BORN: 12/28/69 - Worcester, Massachusetts

YEARS RIDING: Over 20

HOMETOWN: Encinitas, CA

STANCE: 23-ish with some of that duck angle that's so hot right now. 

BOARD: Omatic Awesome Todd Richards Super Pro Model Party Time Excellent

SPONSORS: Omatic Snowboards, Quiksilver, DC, Spy, Nixon, Boost, Grenade Gloves, Blue Bird Wax, Northstar California™ Resort

FAVORITE NORTHSTAR RESORT FEATURE: The mini park. The whole thing, top-to-bottom

MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE SNOWBOARDING: It's a tie between my best contest weekend ever at 2000 X Games and last year when my son Camden rode all the way down from the top of the gondola to the base area at Northstar Resort by himself.

ROLE MODELS: Bob McKnight, Jake Burton, and anyone who has been successful at what they love and now get to go on a lot of surf vacations.

Photo: Shem Roose