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   Rode at Norway on Friday. Once again is was just nice to be out riding. There was only 2 trails open, 3 if you count the mini t park. They didn't have the kickers set up on the mini t. That kinda sucked. So we made our own kicker on the Vali run. It was fun till ski patrol knocked it over. We got a 3 hour session out of it, so it wasn't that bad. Time trials were taking place on the other run so we only hit that once.
My kids are doing pretty damn good for it being early in the season. Nate is spinning front and back 3's. Collin has the back 3 down. I'm just getting grabs, o well.
 


Published On: 11/29/2008
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Brocklebank sent this in the other day. nates the man. these might be only three they have but still.

Don't miss the video kid.

 




Published On: 10/8/2008
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"Enjoy The Ride...More" is DC’s marketing slogan for their highly anticipated release of snowboards this winter. Last night at 50-50 Brewery in Truckee, CA, PortersTahoe.com and the DC crew – including riders Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biittner, and Lauri Heiskari – all came out with more than just their A-game to kick off this 20th anniversary edition of Mack Dawg’s "Double Decade."

Somewhere between 400 to 500 people joined Porters and DC at the biggest movie premier ever at 50-50 Brewery. There were two screens – inside and outside – showing the next progression in riding with several very well-received segments from not only the DC crew, but riders like Wille Yli-Luoma, Eero Ettala, and the closing part of Jussi Oksanen. The movie also sprinkled in 20 years worth of snowboarding pioneers and ground breaking MDP parts over the years from names like Chris Roach, Nate Cole, Noah Salasnek, JP Walker, and Jeremy Jones (past and present). "Double Decade" truly does give you more by throwing in a great, eclectic mix of music from the likes of the Pet Shop Boys, Devo, David Bowie, Doobie Brothers, and – believe it or not – the Grass Root’s "Let’s Live For Today" for a very soulful and artistic Jussi part.







But that wasn’t all for the day.

Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson from Snow Park Technologies arranged for some of the Porters crew and the DC boys – Devun Walsh, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biitner, and first-time golfer Lauri Heiskari – to play a round of golf at Northstar-at-Tahoe earlier in the afternoon. Conditions were ideal. Scores were very competitive in a "best ball", two-man format of 5 teams. In the end, a little home-field advantage – and let’s face it – just plain better skills from Gunny and Walsh propelled them to the win.









Longtime Nor Cal industry veteran and DC sales rep Ron Depp put the evening in perspective this way, "It’s amazing that we could draw such a large crowd with only 5 days advance notice and have so many ex-pros and industry people come out of the woodwork...or the Truckee woods!" Bill Markham, DC Snow Sales Manager, added, "Double Decade is a walk down memory lane that showcases many legends of the 90’s rail brigade. The film also captures how shredding has progressed from backyard rails to big mountain kickers. Couple this with almost 500 kids, beer from 50-50, great support from Porters and DC pro shreds Iikka, Devun, Biittner and Lauri and you got a night you won’t forget....or remember in some cases!"









Judging by how big of a smile Lauri Heiskari had at the end of the night, everyone truly had a great time...and MORE!

http://www.porterstahoe.com

Published On: 9/20/2008
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Chas Guldemond


PortersTahoe.com is excited to announce the addition of Chas Guldemond to their snowboard team!Now calling Tahoe home, Chas has decided to ground himself in Truckee, Ca to continue pursuing his snowboarding career. There is no better place to call home base than in Tahoe known for its legendary terrain and bluebird powder days.  Chas decided to affiliate himself with a long-standing retailer, Porters Sports who in the past couple years has made a strong presence online with PortersTahoe.com. 

Chas brings to the table excellent contest results like 1st 2008 Vans Tahoe Cup Rail Jam, 1st 2008 Honda Session Rail Jam, 3rd 2008 Honda Session Slopestyle and is currently in 4th in the Ticket To Ride World Tour Standings.  Chas’ impressive competitive career has opened the door to the cinematic side of snowboarding earning him a spot with the legendary Standard Films .

