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Professional Snowboarders

Here's a tribute to some of the industry's finest. Learn more about your favorite snowboarding icon as we reveal to you their interesting and unique bio!

 

Want To Be Better? Go With A Pro

A first timer must learn from the best, and a professional instructor equipped with the right training and skills will be able to provide the best experience, making the beginner want to come back for more.

Professional Snowboarders

In this section, know some of the familiar and popular names in the world of Snowboarding and learn more about their accomplishments as pro riders.

Women Snowboarders: A Taste of Victory in A Male-Dominated Sport

Let’s admit it. Snowboarding is a winter sport highly dominated by males. Female snowboarders themselves have admitted that only several individuals of the same gender are able to handle the pain, pressure and difficulty of learning the sport.

Shaun White - Professional Snowboarder

Shaun White is a popular athlete in the world of Snowboarding. Know more about White and his accomplishments in this section.

Seth Wescott: Olympic Snowboarder

The name Seth Wescott is a familiar name in snowboarding. This American Snowboarder is a competitive athlete who had gained numerous recognitions in various snowboarding contests.

Terje Hakonsen: Snowboarding Icon

Besides winning competitions, Håkonsen has also developed a few snowboards in his career. An icon, advocate and initiator, Terje Håkonsen is a legend who is set to make more marks in his own field of interest.

Gretchen Bleiler: Snowboard Olympian

Aside from snowboarding, Gretchen enjoys mountain biking and surfing, and is a featured promoter of Oakley and K2. She is also an advocate and spokesperson for environmental groups fighting against global warming.

Kelly Clark: Olympic Gold Medalist

Considered one of the leading and advancing halfpipe riders in the history of snowboarding, be it male or female, this quiet and reserved girl from Vermont remains to be a great competitor in the world of snowboarding.

Karine Ruby: French Olympian

Having been retired in competitive snowboarding, Karine is now into mountaineering, where she has recently been part of the 46 new trainee mountain guides for her country.

Anne-Flore Marxer: Swiss Pro Snowboarder

Her guts and daring personality had earned her the 2005 TransWorld Snowboarding Rider’s Poll Rookie of the Year Award, as her riding style evidently showed her fearlessness and liveliness.

Daniel Kass: Stylish Halfpipe Rider

Aside from being a two-time Olympic medalist and bagging numerour X-Games medals, Kass is also the President of Grenade Gloves, a winter apparel company based in Portland, Oregon.

Kevin Jones: X-Games Ruler

Aside from hitting the slopes, Kevin Jones also owns Jeenyus, a snowboard gear shop. He is currently dating five-time X-Games Gold Medalist and professional snowboarder, Tara Dakides.

Devun Walsh: Prominent Canadian Rider

The 5-foot, 7-inches tall Devun is more of a backcountry rider than a competitive shredder, joining only the Winter X-Games and a few of the local snowboarding competitions in Whistler, Blackcomb.

Travis Rice: Backcountry Shredder

Travis Rice is known as one of the best snowboarders in the world, and even ranking 13 in the top 20 most influential riders of the past 20 years according to Snowboard Magazine.


Over the years, a lot of Professional Snowboarders have made their mark in the sport, with numerous fans watching their tricks especially in different major competitions.

 
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