EB Freeski Team - andy bennett
© Marc Shapiro (The North Face)
Name: Andy Bennett
Age: 23 [Nov' 06]
Years riding: 17
Sponsors: Line Skis, The North Face, Ellis Brigham, Grenade Gloves, Suunto Watches.
Winter home: Verbier
Summer home: Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, UK
Influences in skiing: Slavemonkey makes me feel like I need to try harder and push myself more every time he crashes!
Ideal day on snow: Having dumped 3 feet over night, waking up to a sunny day and going ripping with my chums in the trees!
Skis: Line
Boots: Head
Outerwear:The North Face
Helmet:Pro-tec Scotty Arnold pro model
Goggles: Oakley Wisdom
Pack: The North Face Cammo one
First skiing experience – On Dorset dry slope when I was 4 years old getting dragged up the button lift.
Favourite ski experience – Learning to do my first lawn dart on the backcountry kicker in Steam Boat.
Notable achievements in skiing – British Slope style champ two years running.
Who do you admire in skiing – Anyone who gives back at least the equivalent of what they take from the sport.
Funniest thing seen on snow – My dad doing a head plant in Italy and needing to be dug out. It was as if he had taken his skis and boots off and stuck them in the snow.
If I weren’t skiing, I’d be …Working all year round on a building site somewhere feeling sorry for myself.
Favourite ski movie – Session 1242
Best competition you ever entered – A FIS freestyle comp in Andorra sponsored by San Miguel with beautiful sunshine all week!
