park riding of the year.
If you could Session anything? A table top powder jump. Session Highlights:
2008 4th Place - Super Slopestyle |
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Ryan Paris
Born: 6.12.85
Home Town: Wilmot, New Hampshire
Home Mountain: Ragged Mountain Resort
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Flow, Embasi Boardshop, Ragged Mt. Resort
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Sam Hulbert
Born: 4.9.89
Home Town: Peterborough, New Hampshire
Home Mountain: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Oakley, Eaternboarder, 525 East
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Scot Brown
Born: 1.3.91
Home Town: Slabtown, Canada
Home Mountain: Blue Mountain, Ontario Canada
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Flow, Billabong, Adio, Von Zipper, Icarus
Favorite Song on iPod: Notorious B.I.G - Juisy
Why the Session? Because its a huge contest and a great place to get noticed.
If you could Session anything? Rails with my brother and Zak. Session Highlights:
2008 3rd Place - Men's Rails |
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2008 2nd Place - Men's Rails |
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Seth Hill
Born: 9.21.87
Home Town: Boulder, Colorado
Home Mountain: Winter Park, Colorado
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Amplid, K2, Bern, CUST
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Silas Stannard
Born: 8.30.85
Home Town: Tollhouse, California
Home Mountain: Northstar at Tahoe
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Rossignol, Quicksilver, Smith, Red Bull, Porters Tahoe
Favorite Song on iPod: Don't own an iPod.
Why the Session? To have a dope session with all the friends.
If you could Session anything? Session powder all day every day. |
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Stephen Laterra
Born: 8.17.N/A
Home Town: Narragansett, Rhode Island
Home Mountain: Vail, Colorado
Rides: Goofy
Sponsors: K2, Allyance, Smith, Emage Favorite Song on iPod: "Welcome to the fold," Filter
Why the Session? I come to the Session because it is a event designed around the riders. It allows us to throw down and have almost no limitations to what we want to do.
If you could Session anything? If I could Session anything right now it would be fun. |
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Tim Humphreys
Born: 12.14.87
Home Town: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Home Mountain: Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Flow Snowboards, Bolle, Sessions, EESA, NEFF
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails |
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TJ Schneider, 2007 Qualifier
Born: 6.24.80
Home Town: Calgary
Home Mountain: Canada Olympic Park
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: CAPiTA, Sessions, Oakley, Deeluxe
Session Highlights:
2008 Payout - Men's Rails
2007 2nd Place - Men's Rails
2006 4th Place - Men's Rails
2005 2nd Place - Men's Rails
Check out TJ Schneider's "The Snowboard Realms" from Youtube |
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Torstein Horgmo
Born: 2.18.87
Home Town: Trondheim, Norway
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Rides: Regular
Sponsors: DC, Oakley, Vestal, Session Boardshop
Favorite Song on iPod: Gimme More!, Britney Spears
Why the Session? The session has a tractor beam, its pulling me in...
If you could Session anything? Fresh tracks at the DC mtn.lab Session Highlights:
2008 2nd Place - Men's Super Slopestyle
Check out Torstein Horgmo on YouTube |
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Werni Stock
Born: 9.19.87
Home Town: Mayrhofen, Austria
Home Mountain: Zillertal, Austria
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Salomon Snowboards, Bonfire, Adidas Eyewear, Frontline, Hot-Zone.tv
Favorite Song on iPod: Stronger, Kanye West
Why the Session? I come to the Vail Session to have fun with my friends and support the sport. |
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Wyatt Caldwell
Born: 2.7.83
Home Town: Sun Valley, Idaho
Home Mountain: Sun Valley, Idaho
Rides: Regular
Sponsors: Rossignol, Grio, Grenade, Shouthshore Soldiers, Kicker Audio
Session Highlights:
2008 5th Place - Men's Rails
2006 Payout - Men's Rails |
