Athletes
Sponsors: 32, Etnies, Stepchild, Nixon, Oakley, Dakine, Bear Mountain, Milosport, Vertra Suncare, dbot 5, Raw Rev
Favorites:
Snowboarders:
Jeremy Jones, Mitch Nelson, Seth Huot, and Stevie Bell
People to ride with:
Seth Huot, Jeremy Jones, and Mitch Nelson
Spot to shred:
The Rail Garden, Brighton or Big Bear Mountain
People to hang with:
Roberta Rodger, Seth Huot, Mitch Nelson, Jeremy Jones, and Sean Kearns
Movies:
Godfather
Food:
Sushi
Hobbies/activities:
Surfing and Skateboarding
Vacation spot:
Del Cabo San Lucas, MEX and Kandui Resort, Indonesia
Top Accomplishments:
Jibber of the Year in Snowboarder magazine’s Top 10 three years in a row
Awarded multiple times in Transworld Snowboarding’s Rider’s Poll; SIA Retailers’ Choice, Best Rail Rider, Best Freestyle Rider, Best Video Part
Onboard’s 100th Issue Rider’s Poll as Jibber of All Time (October 2008)
Filmed a 100% switch part for This Video Sucks (September 2009)Cover and Guest Editor of Snowboarder magazine (February 2010)
Snowboarder magazine #7 Rider of the Year, on the list for the 6th time, which is more than any other rider in history (March 2010)
Filmed full segment in “Cheers” (August 2010)
1 of 8 riders to take part in X Games Real Snow, runner up in Fan’s Choice, video airs on ESPN2 (January 2011)
Why isn’t snowboarding just a hobby for you?
I guess cause I got lucky, got sponsored and turned pro. It’s my life.
What do you want to accomplish this season?
A solid video part and lots of good times with my friends.
Where is the coolest place snowboarding has taken you?
Around the world and back, everywhere is the coolest place in its own right but Sweden and Finland are pretty cool places.
Which one is the hardest snowboarding, skating or surfing?
Snowboarding if you are talking about filming. If its was just a general whats harder, I would say skating.
Who are the top 3 snowboarders of all time?
Noah Salaznek, Roan Rogers, Jeremy Jones.
Thank yous?
Stepchild, Thirtytwo, Etnies, Oakley, Nixon, Dakine, Infamous, Distortion Winches, Bear Mountain, Molca Salsa, Milosport, Vertra Suncare and Raw Rev.
Website:
therealjp.com
Sponsors: Stepchild, Nomis, ThirtyTwo/Etnies, Dragon, Drop, Technine, Bear Mountain, Xtreme Adrenaline Boardshop
Favorites
Movie:
Dumb and Dumber
Music:
everything
Color:
red
Food:
sushi
Hobbies/activities:
skateboarding, fishing
Top Accomplishments:
Started highly successful brand Nomis Design with brothers Mat and Andre (2004)
Simon Chamberlain Stepchild Pro Model (2007)
10 page interview in Freerun (Japanese publication) (February 2008)
Episode of Fuel TV’s First Hand which took an inside look at his life as a pro snowboarder (2009)
Opening part in the Stepchild/32 team video This Video Sucks (2009)
Segment in People’s Cheers (August 2010)
1 of 8 riders invited to X Games Real Snow, video airs on ESPN2 (January 2011)
Simon wins bronze at the inaugural X Games Snowboard Street event (January 2011)
What do you love most about snowboarding?
The freedom I feel when I ride. It’s so fun just to ride and be creative.
What was the highlight of your 2010-11 season?
X Games Real Street. Filming for Good Look with People Creative. The Nixon Jibfest.
Where would you like to travel to next for snowboarding?
New Zealand.
Who are the top 3 snowboarders of all time?
JP Walker, Jeremy Jones, Devun Walsh.
On a Saturday night you’d most likely be…
Hanging with my wife Megan.
Thank yous?
