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Founding Members:
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| Name: |
Jill "Shredder" Cohen |
| Age: |
42 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding & surfing |
| Favorite Mountain: |
The Canyons, Park City, Utah |
| Favorite Trick: |
Just going down the hill! |
| Favorite Food: |
Chocolate |
| Favorite Band: |
OAR |
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| Name: |
Wayne “Cobra” Cohen |
| Age: |
43 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, surfing, kiteboarding & skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
The Canyons, Park City, Utah |
| Favorite Trick: |
Method. But also going steep and deep. |
| Favorite Food: |
Chinese. Definitely Chinese. Kung Pao Shrimp |
| Favorite Cartoon: |
Lost World |
| Competition Results: |
2/2/08 PBR/Ski Center Rail Jam
1st Place (Boarders 40 & Over Division)
1/26/08 Whitetail Under the Sun Rail Jam
3rd Place (22 & Over Division)
1/5/08 Whitetail Rail Jam
1st Place (40 & Over Division)
2/23/07 USASA Bordercross
1st Place (Legends Men Division)
2/10/07 Ski Liberty Big Air Competition
1st Place (40 & Over Division)
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| Sponsor: |
H2Air |
| Quote: |
"I love to ride - last year I did 50 days surfing and 32 days on the mountain. How awesome is that?" |
| Videos: |
Click here to see Cobra's YouTube videos! |
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Cobra started riding with Suggs (below) when he was 12 years old in 1978. Cobra rides goofy, and in 2007 won his division for bordercross in the 40 & over division of the Mason Dixon Series of the USASA.
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| Name: |
Scott "Uncle Buck" Jorss |
| Age: |
46 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, surfing (but only on Walden) & skateboarding (but only longboarding) |
| Favorite Mountain: |
The Canyons, Park City, Utah |
| Favorite Trick: |
Nose roll |
| Favorite Food: |
Porterhouse steak...no veggies like Cobra |
| Favorite Band: |
U2 |
| Competition Results: |
2/2/08 PBR/Ski Center Rail Jam
2nd Place (Boarders 40 & Over Division)
1/5/08 Whitetail Rail Jam
2nd Place (40 & Over Division) |
| Quote: |
"Bring it hard or don't bring it here." |
| Video: |
Click here to see Uncle Buck's YouTube video! |
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| Name: |
Greg "Suggs" Miller |
| Age: |
45 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Surfing, snowboarding & skateboarding |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Namotu Island, Fiji |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Heli at Whistler . |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Suggs Skatepark |
| Favorite Food:: |
Fish (No Sharks!) |
| Team: |
K-Coast's Longboard Challenge Team |
| Competition Results: |
3/2/08 Whitetail Boardercross
2nd Place (31 & Over Division)
2/2/08 PBR/Ski Center Rail Jam
3rd Place Tie (Boarders 40 & Over Division)
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| Quote: |
"My wave!" |
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Suggs has been snowboarding for 28 years and surfing for 25. He's known as a hard-core inland surfer and became a soul-surfer while living in Santa Barbara in the 1980's.
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Adult Team Riders:
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| Name: |
Natalie "Noodles" Bowers |
| Age: |
18 |
| Favorite Sports: |
Snowboarding and skimboarding |
| Favorite Trick: |
(Grab) Melon |
| Favorite Band: |
AC DC |
| Competition Results: |
3rd Burton Boarder X |
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| Name: |
Beny Christakis |
| Age: |
40 |
| Favorite Riding Sport: |
Snowboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Monashee Backcountry |
| Favorite Trick: |
Stale Fish 360 |
| Favorite Food: |
Sushi |
| Favorite Band: |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Quotes: |
"Drive it like you stole it!" and "No friends on a powder day." |
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| Name: |
Scott "Scuzzy" Clarke |
| Age: |
40 |
| Favorite Riding Sport: |
Skiing |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Jay Peak |
| Favorite Food: |
Yes! |
| Favorite Band: |
The Cult |
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| Name: |
Tony "Guns" D'Angelo |
| Age: |
43 |
| Favorite Sports:: |
Surfing and SUP |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Indian River Inlet, DE |
| Favorite Food: |
Coffee |
| Favorite Band: |
Motley Crue and Frank Sinatra |
| Favorite Quote: |
"Leave the gun, take the cannoli." |
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Name: |
Ryan "Flava Fabe" Faber |
Age: |
25 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Surfing & skiing |
Favorite Other Sports: |
Mountain biking, ATVing, salt water fishing |
Favorite Mountain: |
Still Searching |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
Nauset Inlet, Cape Cod |
Favorite Food: |
Seafood |
Favorite Band: |
A.F.I. |
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Name: |
Matt Fitzgerald |
Age: |
42 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding & surfing |