PortersTahoe.com is honored to support Chas in his snowboarding endeavors at the local level and abroad.  I’m super stoked to be on board, the crew at Porters is all about having a good time and sharing their passion of Tahoe and snowboarding. I really feel like I fit in well with everyone and the whole Porters mission. I just want to share my love of snowboarding and inspire people to go out with their friends and get creative on their snowboard “-Chas.  “We couldn’t be more stoked on such a dynamic individual who is down to earth, willing to work hard and be inspirational to all those young kids out there who want to have fun snowboarding,” says PortersTahoe.com Snowboard Team Manager Eric Asistin.

Chas joins the established Porters team of  Andy Finch and Nate Holland along with the young  blood of Brandon Cocard, Bobby Witty and Johnny Lazzareschi.  Go to the PortersTahoe.com BLOG  to stay updated on what’s going on in Tahoe and abroad as the PortersTahoe.com Snowboard Team looks for an epic and bright season




Published On: 8/26/2008
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’ve never been exposed to military life, and I’ve certainly never been in a combat zone - until last week.



I spent a good part of my summer vacation in Afghanistan. Danny Kass, Grete Elliassen, and I spent 10 days in the Middle East, visiting our troops on an "X Games themed meet and greet." Our mission was simple: boost moral. If you’ve ever hung out with Danny, Grete, or I you’d know not only did we accomplish our mission, we went above and beyond the call of duty. It was a small sacrifice compared to what the servicemen and women of the Armed Forces are doing for our great nation.

I went over to Afghanistan with an open mind, to see first hand what was going on and how the troops were doing. I came back humbled and with a true understanding of sacrifice. I mean, I know how trying “the road” can be, but giving yourself for 15 months of your life, away from family and friends, is one hell of a sacrifice and a test of a true patriot in my book.

Our Middle East tour started in Qatar, a small but very wealthy country on the Persian Gulf just off of Saudi Arabia.

Qatar is the hottest place I’ve ever been to - including the sauna at your local health club. The temperatures ranged from 120 degrees during the mid-day heat, and would drop to around 90 degrees at night. Needless to say, we spent the majority of our time in doors soaking up every ounce of air conditioning we could before bolting to an air-conditioned car, and off to the next air-conditioned building.

Other than the heat being almost unbearable, the troops were amazing. The base in Qatar isn’t only a fully-functioning military base, it’s also a rest and relaxation base for solders to get out of the combat zones in Iraq or Afghanistan for four days every six months. This was their R&R time. The feeling in Qatar was pretty light hearted. The solders were allowed three beers a day, which loosened them up enough for Danny to olli four of them laying down - including Col. Cotter on his skateboard.



From Qatar we boarded a C130 military plane flight into Afghanistan. Once we arrived in Afghani air space the plane blacked out completely into the night sky. A young soldier with a thick Kentucky accent leaned over and said, “We're going to drop in fast, they have a tendency to try and shoot these things down.” That’s when the realization that I was in a war zone fully hit me.

He was right, too, the C130 plane dropped like a rock out of the night sky from about 20-30 thousand feet up to the runway below. A “combat landing” is one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced. My face was glued to the window praying I didn’t see a rocked fire out of one of the many clusters of lights seen below. Thankfully nothing “exciting” as another soldier put it happened.



Once we were “safely” in Afghanistan, Grete fell ill with salmonella poisoning. She was hospitalized and our tour was put into a holding pattern. Not only would Danny and I visit Grete in the Afghanistan Hospitals but we ventured around a met most of the Doctors, Nurses, Staff, and of course the injured and sick. Carmen our guide practically lived at the bedside of Grete, what a guide! My experiences of Hospitals are that they always have an eerie feeling to them, and this one was no exception. My heart sank as we toured room after room. Everyone had a different story to tell why they were there. A group of local Men were all smiles getting routine check ups, so they were able to get a job on base. Then there was an American Soldier awaiting hand surgery after his armored vehicle was rolled during a roadside attack. The most disturbing was by far the small children. One little girl lost her leg from an old Russian land mind, and in the very next room a little boy laid out dressed in bandages healing burns from an explosion. Experiences like these are reinsuring my thoughts and wishes to have peace on earth.



