Meathead East Coast Skiing Adventure Movies & Films

Dude, are you OK? Didn’t you just get done with some surgery?

Yeah no big deal, what they had to do was go into my bicep muscle and take out a huge amount of muscle that was just too big in order to keep the ladies off me while trying to film my segment. I guess my guns needed to be fixed so I got it done! No but what really happened was I just got surgery on my shoulder this summer, making it my second time through surgery on the same arm. I had to get this done because it has been dislocating all the time when I ski, which takes me off my game a lot. After last summer's surgery and rehab, I was stoked to get back ou, and then I ripped out all the anchors the doctor put in my shoulder on a dumb little down rail early in the season. Needless to say I’m still doing physical therapy and getting ready for this year.

What else have you been doing this summer?

I’ve just been doing physical therapy for the bum arm, working to make some money and most importantly having the best summer with all my friends back home. This summer has been ski free which is sort of a good thing because I have been able to go to the beach, go bridge and cliff jumping (against the docs orders) and have a blast with all homiest. Summer is almost to an end unfortunately which means I have to get back in shape so I can kill it this soccer season!

What is the greatest thing about living in LA? (Lewiston/ Auburn, Maine)

The best part about living in the big LA is the all around atmosphere. Lewiston/Auburn is sick because unlike a lot of the other places in Maine, we have a dope little city. There are some really cool spots in my hometown to just kick it like the new skate park that was built this past year, a couple of little beach-type ponds that are easy to sneak into without paying for or just sick restaurants to go to with a huge crew. Basically my hometown is awesome and I am stoked to have grown up here!

The worst thing?

The worst thing is the fact that you have to walk around the supermarket with a bulletproof vest on. Also you have to make sure you're careful with what you’re wearing for colors because a wrong color being displayed could get you capped straight up and down. Just kidding, but seriously.

Is it true that your older brother is your coach?

Yes, my older brother Rory has basically been my private coach ever since I started this skiing thing. He is the best when dealing with coaching because he knows how crazy I am since he's my brother. He also knows just how much to push me without me killing myself. He travels everywhere during the season, making sure I am killing it at the comps or slaying the urban to get good shots. I give him mad props for helping me out all together whether driving me across country or going into town to set up and urban rail for me.

How many brothers do you have?

I have 2 brothers, Rory who is the oldest and Devin who is the youngest. Dev is also a big factor to my skiing because he is also with me wherever I go pushing me. It’s cool because we are really close in age but don’t fight as much as you would think. I wouldn't be as pumped on skiing unless I had these two to shred with.

Describe the merits of the full zip hoodie…

Well basically having the full zip allows me to go through with committing crimes and being able to hide my face from the police. The full zip came to be this past winter when I was visiting my sister in Pittsburgh on a road trip back home from Utah with Rory. Pittsburgh is my favorite place to shop because I can get sick ass clothes for pretty cheap. I found some sick hoodies down there and picked them up. I love them when I ski because I can zip them high enough up my neck so it the cold air wont go down my jacket making me real cold and stiff. Plus they’re just ballin and not a lot of peeps have them! If they do they are just copying the Flynn’s, believe that.

You have style for miles. How do you do that?

I just like to focus on doing all my tricks to the point where it looks like I’m not trying so they come out looking smooth. A lot of people can do a lot of tricks but having style sets them apart from the rest. I just try to relax when I get in the air and let it flow so the outcome is dope.

Do you like jumps or urban better?

See that’s a wicked hard answer. I love both of them just as much but if I really had to choose, I’d pick urban. When I do an urban rail, I just bust my ass as much as I can so I can get good shots. The outcome is the best feeling when I stick some tricks on an urban rail after a hard session. Being able to watch the footy and just see how hard u worked is the best feeling and shows in the end that it’s all worth it.