Jesus Christ, Megan my Love, my Family, Johnson, Fraser, Garrett, Cory, J.P, Joe, Stepchild Team, Nomis Crew, Roberta, all the Lindsay heads, all My Sponsors, Karp, Deric, Stefan, Groots… these are to name a few. Whoever else I love you and you know who you are… God Bless
Website: simon-sayz.com
Sponsors: Stepchild, 32/etnies, Union, Bear Mountain, Magical Gogo, Nixon
Favorites
Movie:
Dumb and Dumber
Music:
Pandora Radio
Color:
black and orange
Food:
pasta, pizza
Hobbies/activities:
fishing, skateboarding, watching movies, hanging
Top Accomplishments:
Best Jibber Rail Jam Japan (2008)
Best Trick Van’s Cup Invitational Rail Jam (2008)
Nominated for Transworld magazine’s Reader’s Choice (2008)
Signature pant, the Cappa Slim in 32’s newly launched outerwear line (2009)
Segment in Stepchild’s This Video Sucks is TWS’ 1 of the Top 5 Most Viewed videos of 2009 (September 2009)
Joe Sexton Pro Model board from Stepchild Snowboard (January 2010)
Snowboarder’s America’s Next Top Pro Model Rail Jam (July 2010)
2nd Place Overall
1st Place Rail Jam
2nd Place Spin to Win
3rd Place High Ollie
Ender part in People’s video “Cheers” (August 2010)
What do you like most about snowboarding?
FREEDOM
What was the highlight of your 2010-11 season?
X Games Real Snow. That was a fun time with the crew. It was a challenging and cool opportunity.
Where would you like to travel to next for snowboarding?
New Zealand.
Who are the top 3 snowboarders of all time?
JP Walker, Scotty Wittlake, Justin Hebbel
On a Saturday night you’d most likely be…
At a bar, snowboarding or skating, or resting to get psyched to go snowboard or skate.
Sponsors: Volcom Outerwear/Streetwear/Snowboards, Giro, Bear Mountain, MICA, Distortion Boarding, dBot 5
Favorites:
Movie:
The Goonies
Music:
Nothing in particular, just good music.
Color:
All of them.
Food:
Home cooked
Hobbies/activities:
My kid
Top Accomplishments:
One of Transworld Snowboarding’s 16 Riders to Recognize (2006)
Opening part in MDP’s Picutre This (2007)
Steezy Riders motorcylce/snowboard/skateboard tour (2007 & 2008)
1 of 4 riders named in The Future of Snowboarding’s Progression feature (2008)
#16 on Transworld’s Exposure Meter (2008)
Closing part in People Creative’s Nice Try (2009)
Cover of Monster Backside Magazine (February 2010)
Full part in People’s “Cheers,” marking Seth’s 10th career video part (August 2010)
Interview in Snowboard magazine (December 2010)
Interview in Playboard (December 2010)
1 of 8 riders invited to X Games Real Snow, video aired on ESPN2 (January 2011)
What do you like most about snowboarding?
Getting up early for first chair and feeling the excitement of waiting in line for the first run on a powder day.
What was the highlight of your 2010-11 season?
Filming with JP, Jeremy, Joe, Simon and The People Crew for Real Snow.
Where would you like to travel to next for snowboarding?
Home.
Who are the top 3 snowboarders of all time?
There are many tops of all time, but for me it simply comes down to the friends I have enjoyed so many great times with while filming or just lapping a resort. JP, Jeremy, Joe, Simon, Kooley, Darell…the list goes on.
On a Saturday night you’d most likely be…?
Catching some needed ZZZs
Thank yous?
My family and my sponsors.
Website:
http://thesethspot.tumblr.com/
Sponsors: Billabong, Sambazon, Dragon, Aerial 7, Aftermath Surfboards, Da Kine, Future Fins
Favorites
Surfers:
Andy, Bruce, Kelly, Dorian, Taj, Fanning, Rochelle, Lisa A.