Danny and I carried on and entertained ourselves by exploring the rest of the base. While checking out the base we met a group of armored truck guys who called themselves “The Reapers”. These guys were cool as hell and had story after story to tell Danny and I about their life in the military and their tour in Afghanistan.
While hanging with The Reapers I felt safe - these guys were the bad asses on the front lines. They gave Danny and I a full tour of their armored vehicle, including sitting in the gunner’s chair. Spinning around in that chair armed with a 50 cal and a grenade launcher was quite a feeling.

Grete wasn’t getting any better after a couple of days so Danny and I left her and our tour guide Carmen behind as we ventured to a FOB (Forward Operating Base) named Solerno - better know as Rocket City.

While in Rocket City, the Air Calvary gave us a tour of the Heli pad holding Blackhawks, Apaches, and a smaller surveillance chopper. We took shooting lessons from a sniper and visited an artillery group of guys who are responsible for shooting back at the Taliban after Rocket City is attacked by, well, rockets. Danny and I were reminded that we were at a FOB nicknamed Rocket City at about 2 am by our guide McKnight. I was abruptly awoken my McKnight’s deep voice saying, “come on, get your sh*# on, get your sh*# on, we got to get to the hard building.” I looked over at Danny while he was throwing his bulletproof vest and helmet on and started to do the same.



We all grabbed our blanket and pillow and ran across the street to the hard building, aka a bunker. It was thought that we may be getting attacked by rockets that night so we all spent the night tossing and turning on the concrete floor wearing bullet proof vests and Kevlar helmets. Let me tell you that was one hell of a night. Let’s just say I wasn’t missing my flight out of Rocket City.



After our Rocket City adventures Danny, aka Afghan Dan, and I met back up with Grete and Carmen, did one last signing in Afghanistan and started our trip back home.



Although our trip was short and sweet, I think I got a pretty basic taste of military life in a war torn country. The highs of hanging out with the gung-ho soldiers and their weapons, to the lows of visiting a four year old girl who lost a leg from a land mine are just two extreme emotions I felt in just one week.

Again my hat goes off to the servicemen and women who sacrifice so much to protect this great country we all love.

www.porterstahoe.com


Published On: 7/23/2008
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Always beware of the man with a one word name. Alien, super human partying.

Click photo to view the whole shbang.

Holy shi*t! is all i have to say. Benny Stoddard and Dave Ehrenreich came to Whistler last night to show their latest film "The Sophmore Jinx" and it was off the f*cking hook. Gnarcore.com along with SESSIONS provide a stupid ass after party and these boys part'd like the world was about to end. Oh and the movie was gangster as f*ck!!!! Stand out parts from Derrick Swaim, Stacy Gabriel, Nate Lacoste, Kevin Wu and Chad motha-f*ckn Dickson. BIg BIG BIG ups!




Published On: 2/29/2008
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Just got back from a trip to Sun Peaks Resort with the Coastal Riders
Shop Crew. I was a little bit worried heading into this weekend trip
because I know these guys love to party and let loose when they are
all together. I arrived to find out I have no bed and everyone is
already wasted so I join in on getting belligerently drunk and
everyone eats my tacquitos I brought up. The people who got pranked
the worst would be the Coastal Riders staff... for example someone cut
off all the bristles on their tooth brushes. I could go on and on
with these stories...do you want to know about Matt losing a bet and
eating a 5 dollar bill and swallowing it? Or Pat trying to jump a road
gap he built and not quite making it? As you can tell things got a
little out of hand. One thing I was baffled by was the lady scene. I
thought there might be some cute girls from Kamloops up that maybe
resemble the girl in the picture below...

But instead i felt like I was in middle America with women that looked like the one standing beside Damon Pyett (CR team manager) in the other picture below.

Anyways, we made it back in one piece and shared a couple laughs.

