We asked Ryan and Jesse a few questions in order to get a better idea of what rattling around inside their craniums.
JESSE'S INTERVIEW
How long have you been snowboarding?
...6 years now.
Whats your current setup?
160 Rome SDS board, Agency bindings, Vans Mantra boots, Northface outerwear, and Oakley goggles.
Favorite places to ride?
Snowbird, Alta backcountry.
Can you describe what snowboarding means to you in 3 words?
Complete total bliss.
What is your favorite trick?
Cab 540's all day!
Freeriding or park?
Freeriding for sure.
Besides snowboarding what other activities or things are you into?
If there is no snow, you can find me at the beach surfing or skateboarding.
If you were stranded on a deserted mountain top what 3 items would you want?
My girlfriend, hot coco, and my snowboard!
Top 5 bands/artists on your ipod?
Meluplus, Atmosphere, Led Zepelin, Sublime, Cultura Profetica.
If you could meet anyone living or dead, who would it be and why?
Meeting jimi hendrix would be amazing. his passion for guitar is inspiring.
What’s in your refrigerator right now?
Ha. Half of a turkey/bacon sandwich, apple juice, eggos, and chocolate covered mini pretzels.
What is your favorite breakfast?
A fresh cup of coffee, and a Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich. delicious!
If you were an animal what kind of animal would you be?
Hands down, a Lion!
If they made a movie about you what actor should play you in the movie?
lol. Whoever plays chewbaca in the original star wars.
Where would you go if you were invisible?
Disneyland.?
Chargers or Padres?
Chargers for sure!
Mullet or Mohawk?
I fully support the mullet.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
...alooooot of wood.!
RYAN'S INTERVIEW
Haha I like these questions! Here you go!
How long have you been snowboarding?
This season will be my 7th, though I wish I started when I was like 3.
Whats your current setup?
Right now I'm rockin the Amplid Phenom 160 and Ride EX bindings. It's quite the beast is all conditions. Workin on getting somethin smaller, with more flex so I can have more fun on fast jib days.
Favorite places to ride?
Definitely Snowbird, so much terrain, so many features both common and hidden, every snowfall is a different atmosphere. The Wasatch range period is Snowtopia.
What is your favorite trick?
Oh man, I'm torn between the two, either big Back 1 shiftys or Cab 5's. If I start the day off stomping a clean Cab 5 or Back 1 shifty, I know its going to be a good day. No matter how little or big the trick is, anyone can throw a 360, its how you make it look that counts.
Freeriding or park?
The Backcountry is my park.
Besides snowboarding what other activities or things are you into?
Umm, well to name a few, skateboarding has been a part of my life for quite a while. I like to start active so anything physical really. Surfing, football, futbol (or soccer in American terms haha), I'm a computer geek so anything techy I can get down with, building, fixing, and rebuilding computers. Music is a huge aspect in my life, either rapping or playing drums for a garage punk band... You can say I kinda do it all haha. The list goes on.
If you were stranded on a deserted mountain top what 3 items would you want?
Psh that's a no-brainer, My Board, Music, and a lifetime supply of Mike n Ikes!
Top 5 bands/artists on your ipod?
I prefer the Zune thank you. That's hard to decide, lets see, in no particular order: Anti-Flag, N.E.R.D, Blackstar, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, K-OS and of course Wu-Tang. Man, that was tough, out of 200+ Artists on my Zune, Its hard to choose. So there's 5 to satisfy you.
What one thing that has happened in your life has made the biggest impact on who you are today?
Meeting Chris Rutgers and becoming a part of the Outdoor Outreach Program, for suuuure!
If you could meet anyone living or dead, who would it be and why?
Mumia Abu-Jamal, He's the real voice of the people. Look him up. Do your research.
What’s in your refrigerator right now?
That thing hasn't been filled in months. Some hot dogs, kool-aid, a couple fuitcups some cut up watermelon of course, a spinach and broccoli salad and a gatorade. I eat out a lot.
What is your favorite breakfast?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch!!!
If you were an animal what kind of animal would you be?
The first monkey to learn to snowboard hahaha!
If they made a movie about you what actor should play you in the movie?
It'd be a toss-up between Samuel L Jackson, Dave Chappelle, and Don Cheadle.
Top 3 items on your “bucket” list?
See the Motherland. Fly a Ryan PT-22 Vintage Airplane. Get Dreadlocks hahaha.
Where would you go if you were invisible?
Could I turn it on and off? If so, to be honest, I'd go to Washington DC, and listen in on one of those top secret meetings and find out the truth behind the government and how they want to run this country. But before I did that, I'd probably do something really criminal minded like rob a bank, you don't wanna give me those powers.
Chargers or Padres?
CHARGERS!!!!!
Mullet or Mohawk?
Fro-Hawk.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Enough to build a house?
Thanks guys! We'll talk to you in our next installment of The Adventures of...