Meathead East Coast Skiing Adventure Movies & Films

You looked like Erik Olson (circa 2006) this past winter… was that a hand-me-down jacket?

It was a trade, I needed a new jacket and he needed a new pair of snowpants. I was too lazy to fix the 6-inch cut in the pants from when I cut the side of my ass but Erik is homemaker so he stitched them right up.

Describe your unique approach to rails and urban terrain…

I don't like to hit big rails, or things with crazy kinks they scare me too much. I don't like going to a big quad kink that is going to take hours just to get to the end, it just isn't fun for me. Hitting a smaller rail, or other random feature that you can do alot of different tricks on, and isn't high consequence appeals to me a lotmore. I think that there are so many possibility's on things that most people wouldn't look at as something to hit on skis. Things like firehydrants, trash cans, trees, fences, posts, and an unlimited amount of other things have possibilities for new and different tricks. People are just to narrow minded right now in skiing, and in the next few years I hope that people will open up more and become more creative with what they are doing.

What are some of the names you've given to your tricks?

Alot of random names like the hippy killer, grendel, willy, jackflife, switchblade, jabber walkers, bindsould, willys, MC falls, Pdogin and Imburgia. Ideally I want to come up with a trick and a name for everyone I ski with so I still got more to work on.

Every time I watch your segment in I Hate NY Productions' ski film, "Bogart," I get mild depression from the music. I like the emo effect but was it pushed too far or was "Bogart" just ahead of its time?

I didn't get a chance to pick the song or how it was going to be laid out, and didn't know it was going to be so EMO. But it turned out good, and it was funny so I don't care all that much.

What's the Killington park scene like?

A lot of snowboarders and no skiers. It’s kind of cool that way because snowboarders tend to have a better outlook on tricks and what can be accomplished on random things. I like to look at what snowboarders are doing and try and add a skiing spin on it.

How do you think the new owners of Killington are going to change the mountain?

Ktown is going to be a great place in a few years, they will have money and people who know what is going on. ASC basically sucked, and POWDER corp is the best thing to happen to Killy in a long time. I'm looking forward to going back there in a few years to see how it has changed.

Is Pico over or under rated?

Ha, Ha, no. Pico is one of the best places to ski on a pow day, and then the day after. I have had some of the best east coast pow days at Pico and there is still so much to explore.

What are you doing this summer?

A lot of work along with a bunch of skiing. We made some new boxes that turned out great, and hardly cost us any money because we got most of the wood from dumpsters. We tried out a lot of different things like new ways to do rail transfers, making a V box for souls, and of course using tires.

You ski during the summer? How?

For the last 3 or so summers I have had a 10f drop in made out of random wood and palettes. Its about 10ft tall and you can get a bunch of speed for rails, right now we have a system of PVC pipes at the top for added speed, and then plastic fencing to keep up good speed and then the astro turf that allows you to get control before you hit the rail. It's taken many years to get a good system down that allows for maximum speed and good control. We also got a chance to use snowgel this summer and that definitely helped alot for speed.

Who is "the red knight?"

He is my little bro. He just turned 12 and has extremely pale skin along with bright red hair. He like to hang out in the back yard when we ski and make fun of us when we fall.

How much of the year do you spend in VT vs. NY?

The last three years I have been going to Green Mountain College in Vermont and then going back home in NY for the summer. As of now I'm in Burlington living on the floor at Will Wesson's and John Wiechecki place and the plan is to move out west at some time.

What is the sickest thing you've almost, but not quite, stomped?

Few things come to mind because they hurt a lot, like a chest height tree sticking out of the trail at Killington that I thought I could ollie over and ended up laying on the side of the trail while people told me how stupid I was. One other thing was when I was trying frontside switch ups to pretzel bindsoul hippy killer out this summer and ended up screwing up my back for a few days.

What Meathead do you know the least about and how do you plan to get acquainted?

I haven't had a chance to meet a lot of the BC guys and looking forward to getting to know them. They all rip so hard in the woods, and I love to watch footage of them because they fly like I wish I could in the trees.

You're locked in a windowless room via padlock on the outside and have only 3 ping pong balls, a clothing hanger, 8oz. of Gatorade and a matchbook. How do you pull a MacGyver and escape?

Ah… Well I guess light the door on fire and hope for the best?

What is the best band that has ever existed on planet earth?

I don't want to say just one, but I think the Beatles are one of the best bands and most influential.

How are you going to further shock the ski world this coming season?

Me and Erik Olsen have been talking about making a short movie that has all new tricks and jibs. We want to make a video that will open up peoples minds to what can be done on skis, and hopefully inspire a lot of people to start trying new things.

Any Shoutouts?

Everyone in NY that I ski with, and all the people from Killington that I ski with.