Thanks to Nate, Bill, and Damon for making the trip happen!

-Johnny


Published On: 2/27/2008
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Jeez what a day. We used up our free tickets for Brule today.  The day started off looking pretty good. 1-2" of fresh powder and snowing on and off. The trails were realy slow. So we figured they would speed up when the powder got packed down a bit. It got faster alright. The only problem was once the powder was packed, it exposed all the ICE under it. There was patchy exposed ice is the worst possible spots. Injuries due from the ice: banged up left and right knee, left shoulder, and a believe I have a slight case of whiplash. I can't move my neck much. My son Nate broke his pinky finger. But it was OK cause he pulled his first 3 off a small jump. Bottom line was conditions were bad. They need more snow.

Published On: 2/9/2008
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The GLC Presents

"IF LOOKS COULD KILL"

NOVEMBER 9th
At The CCB (Cinnamon Bar & Grill) In The Hilton Hotel Whistler B.C.

Show up early and have some drinks with the crew and get ready for a Night of drunken debauchery. No Tickets necessary, entry is free and loads of prizes to be given away.

Featured Riders:
Aaron Shapiro
Andrew Jackson
Nick Antle
Tyler Weed
Paul Welters
Barry Hartman
Tim Barker
Sean Colley
Jon Rusk
Andrew Rusk
Aaron "P-Nut" Johnson
Nate
Warren Williams
Lucas Ouellette
Ryan Malloy

And Friends....

Sponsors: Ripzone, Noble, and Essa




Published On: 10/31/2007
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My Blog: over it!
By: nobbie


Captins Log:
So were in kelowna and f*ckin over it badly... almost out of cash but hey...my gorgeous girlfriend kellie AKA jazzbyk are comin home thank f*ck its winter in oz land...
but as for the current events it goes like this...got the ass from my job...care! it was a shi*t job anyway...who the f*ck really wants to work night shift at a shi*tty hotel.
2nd as i mentioned almost out of cash and work here kelowna is few and far between...i can get a job as a server or construction but who wants to bust their ass for $10 an hour when i can get double that even triple that back home...right?
3rd we had to brake the news to our roomies of our departure plans that we're leaving and thats where the shi*t has hit the so called fan...they want us to give them 2 months rent even though we arent gonna be there... yeah right! if a lease is broken the real estate keeps your deposit.. and were willing to take that one on the chin but as for paying 2 months..f*ck THAT! so at the end of the month goin travelling around end up at camp of champions and bid this place good f*cken riddens!
now before your quick to judge my views let me say that canada is a great place...so with the oscar music in the background i wanna thank the boys at FS Skate and Snowboards for hooking me up work in edmonton those guys are the best in the bussiness Raj, Dallas,Matt(do i dare), Cody, Stevie,Nate-dog, Fingers,EEEWWW tom, Creepy Shaun, and House arrest Shaun, Sandy from Ten Second Epic, Alhad the bossman(he sent me to vegas for the snow trade show...he's a cool MF) and any other person i left out you guys are the best and thanks for showing me a great time while i was there!
Captin Nobbie signing off.
 


Published On: 5/28/2007
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Hey everyone,

Just to let everyone know I am currently selling off copies of In Case of Emergency for only $10!!!  Let me know if you're interested in buying a copy.

Thanks for the support and love!
Nate Butcher.



Published On: 3/8/2007
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   Hey all
Colorado is awesome.  I love it here.  We are having tons and tons of fun and there are lots of really really hot SBX boys here from all over the world.  THe course is easy except for the start.  I was really excited to do it and then after a couple of minor falls, went into a deep funk and wouldn't snap out of it.  I have never had anything like that happen before- very strange.  I spent a lot of time watching everyone hit the starts and after seeing lots of other carnage, knuckling the jump, airing the roller and different stuff, it just made it worse.  I just couldn't do.  I did it only once in slow motion, which was even slower than when I went through it at inspection. 
 