People to surf with:
Rochelle, Megan and the rest of the girls. The Wolfpack Boys at Pipe
Surf Spots:
Teahupoo, Pipeline, Backdoor, Macaroni’s, Padang Padang, HT’s, Puerto Escondido, Rocky Point and Honolua Bay
Movie:
Goonies
Music:
Chill music or house music when I DJ
TV Show:
John From Cincinnati
Food:
When I’m good healthy food, when I’m bad pizza
Hobbies/activities:
DJing, soccer, tennis, skate/snowboard, art
Vacation Spot:
Barcelona
Favorite Celebrity:
Madonna
Top Accomplishments:
2002 ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards Surfer of the Year
WCT World Title Runner-Up 2003
Triple Crown Winner 2003
First Woman to Tow-In to Teahupoo 2005
Freesurf magazine’s Surfer of the Year 2006
Cover of Hebe Spanish surf magazine (May 2008)
Cover of Surfgirl UK (June 2009)
Cover of Surfeuses (July 2009)
Correspondent for Fuel TV’s “The Weekly Update” and “Daily Habit” (2009, 2010)
Fuel TV “First Hand” (October 2009)
Jaws tow board and photo featured in “Women On Waves” exhibit at the California Surf Museum (March 2010)
Keala’s Puerto Escondido barrel gets over 60,000 hits in one day (May 2010)
Double page spreads in Transworld Surf (September 2010) and Surfer (Big Issue 2010)
1st Place Nelscott Big Wave Classic, also the first-ever woman to paddle into a barrel there (November 2010)
Feature in Curl Issue #28 (March 2011)
Humanitarian trip to Nicaragua with SYRV [make good happen] (April 2011)
Winner of the Billabong XXL Girls Performance Award (April 2011)
What do you love most about surfing?
The way it makes me feel.
What has been the highlight of the last 12 months surf wise?
Doing a strike mission with Bevo to the desert in W. Oz and surfing Desert Point in Lombok with Kalani Chapman, Makua Rothman and a few of the boys.
Where is the coolest place surfing has taken you?
Bali is pretty damn cool. There are so many different waves and lots of things to do when you’re not surfing.
Which one is the hardest snowboarding, skating or surfing?
I think skateboarding is the hardest….definitely has the hardest wipeouts.
Who are the top 3 surfers of all time?
Andy Irons, Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian.
On a Saturday night you’d most likely be…
Depends on my mood. Either cooking an epic meal at home or out at a bar enjoying a cocktail.
Thank yous?
My friends and family
Billabong
Megan Villa for being such a rad team manager and friend
Sambazon
Dragon
Dakine
Future Fins
Aftermath Surfboards
Infamous
Sponsors: K2, Billabong, ThirtyTwo, Dragon, Pom Pom, Sandbox helmets
Favorites
Movie: Walk the Line
Music: Alternative/Indie
Colour: Burgundy
Food: Potatoes
Hobbies/Activities: Any outside sport.
Top Accomplishments:
Featured in SBC Women’s Annual “What Snowboard Clubs Can Do For You” (2008)
Filmed a New Pollution episode for Fuel TV (2009)
Feautred in SBC Women’s Annual “A Weekend Wtih” and “R&D: K2 Alliance” (2009)
1st Place Women’s Slopestyle FIS Nor-Ams of Snowboarding COP, Calgary (2010)
6th Place Burton Canadian Open COP, Calgary (2010)
4 Golds and 1 Silver at the Arctic Winter Games. Overall Junior Female Title (2010)
Was invited to and was a standout at Ms. Superpark (2010)
Featured in SBC Women’s Annual “Big Sister Little Sister” (2011)
Back-to-back silver medals in Women’s Slopestyle at the LG FIS World Cup of Snowboarding COP, Calgary (2010, 2011)
3rd in Slopestyle and the Rail Jam at the Billabong Flaunt It Finals at Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA (2011)
Takes 2nd place at the Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Finals at Mammoth, CA (2011)
What do you love most about snowboarding?
I really just love riding with friends and having a good time and learning new tricks with them.
What was the highlight of your 2010-11 season?
I had an amazing time in Colorado this year. There were some powder days I will never forget!
Where would you like to travel to next for snowboarding?
Alaska again. I was just too young last time.
On a Saturday night you’d most likely be…
Having a good time.
Who are the top 3 snowboarders of all time?
MFR and Scott Stevens.
Thank yous?
My family. Risto and Ashley @ Billabong, Taylor and Hunter @ K2, Dragon, 32, Sarah @ Pom Pom, Kevin @ Sandbox and Roberta @ Infamous. Mike Stastook and the team.