You had a hectic season this past year as far as traveling. Discuss…

Yeah this year was crazy. I flew out to meet my brother Rory in Utah a couple days before the Aspen Open to ride Park City for a day and hang out with some friends who I hadn't seen since they moved out. From there I had a huge road trip back home going to the Aspen Open and also stopping in Pittsburgh for a week to visit my sister and have an excuse to miss school for like a month! My brothers and I also traveled out to the US open as well as mad trips to Vermont and other places on the east coast. Also I got to discover how sick it is to take car rides, then ferry rides and more car rides with the whole crew to Newfoundland. On our way home we got stuck on the ferry for like 36 hours. These 36 hours were not as bad as you think (except for the Hammer who had to miss a few days of a trip with his wife, sorry homie!) and I had fun.

What was your experience in Newfoundland?

Ahhhh Newfie was a great experience in many ways. I loved having a full couple of weeks to just be able to get shots without worrying about competition heats or anything like that. Being around a sick group of skiers that I have known for a little bit of time was really relaxing because we just got to work together and put all of our ideas together to make sick shots happen. I loved the scenery that Newfoundland had to offer, like the beautiful fjords or the iceberg covered lakes with sick fisherman boats in them. The best part of the day for everyone was being able to come home to a little hotel cottage that we had rented out entirely with just us Meatheads. Everyone was chilling after the hard ski days were over which allowed for me to get to know all of the older guys a lot better. The down side of the Newfie trip was the reoccurring of my dislocations that led to many days where I had to sit out while the others went and slayed it. I also did homework and watched vibe music videos, which by the way is sick! Overall the trip was one I will never forget!

Tell us about shreddin’ at Whaleback… is that place chill?

Whaleback is by far one of the sickest places to shred! I love the whole atmosphere due to the sick staff including Miles and Dylan. The small mountain is quickly expanding and is taking the scene to the next level by having regular scheduled rail jams every weekend, and getting more kids involved with this sick sport. My favorite place to go during the winter is Whaleback because I, as well as the huge crew have all gotten really close with Miles and Dylan AKA Styles and Chillin (which can't be used by you posers out there). These two guys and a few others really support my homies and I with skiing by letting us stay at their pad and helping us create whatever we want with jib set ups. Thanks Miles and Dylan if u read this, you’re place is like my second home!

Are you popular with the ladies? I’ve heard stories…

Well I don't want to brag but I'm pretty much a big deal. Being a part time skier and a full time mack is hard work but I get it done because I love the ladies. Ha-ha, I guess you’ll never know just how much I truly am a ladies man!

What’s makes you angry in the ski world?

The thing that makes me wicked angry about it is how expensive it’s getting. The lift ticket prices are getting mad high and it sucks because more kids should be getting into this sport and it’s hard to do that when a full day life ticket is over 80 dollars! I’m sure other stuff pisses me off as well but I can't remember anything at this moment.

What trick do you want to add to your arsenal this winter?

I want to add some smooth cab 10's this year and also some overall sick tricks with different types of grabs. I also want to do some more cool shit on urban, which I need to step my game up with. Who knows maybe I’ll learn how to do like triple fronts or something? We’ll see how it goes.

What skier makes you laugh every time you see them?

Lil John Strenio always makes me laugh when I look at him because he is simply just the man. I can't describe why he makes me laugh but if you knew LJ then you would know why.

Are you even going to make it to the Meathead premiere this year in Burlington? You jonesed out last year!

OH MY GOD! I’m definitely going to make it to the Burlington’s premiere because it’s going to be ridiculous. I couldn’t make it last year for some reason but this year will definitely be the sickest thing ever! I’m pumped to watch people’s expressions on the new movie and try to pick up mad hotties!!!! Hell yeah Burlington here I come!!!

Any Shoutouts?

Argh argh to Joe Joe of course because he’s my homie as well as what’s up to Forrest Frizzel, Samwiseganjipops peters, Pdice! (Richie Paradise) the whole SIC crew, the whole mount snow crew, the whole BV53 crew of course, Joey Gardner, Dinesh Costlow, MIller, Gleason, Timoney, Shaw, Taymac and everyone else I shred with and live with back home!