Anyway, it isn't really that hard, so I am just going to do it.  Plus they are fixing it up for tomorrow to make it a bit safer.  It's all mind games from here, so I just need to get over myself. 
 
THere isn't a hope of qualifying for tomorrow anyway, but there is a glimmer for the next day, as apparently many of the top people are leaving.  There are about 40 women from 9 countries and about 108 men from a dozen or so countries here.  A couple of things are coming into factor here:  all of the World Cup events that should have happened so far this year have been cancelled, and the X Games just wrapped up in CO this weekend.  Thus, several WC athletes are looking to the NorAm for race opportunities since there have been none, and a bunch of X Games athletes are still around and keen to race. 
 
This makes this event very much like a World Cup which is beyond cool.  Riders like veteran Swiss girl Mellie Francon and X Games men's champ Nate Holland are all at this party so no matter what is a super cool experience.  THere are enough people here that I will go 20th out of the girls, and will have bib 150.
 
I'll let you know how it goes.
SAM


Published On: 1/30/2007
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if i had a nickle for every time or a dime for every other i have 15 cents and id spend it all on you. but not in one place cause we dont want to make any one rich.....  the cheese smells old and moldy but why toss it out nate might eat it. i took 2 steps forward but ended upside down but every thing was right side up??? i swore out loud but a giggle only came out. the sea was a teal green but it made me black and blue. i ran so fast but i stayed standing still at last the world is beneath me and i am at the centre..................


Published On: 12/19/2006
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Some people think that pro snowboarders are not real people, but engineered life forms programmed to perform certain actions. Well, some of them are, but others are real people with real stories to tell. Snowblahg is Jacqui Berg, Nate Bozung, Mike Casanova, Leanne Pelosi, Matty Ryan, Robbie Sell, and Alexis Waite. They'll be telling it like it is. All the words, photos, and videos come directly from them, and come daily. It's like taking a peak at their personal diaries and discovering their deepest, darkest secrets. You'll feel like you know them so well that the next time you see one of them, you'll want to give them a hug. And please do -- the next time you see Robbie, give him a hug (he just wants to be loved). This website has been proven to improve relationships more than Match.com. In your face, Dr. Phil!

www.snowblahg.com



Published On: 9/11/2006
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Well Aug 4th marked the second of two rail jams this summer in Blue Mountains Village.  The setup remained the same with a few minor tweaks to the in-run.  There was a handful of RUSKfilm riders out to impress including Brad Gauley, Cory Gallon, Jon Rusk, Andrew Skelhorn and Andrew Rusk.  The DC best trick went to Gauley for a nollie over 270 lipslide SO SICK! The overall title for the night went to Andrew Rusk putting a second win in his pocket.  Congratulations homies!
 
 
 
Mr. Laverty letting everyone know just what exactly is being thrown down by the riders.  With the occasional spout of humor of course.
 
JDub Rusk and his bloody bow.  Jon spent 8 hours in the emergency room waiting to get stitches for that gash.
 
Brad is awesomely awesome.  Good shreddin buddy!
 
Ruska himself switchin it up for the cash.
 
Thanks to Eventsing and Skool for a super fun night.
 
RUSKfilm
 


Published On: 8/21/2006
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     Five weeks of running Gromfest competitions on the best summer terrain North America has ever seen was a blast, but now it's over.  As the summer comes to a close there's only one thought in my head...only 3 months until the snowboard season starts!
 
  While we wait for that though it would be good to recognize those kids and teens that dominated this weekly competition.  They had to have all the skills...rails, jumps, pipes...there was no feature that wouldn't be used.  If you want to ride for a living nowadays you have to be well-rounded and that's exactly what Gromfest tested.
 
  Each of the 1st Place winners and Coaches Choice candidates will automatically get to advance to to the finals next summer at Whistler.  As for those that took 2nd and 3rd?  We hope that they'll consider competing in a Gromfest comp this winter or submitting an audition tape (see www.gromfest.org for more details).
 
  While we wait for the snow to fall however here are the winners of the Great Northwest Gromfest Summer Preliminaries 2006...
 
