Kevin hill snowboard biography of alberta
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BEYOND THE PODIUM: Kevin Hill
Kevin is a two time Olympian, is no stranger to a World Cup podium and is in the exclusive club of X Games Gold Medallists. He is currently sitting neck and neck with fellow National SBX Team rider Chris Robanske on the World rankings and going into the 2019 / 2020 season strong and ready for battle. He will be in Big White for the Barrels and Berms FIS SBX World Cup, and I would not want to be one of the other nation’s riders trying to get between him and a World Cup victory in his home turf of BC. Let’s check in with Kevin and get the lo down on SBX and heading into the home field advantage World Cup in January.
Kevin where did you grow up and what led you into Snowboarding?
I grew up in the little old town of Vernon British Columbia. I downhill skied from the age of 7-9 when my parents could afford to get me lift tickets. My dad actually started ski patrolling so he could get a family ski pass because we were living on a single income from my dad alone.
I started snowboarding when I was 9, due to the fact that it was the more “bad ass” thing to do. Freestyle skiing wasn’t very popular back then and snowboard parks weren’t really a thing yet. So I switched to snowboarding and
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Chad has made a career out of sound design, composition, film editing and recently produced a documentary (See Me) that explores 3 men and their journey through opioid addiction. He loves working on stories that blend adventure, the beauty of the mountains and stories of resilience.
He found snowboarding 20 years ago through his twin boys,
Chad has made a career out of sound design, composition, film editing and recently produced a documentary (See Me) that explores 3 men and their journey through opioid addiction. He loves working on stories that blend adventure, the beauty of the mountains and stories of resilience.
He found snowboarding 20 years ago through his twin boys, Jamie & Jordan and loves how it brought them together in the mountains. It started with family trips to Fernie and progressed to traveling with them to slopestyle competitions and rail jams across North America. “The boys loved snowboarding more than anything else, and would constantly push and support each other to test their limits.“
“The most memorable trip was to Mammoth for the Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam which featured jibbers of all ages across North America. I couldn't keep up with them through the terrai