Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Sled of choice: Skidoo 800 174
Years on snow: 30
Quote to live by: “Ride it like it’s stolen”
Calgary, AB
Snow Team Rider
Favourite place to ride: Perisher, Australia
Years on snow: 13
Quote to live by: “cry on the inside like a winner”
Pender Harbour, BC
Snow Team Rider
Snowboard of choice: DC Ply
Favourite place to ride: Whistler, BC
Years on snow: 6 years
Quote to live by: “you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love” – Jim Carey
Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Ski’s of choice: Salomon Rocker 122’s
Favourite place to ride: Anywhere around Revelstoke
Years on snow: Most of my life, around 18 years probably
Quote to live by: “don’t forget to enjoy the ride”
Thunder Bay, ON
Art Team Designer
Current Location: Calgary, AB
Art Background: Mark Kowalchuk is a Canadian illustrator and graphic artist based out of Calgary, Alberta. Growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario and attending art school in the east of Canada. Studying and completing a degree in fine arts at Lakehead University and a 3 year diploma in design at George Brown college. Mark gained the experience and confidence to enter the print, sport and clothing industry in later years. After starting the skateboard company ‘Artschool’ 6 years ago with Jeff Talbot his business partner, Mark has found success selling his own designs through a variety of skate shops in Canada and the USA.
Gaining career momentum this year by having 2 snowboard designs being named in the Top 10 Snowboard graphics of 2014 by Snowboard Magazine. Currently Mark focuses on his art, collaborations with other artists as well as clothing design with recent contributions to Volcom, YES Snowboards and Bombsnow Magazine.
Favourite project to date: Whatever I’m working on at the moment
Facebook: facebook.com/markkowalchukart
Website: www.markkowalchuk.com
Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Snowboard of choice: Burton Trick Pony
Favourite place to ride: All the mountains that surround Revelstoke
Years on snow: 16
Quote to live by: “A glass of beer shortens your life by one minute, a glass of beer by two minutes, and a day of work by seven to ten hours”
Chase, BC
Bike Team Rider
Bike of choice: Kona Process 153
Favourite place to ride: Revelstoke, BC
Years on bike: 6
Quote to live by: “whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right”
Facebook: Justin Hodgson
Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Ski’s of choice: Armada Norwalks & Kufos
Favourite place to ride: Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Years on snow: 25…ish
Quote to live by: “make yourself available to say yes!”
Warkworth, New Zealand
Snow Team Rider
Snowboard of choice: Salomon 156 MANS board
Favourite place to ride: Blackcomb, BC
Years on snow: 19
Quote to live by: “why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder”
Rocky Mountain House, AB. (Revelstoke, BC for 9 years)
Snow Team Rider
Sled of choice: Skidoo summit 800 T3 154” – My sled is a weapon this year!!
Favourite place to ride: Depends on weather, but all round likely Turtle, AB
Years on snow: Ditch banging since I was a kid, mountain riding since 2003, snowboard life before that but slowly switched.
Quote to live by: “shoot the moon”
Facebook: Nadine Overwater
Photo Cred: Tim Grey
Kootenays, BC
Snow Team Rider
Snowboard of choice: 156ish tapered in Winter, twin in Spring. Bindingless boards.
Favourite place to ride: South Columbia
Years on snow: 31
Quote to live by: “Life is short, don’t take it too seriously”
Photo credit: Keri Knapp
Allardville, NB & Revelstoke, BC
Snow Team Rider
Snowboard of choice: Backcountry – 160cm Prior MFR Park/Jib – 153cm Signal Park
Favourite place to ride: Revelstoke backcountry and creative street spots
Years on snow: Since 13 years old
Facebook: J G Michaud
Vimeo: Jean-Guy Michaud