Session A
1st Place - Jake Jacobs
2nd Place - Teddy Benson
3rd Place - Brittany Bolen
Coaches Choice - Caden Michnals
 
Session B
1st Place - Mike Ruddy
2nd Place - Andrew Bullen
3rd Place - Malcolm Cumming
Coaches Choice - David O'Rourke-DiGioia
 
Session C
1st Place - Pierce Mimura
2nd Place - Steven Dempsey
3rd Place - Jordan Samuel
Coaches Choice - John Paciolla
 
Session D
1st Place - Graham Bain
2nd Place - Scott McKenzie
3rd Place - Colin Reynolds
Coaches Choice - Scott McKenzie
Additional Coaches Choice - Lauren Shanahan
 
Session E
1st Place - Dan Stubbs
2nd Place - Nate Belch
3rd Place - Colin Reynolds
Coaches Choice - Paul Lalonde
Additional Coaches Choice - Darrah Reid-McLean


Published On: 8/17/2006
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In February I had my snowboard stolen from my van.  The f*cker smashed my window costing me 160 bucks.  Then took one of the greatest things in my life.  Well yesterday being June the 29th I got my snowboard back from the police because they caught that dirtbag and are going to put him in bars.  I really hope that the nasty nate gets his hands on the little piss ant.  All in all this is the first time I have ever been happy about our police force.


Published On: 6/30/2006
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I'm not THAT important to keep around.
No one loves me.
I dont even love myself.

Nate has another girlfriend.

He told her she was BEAUTIFUL...and that he loved her and he loved how her hair fell in her face.

The EXACT words he said to me.

*laughs hysterically*

How f*ckING typical.

Then he erased it and tried to fool me.

Are you an idiot? you must be if you think I'll fool for that.

but the worst part is...

he had his mom take me home the other day and he wanted me to spend the night so we could f*ck, he told me he loved me, he told me that he had missed me and still does, he kissed me goodnight...and we fooled around in the car.

*laughs*

how funny.



Published On: 6/12/2006
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Noticias - Snowboard.com Chile: Perfil Trinidad Gonzalez
By: chile_Crew


Perfil Trinidad Gonzalez

Nombre: Trinidad González Ries
Edad: 23        
Ocupación: estudiante de artes visuales
Rider desde: 1999
Spot favorito: snowbird, salt lake city, utah
Tabla: la ultima una libtech, la de este año esta por verse.
Stance:- 3 y 26

Trini, cuéntanos un poco sobre tu vida cotidiana, tu rutina.

Haber… la verdad esque rutina no tengo, me gusta que cada dia sea distinto, especial, aun asi te puedo hablar de las cosas que hago permanentemente.
Voy casi todos los dias a la universidad, donde me entretengo mucho porque me gusta mucho lo que estudio; artes visuales, por lo demas es una carrera que demanda muchisimo tiempo. Me gusta salir harto, bueno obviamente que priorizando, se sale cuando se puede, no puedo compatibilizar mucho el carrete con los estudios ni el deporte. Siempre hay algo que hacer, nunca me aburro, con respecto al deporte la verdad es que he estado un poco estancada este año porque he tenido que retomar mis estudios, y es un hábito que hay que trabajar mucho, asique bueno, la verdad esque estoy bastante desesperada porque aun no cae nieve.

 Te gustaría cambiar la rutina santiaguina?

La verdad esque no me quejo, no siento que sea parte de mi la rutina, antes odiaba santiago quería irme lo antes posible, pero ahora he encontrado cosas que hacer en la ciudad, y me gusta estar aquí aunque sin dejar de lado nunca la posibilidad de irme a vivir fuera de chile un tiempo, creo que esa es una de mis mayores metas en la vida, salir , abrirse aunque sea un poco al mundo.


