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Date: 09/09/04
By: Jon
Jon: So how was surfing today?
Adam: Sweet man... fresh off my trip to the Dominican Republic where Iwas on vacation with my family and didnt have my surfboard, it felt real good to get back in the water with another flotation device besides a kayak.
Jon: Get in the water often?
Adam: Yeah man... during the summer Ispend about a month at the shore with a friend. But the best time of the year for surf here on the east coast in the fall when the tropics light up and hurricanes storm up the coast... that's when you'll find me calling in sick for work and getting into some real waves.
Jon: Haha, nice... So how was the last snow season for you?
Adam: Well... as all of you pretty well know, I broke my ankle on an urban rail in toronto in Cctober... So that left me out for about half the season... But once I did get back into the swing of things Ihad a good season... Ispent most of it perfecting old tricks, adding some style, and also learning some new technical grinds. I was lucky enough to spend 4 days in Tahoe with Greco and that was a blast. so overall Iwould say this season was pretty good.
Jon: Awesome...So how long have you been on the snow for and what got you started in snowsports?
Adam: First before Iget into all that... Let me just stop to say that Greco is a gift from god to our sport... The guy is amazing... So generous to the growth of skiboarding and an all around class act........
I started skiing when I was 12 on a school ski trip, I saw skiboarding when it first aired in the X-Games and gave em a shot... The rest is history.
Jon: So you were sponsored by canon, how'd you get hooked up with that?
Adam: Well I went to camp of champions at the age of 15, I hooked up with all the guys like Andy Stewart, Bben Wannamaker, Paul Recalde, Simmons, Class and so on. Ben and Paul were shooting a flick and liked what they saw from me at camp. Paul Recalde (insert props) made a little promo for me and I sent it to Tibor from Canon. He liked what he saw and offered me a pro sponsorship and before I knew it Ii was competing with the likes of Neal Lyons
Jon: We hear you are starting out the new season riding for Mix Industries with a brand new pro model, tell us a bit about that.
Adam: Well... Seth from Mix contacted me before anyone even knew about the company. We talked about graphics, designs, shapes and sizes for a while. I was just giving my professional imput because Icared about the sport, little did I know that I was designing my own pro model. I'm really excited about my skiboards. I think that it will be revolutionary for the sport having another 11 cm under our boots. I feel that with the bigger wider skiboard, we will go faster, fly higher, and land bigger airs with ease. Also I think that the extra board will open up new tech things like really gnarly butters and manuals.
Jon: I agree, so with length in mind, how do you decide to split your time between skiboards and skis in the winter?
Adam: What are skis? Haha.
Jon: Haha.
Adam: Nah I have to admit I love skiing. But thats off the topic.... Skiboarding is an amazing unique sport.
Jon: Do you have any trips planned or in the planning for the '04/'05 season?
Adam: I would love to go scope out my next home in Whistler this season for sure, other than that I will be going up to Champlain College in Burlington VT in January so I'll be pretty busy with school and skiing in Vermont.
Jon: How do you feel about the current state of Skiboarding and the sudden uprising of homegrown companies?
Adam: Well skiboarding has always been run by homegrown companies. You can think what you want, but Salomon and other big ski companies like that don't give a shit about the sport, there just in it for a little extra cash from rentals at ski hills. If we want skiboarding to survive, we have to support these core companies like Mix, SkiboardsOnline, Canon, and any other companies that is actually doing something out of love for the sport.
Jon: So there are certain individuals pushing for skiboarding to make more of a move to the urban setting, taking the sport to more rails and the likewise, what do you think about that?
Adam: Well... we have to face it, skiboarding isn't the best device for huge lofty air tricks. I think that the most technical snowsport on rails has to be skiboarding... We can do so much that snowboarders can only dream about. I give mad props to what ive seen from Johnny White in the urban scene. I think that overall the urban skiboarding scene will blow up in the next few seasons. Skiboards are most positively the best tool for urban rails.
Jon: So who do you see right now as the rising star(s) of skiboarding?
Adam: Most importantly, everyone who skiboards the way it was made to be done. Not with poles or blue jeans and blaze orange jackets, but in the terrain park and hardcore free riding. I would say the kids I see with the most promise in the sport right now are all the riders on the Tip-2-Tip team and Johhny White and Ethan Mitchell.
Jon: Who have been the riders that you have looked up to and/or been influenced by over the years?
Adam: Well at first it was definately Mike Nick. But after he bailed on the sport I really admired Neal Lyons. The kid has crazy sick style and is a super nice dude. He treats everyone he meets like a true friend... He's a real inspiration.
Jon: I think he inspires us all, do you have any goals for this upcoming season?
Adam: As lame as it sounds... not really. But do know that snowsports are my life in the winter and my biggest high is learning new tricks.
Jon: That's as good a goal as any. Do you have a favorite moment in all your time skiboarding?
Adam: That one is a toss up... As far as competitions go, it would without question be tying Neal for first in big air at NY X games. Aside from competitions, standing atop Whistler mountain, realizing what I wanted to do with my life.
Jon: Thats awesome, so do you have any tips or words of aspiration for the readers out there?
Adam: All I can say is love what you do, and every time you ride, don't take it for granted, because it can be taken away at a moments notice. Follow your dreams, and they will come true.
Jon: Truly inspiring words. Well Skiboard Magazine wishes you luck these season and I am sure we will hear plenty from you in the future.
Adam: Awesome.... I'd like to thank anyone who has ever liked my riding in anyway and tell each one of them to one up me. And thanks to anyone who has influenced me in anyway over the years via snowsports... You know who you are.
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