Favorite Mountain: |
The Canyons & Solitude |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
Little Hawaii, The Rivermounth - Guanacaste, Costa Yoco, & Ocean City, MD |
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| Name: |
Jon "Curly" Halle |
| Age: |
40 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Surfing, skimboarding, skiing & wakeboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Rockies |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Streets |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Ocean City, MD |
| Favorite Trick: |
Back Scratcher |
| Favorite Food: |
Seafood |
| Favorite Band: |
Bob Marley |
| Quote: |
"No worries." |
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| Name: |
Christina "Gidget" Hamilton |
| Age: |
39 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, skiing, stand up paddle boarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Wisp (my hometown) |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
DCL |
| Favorite Trick: |
360 or Method |
| Favorite Food: |
Sushi |
| Favorite Band: |
King of Leon |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Esplanade, Boston |
| Quote: |
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." |
| Competition Results: |
1998 Big Air Spam Jam White Tail
1st Place
1997 Park Spam Jam White Tail
1st place
1998 Big Air Wisp
1st Place
1997 Big Air Wisp
1st Place
1997 Overall Boarder Cross (Co-ed)
2nd Place
1st Place Women's B-X
1st Place Park
2nd Place Pipe
1st GS
1996 MASS
Gold-Park, Massanutten
Gold-GS Silver Park
1995 MASS
Bronze - Park, Massanutten
Gold GS
1995 Mass
Gold - Park, Whitetail
Gold - Pipe
Gold GS
1994 Mass Bronze Pipe Liberty
1997 qualified US Nationals
Slope Style
1998 qualified US Nationals
Slopstyle, Pipe and GS
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| Former Sponsors: |
Burton B Team, M-pire Snoboards, High Mountain Sports, Bombshell, Spy |
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| Name: |
Luke Hopkins |
| Age: |
31 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Paddlesurfing, kiteboarding, and snowboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Jay Peak |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Skookumchuck British Columbia |
| Favorite Trick: |
Still searching for the moment and the move combination |
| Favorite Food: |
Louisiana Sushi |
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| Name: |
Kenny Inouye |
| Age: |
45 |
| Favorite Riding Sport: |
Skateboarding |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Cherry Hill |
| Favorite Food: |
Japanese or Ethiopian |
| Favorite Band: |
Bad Brains |
| Quote: |
"This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time." |
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| Name: |
Sarah "SJ" Jones |
| Age: |
29 |
| Favorite Sports: |
Surfing and Diving |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Honolua Bay, HI |
| Favorite Trick: |
Headstand on longboard |
| Favorite Food: |
Mexican |
| Favorite Band: |
Dropkick Murphys |
| Quote: |
"Man, I shoulda just said 'yeah' ". - Mitch Hedberg |
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| Name: |
Howard "Tiny" Kandel |
| Age: |
44 |
| Favorite Sports: |
Skiing and Stand Up Paddle Boarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Snow Bird |
| Favorite Trick: |
Not getting hurt :) |
| Favorite Food: |
Pizza |
| Favorite Band: |
Incubus |
| Quote: |
"How come my kids are getting older and I'm not?" |
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| Name: |
Mitchell "Stinger" LaBorwit |
| Age: |
43 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, kiteboarding & skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Aspen Highlands |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Olney Park |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Outer Banks, NC |
| Favorite Trick: |
Rock and roll grinds |
| Favorite Food: |
Pizza |
| Favorite Band: |
Nickelback |
| Quote: |
"Live to ride - ride to live." |
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Name: |
Norm "G-Pop" Miller |
Age: |
72 years young! |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Skiing & body surfing |
Favorite Mountain: |
Mount Baker, Washington |
Favorite Trick: |
Mute grab backflip |
Favorite Food: |
Oysters |
Favorite Dog: |
Black Lab |
Favorite Band: |
Elvis Costello |
Quote: |
"Speed kills and injures you." |
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Name: |
Brett "Tski" Orlove |
Age: |
44 |
Favorite Riding Sport: |
Snowboarding |
Favorite Mountain: |
Beaver Creek |
Favorite Skate Park: |
Palace 5ive |
Favorite Trick: |
Landing |
Favorite Food: |
Sushi |
Favorite Band: |
Grateful Dead |
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| Name: |
Steve "Pape" Papermaster |
| Age: |
42 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding & skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Jackson |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Rockville |
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| Name: |
Dan "Poop" Pupek |
| Age: |
39 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding and skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