Para los que no te conocen, desde cuando comenzaste a andar y quién o qué te      motivó para hacerlo?
        Empeze a andar a los 17 años, cuando estaba en el colegio. Había esquiado toda mi vida, y era fanática, asi como ahora lo soy del snowboard, pero había un bichito por ahí que me estaba picando, tengo 3 hermanos y los dos mayores ya andaban en snowboard en ese entonces, y siempre tuve la curiosidad de cómo era andar en snowboard hasta que llego el minuto en que me tenía que decidir si seguir esquiando o probar con el snowboard, y probé, y elegí bien, porque desde el día que me subi a una tabla el snowboard se transformo en una motivación en mi vida, incluso en un estilo de vida, hay muchas historias ademas detrás de todo esto, que han hecho que mi vida sea mucho mas interesante y divertida.


Trini en el Pipe de Valle Nevado 2006 - Foto pepaphoto


El snowboard es una de tus motivaciones supongo…cómo lo haces para crecer y superarte en este deporte y estilo de vida?

 Si, claramente el snowboard es una de mis motivaciones en la vida. Los deportes        siempre te hacen crecer, sobre todo cuando se han transformado en un estilo de vida, no solo por el hecho de que vas superando  tus propias metas, sino que también por la gente que vas conociendo en el camino, los amigos que uno se hace, las historias mas alucinantes yo creo que las tengo en la montaña, con mis amigas y amigos, que ya conosco hace varios años, y hay un lazo muy fuerte que nos une; la montaña, es algo demasiado poderoso, hay mucha energía alla arriba, siempre estan pasando cosas que te hacen crecer y superarte en todo el sentido de la palabra.


 Cuales han sido tus mejores viajes y qué aprendiste de ellos?

Salt lake city, utah. Esa es lejos una de las experiencias mas increibles en mi vida. Uff!! Me fui por 4 meses y con 6 amigas, fue super dificil, pero a la vez eso hizo que fuera alucinante. Imaginate, 6 mujeres chilenas alla en usa, jajajaj, todo el mundo nos abrio sus puertas, teniamos mil amigos; paso de todo, hubo peleas, llanto, mucha pero mucha risa, y por sobre todo, mucha pero mucha nieve. Estas alla lejos de todo, tu familia, amigos, casa, no es facil, sobre todo cuando no te vay con visa de trabajo..jajaj, y teni que arreglartelas de alguna manera porque o sino estay frita, no te podi mover ni a la esquina si no teni plata. Conoci lugares maravillosos, anduve en un powder perfecto, y los amigos que me hice.. los mejores.

Cuéntanos una de las experiencias más bacanes que has tenido tu y tu tabla en la montaña.
Mira he tenido 2, una perfecta y otra terrible, la perfecta fue un dia de powder perfecto con la gente perfecta y andando mejor que nunca, en snowbird, utah, imaginatelo no mas, todo bien, y bueno la terrible fue la temporada pasada, cuando me agarro una avalancha en santa tere, que ha sido lejos el susto mas grande de mi vida, no se como, pero no me paso nada, creo que tengo un angelito de la guarda que esta siempre dando vueltas cerca de mi.



Cómo ves el perfil de la mujer chilena que anda en snowboard?

   Hay pocas pero hay unas cuantas bien motivadas, ahora estan viniendo las generaciones mas chicas que le estan poniendo cada vez mas empeño, son aperradas las chiquillas, pero de a poco, hay que pensar que en  chile el snowboard es de una generación recién, y una generación que no ha tenido mucho apoyo, ahora cada vez mas porque ha ido creciendo, pero el nivel depende demasiado del apoyo externo, es decir tanto familia, como amigos, sponsor, etc…

Cuál es tu experiencia con respecto a las Competencias y cuáles han sido tus mejores lugares?

Buenas, increibles mis experiencias, lo he pasado muy bien compitiendo, sobre todo hace un par de años atrás cuando competiamos todas las amigas, ahora ya estamos todas mas grandes y muchas ya estan en otra, pero olvidate lo bien que lo hemos pasado.
Mis mejores lugares han sido si no me equivoco en el half pipe de adrenalin y ripley, que sali tercera, me ganaron dos extranjeras, pero sali primera de las chilenas, despues tambien, 2 veces primera en pipe de chile en el nacional de milo, una vez gane un big air, y no se, unos cuantos mas buenos resultados por ahí.


Te gustaría ser parte de un video chileno de puras mujeres?
       Obviooooo!!!!! Eso es lo mas entretenido, mucho mas que competir, el año pasado tuve la suerte de partcipar en una pelicula de snowboard que vinieron a hacer unos gringos, donde tengo una parte y todo, y puedo decir que me entretuve mucho, saliendo a grabar todos los dias, se aprende mucho ademas, porque cuando te ves andar es mas facil corregir tus errores obviamente. Hacer un video de puras minas chilenas seria increible, seria la media experiencia.

Tienes algun Sponsor?

Asi como sponsor no, me han estado pasando las cosas de testing de burton, que creo que es casi mejor que tener sponsor porque te dan los productos que vana salir en 2 años mas, asique buenisima, ahora estoy viendo si salen unas cosillas por ahí.


Algún proyecto especifico?

Si, muchos, siempre hay proyectos nuevos en mi vida, pero en este minuto quiero terminar rapido mi carrera y irme a vivir a europa, trabajar alla, conocer mucho, estudiar mas si se puede, y luego venirme a chile y ya ponerme mas seria aca.


Elige un rider chileno y otro gringo que te inspire…
Rider chileno me inspira mi queridisimo amigo Atilio, que ya no esta aca con nosotros, que me enseño mucho a hacer las cosas por amor y no por ser el mejor, el punto no es ser el mejor, sino que ser feliz con lo que uno hace. Asimismo aprendi eso también de 3 amigos gringos, nate, forrest  y zack, los que mas me han enseñado a andar desde que me subi a una tabla.

Powder o Freestyle?
Powder !!!!


¿Cuales son tus planes de futuro, en el snowboard y fuera de él?

Con respecto al snowboard andar hasta el final, aunque tenga que andar con un baston,jajajaj, disfrutarlo lo que mas pueda, y fuera de el, viajar mucho, y luego radicarme ya sea aca o fuera, eso dependera de mis experiencias fuera y dentro de chile, tener mi casa, y algun dia formar una familia ... pero muchisimo mas adelante, primero tengo muchas cosas que hacer. Tambien hay un negocio de ropa por ahí que estoy empezando.


Algún sueño?

       Ay si que terrible, ojala se pudieran cumplir todos mis sueños, esque tengo muchos!! En este minuto lo que mas quiero es irme a estudiar a europa, lo primero es lo primero, el resto se vera despues, por el momento eso es lo importante para mi.


Perfil Trini en algun viaje al sur 2006 -

Mensaje a la comunidad Snowboard.com, amigos, familia…y a todos los que se merecen algunas palabras:
A los que aman la motaña como yo y a los que todavía no la conocen… cuidenla!!! Y también cuidense, hay que aprender a conocerla y respetarla y sobre todo a quererla.


Preguntas flash

Contestas lo que primero se te venga a la cabeza…

Chile: el poto del mundo
Snowboard: pasión
Moda : europea obvio
Nieve: lo mas virgen
Amiga: son mas que amigas, son mis hermanas.
Marca: a.y. not dead
Libro: me gustan mucho en general los que hablan sobre los vicios de la sociedad.
Sexo: opuesto y fundamental
Agua: ojala no de la llave
Novio: no
Zapatillas
: vans



Ve parte del video donde sale la Trini en Funner Filete grabado en Chile la temporada pasada.



Ver Profile de Trini en Snowboard.com Click aqui!


Entrevista Elisabeth Brunner

Published On: 6/8/2006
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PLEASE!!! I'm crying out these tears and my heart is ripping in two. I just want to die!! I want to cut so bad.... and let it seep out of me.

Okay. Im still in love with nate but im worried that hes going to sleep with another girl...and if he truely does love me back.

This boy has me so f*cked up. IDK what to do.



Published On: 6/7/2006
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