All of 'em! |
| Favorite Skate Park |
All of 'em! |
| Favorite Trick: |
Boned out stalefish |
| Favorite Food: |
Mac-n-cheese |
| Favorite Band: |
Metallica |
| Quote: |
"It is what it is." |
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| Name: |
Hunter "Rudy" Rudasill |
| Age: |
30 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Surfing and Stand Up Paddle Boarding |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
North End, VA Beach |
| Favorite Food: |
Seafood |
| Favorite Band: |
Donavan Frankenreiter |
| Quote: |
"Livin' the dream." |
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Name: |
Robert "Bobby" Seal |
Age: |
19 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding & skateboarding |
Favorite Mountain: |
Breckenridge, Colorado |
Favorite Skate Park: |
Ocean Bowl |
Favorite Trick: |
Handplant |
Favorite Food: |
Pepperoni pizza |
Favorite Band: |
The Strokes |
Quote: |
"No fear." |
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Name: |
Matt See |
Age: |
28 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Skiing |
Favorite Mountain: |
Whitetail |
Favorite Food: |
Hot Wings and Chinese Food |
Favorite Band: |
Dave Matthews Band |
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| Name: |
Chris "Spike" Shanahan |
| Age: |
44 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Surfing, snowboarding, & skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Magic |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Hatteras |
| Favorite Trick: |
Pigdog-switch in the tube |
| Favorite Food: |
Breakfast |
| Favorite Band: |
Lauren Glick Band |
| Quote: |
"Never go left on a wave that breaks right." |
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| Spike has been surfing since age 11. He is a long time ESA member and also a co-owner of K-Coast Surf Shop in Ocean City, Maryland.
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Name: |
Scott "Water Wookiee" Shenton |
Age: |
35 |
| Favorite Sport: |
Snowboarding, surfing, skateboarding, diving and fishing |
Favorite Mountain: |
The one under my feet |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
Rodanthe Pier |
Favorite Trick: |
Drop knee cutback |
Favorite Food: |
Crabs |
Favorite Band: |
Pink Floyd and Tool |
Quote: |
"Exercising my constitutionally protected right to be awesome." |
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| Name: |
Eric "Hannibal" Siegel |
| Age: |
45 |
| Favorite Riding Sport: |
Snowboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Snowmass, Colorado |
| Favorite Trick: |
Staying up! |
| Favorite Food: |
Steak |
| Favorite Band: |
Guster |
| Quote: |
"Make love, not war." |
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Name: |
Brad "Bomber" Stearns |
Age: |
53 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding & skateboarding |
Favorite Mountain: |
Whitetail |
Favorite Skate Park: |
Columbia Skate Park |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
Emeral Isle, NC |
Favorite Trick: |
Backside 180 |
Favorite Food: |
Pizza |
Favorite Band: |
The Doors |
Competition Results: |
2/2/08 PBR/Ski Center Rail Jam
3rd Place Tie (Boarders 40 & Over Division) |
Quotes: |
"If the slopes are open, I'm there!" |
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Name: |
Brendan "B-String" Stringer |
Age: |
19 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, surfing & skimboarding |
Favorite Mountains: |
Snowshoe, WV & Mount Tremblant |
Favorite Tricks: |
Noseslide & sack tap |
Favorite Food: |
Chinese |
Favorite Bands: |
7L & Esoteric |
Quote: |
"Watch me dude watch me." |
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Name: |
Melanie "Monkey" Webb |
Age: |
35 |
Favorite Sport: |
Snowboarding and SUP |
Favorite Mountain: |
The Canyons |
Favorite Trick: |
Method |
Favorite Food: |
Ice Cream |
Favorite Band: |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Favorite Quote: |
"Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it, begin it now! |
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Name: |
Steve "W-Bomb" Weisbaum |
Age: |
46 |
Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, skateboarding & skiing |
Favorite Mountain: |
Jackson Hole |
Favorite Skate Park: |
GM Half-Pipe, Potomac, MD |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
Outer Banks, NC |
Favorite Trick: |
Skiing on consecutive days |
Favorite Food: |
Roys |
Favorite Band: |
Beatles |
Quote: |
"That looks steep." |
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| Name: |
Ryan "Wibbs" Wibberley |
| Age: |
37 |
| Favorite Riding Sports: |
Snowboarding, surfing & skateboarding |
| Favorite Mountain: |
Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe |
| Favorite Skate Park: |
Suggs Skate Park |
| Favorite Surf Spot: |
Zippers, Baja Sur |
| Favorite Trick: |
Avoiding exposed reef and rocks |
| Favorite Food: |
Italian |
| Favorite Band: |
Foo Fighters |
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Name: |
Gary "Gonzo" Williams |
Age: |
39 |
| Favorite Sport: |
Surfing |
Favorite Surf Spot: |
San Diego, CA |
Favorite Food: |
Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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