Mission team rider Devan Forster with a long ass front blunt.

Mission team rider Clint Lucier with a Switch back nose grind at the new park in Airdrie

]]> http://www.missionsnowandskate.com/2010/skate-weather-is-in-effect/feed/ 0 http://www.missionsnowandskate.com/2010/shaun-heathers-just-ripped-plain-and-simple/ http://www.missionsnowandskate.com/2010/shaun-heathers-just-ripped-plain-and-simple/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:31:35 +0000 James http://www.missionsnowandskate.com/?p=539 Shaun Heathers, one of our new skate team riders won 1st at the Alberta Regional Qualifier for the DC Nationals Skateboard Contest in early June. With this win he has clinched a spot in the King of Montreal finals in August. For more details click here.

We apologize that we are a little late on this posting.

Name: Taryn Cowling
Age: 21
Years Snowboarding: 8
Years Riding for Mission: 5
Set-up: capita saturnia
Sponsors: capita, union, billabong, oakley, pompom, bern
Stance: +15 -12
Favorite stuff / type of terrain to ride: icy pipe and rocky slick mogul fields of death
Favorite resort/des: bigwhite, snow-ghosts good
Favourite tricks (that you do): straight-line down the middle of the half pipe
Food: a healthy salad with a side of 10 hot pockets
Beverage: dr.pepper
TV show: dexter
Movie: detroit rock city
Music: mariah carey, neil diamond, talking heads, …
Top 5 Snowboarders: whoever is having the most fun is at the top of my list
When you are NOT snowboarding you’re…. shopping, painting my nails, curling my hair, putting on make-up, gossiping, checkin’ out boyz (i.e girl stuff)

Name: Matt Munn
Age: 18
Years Snowboarding: 9
Years Riding for Mission: 2
Set-up: capita stairmaster 52, union force bindings
Sponsors: capita, union, volcom, celtek, electric, nixon, coal, magical go-go, mission, bern
Stance: normal and average
Favorite stuff / type of terrain to ride: rocks, moguls, huck ruts, pole jams, bike jumps, urban hips and drops
Favorite resort/des: internet mountain, seymour
Favorite tricks (that you do): frontside carve, snake carve, catwalks, palmer airs, handstands, ollies
Food: catsup
Beverage: fruitopia and sprite
TV show: wonder showzen
Movie: DOLEMITE!
Music: dooooooooooooom metal, “indie”, dubstep, og rap
Top 5 Snowboarders: mike stastook, jay nielsen, travis parker, shaun palmer, zane baines
When you are NOT snowboarding you’re…. riding my bike, walking around value village, talking about mythical creatures and people of wal mart, hanging with friends and/or girls, mindlessly mumbling out odd slang terms, throwing gang signs, doing the meat-magic thing… www.meat-magic.blogspot.com, having social interactions at a bar…

Name: Tanner Davidson
Age: 18
Years Snowboarding: 7
Years Riding for Mission: 3
Set-up: Ride 154 Killer Society, 152 Substance
Sponsors: Ride, Mission
Stance: 23
Favorite stuff / type of terrain to ride: Goofs, slides, Airs obviously.
Favorite resort/des: Revelstoke, keystone, Streets.
Favorite tricks (that you do): Back 7 Japans, all the way from the bigtime 1080 ta getting blunt slid. BIRDS.
Food: sushi, steak, pork tenderloin.
Beverage: pabst, water treats.
TV show: BET, balls tv sucks.
Movie: Blow, Gonzo, Cinderella. zombies are good.
Music: Kataklysm, Death, Bob D
When you are NOT snowboarding you’re…. Wishin i was riding powdya listening to the best of satanic doom.

Name: Lauren Shanahan
Age: 21
Years Snowboarding: 7
Years Riding for Mission: 2
Set-up: K2 Airdu, K2 Auto Agogos
Sponsors: Mission
Stance: Goofy
Favorite stuff / type of terrain to ride: Mountain, pipe, park.
Favorite resort/des: Whistler, Mammoth, Sunshine
Favorite tricks (that you do): Backside 5s, switch back 1s 3s 5s, front 1s, japan airs, methods!!!
Food: mmmm sushi.
Beverage: warm water
TV show: Lie To Me
Movie: That Darn Cat
Music: Iron Maiden, Heart, Dire Straits, Loreena McKennitt, Arlo Guthrie, Led Zeppelin, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Joel, Dropkick Murphys, Misfits, Jefferson Airplane, Marilyn Monroe, the Rankin Family…
Top 5 Snowboarders: Only 5?! Gretchen Bleiler, Shaun White, Terje Haakonsen, Leanne Pelosi and, of course, Dom Vallee.
When you are NOT snowboarding you’re…. doing math, climbing, hiking, kayaking, biking, longboarding, reading, working out…

Name: Brad McCoy
Age: does that really matter
Years skating: For 60% of my life
Years skating for mission: Just over a year
Set up: 7 /34 flat band aid shape artschool skate, venture trucks, 52 mm wheels, and reds bearings.
Sponsors: Mission, Artschool skateboards, converse shoes(flow)
Stance: Fuck regular
Favorite terrain to skate: Any side walk in barcelona
Favorite skate spot: Universitat (barce)
Favorite Trick: Fakie heel
Favorite food: 39 a(codo)
Favorite beverage: Estrella damm(sies pour cinco)
Favorite movie: life aquatic all the way
Favorite music: J-dilla(R.I.P)
TOP FIVE SKATERS: Well, my mind changes all the time on this topic. There are too many great skaters to narrow it down to 5, but right now its
1) Jeff Kent
2) Eric Koston
3) Levi Brown
4) Guy Mariano
5) Ray Barbee
Last words: skateboard because it’s fun. Don’t loose that mind frame

Name: Jordan Phillips
Age: 20
Years Snowboarding: 8
Years Riding for Mission: first year
Set-up: technine nines board or icon or team W/ team pro series bindings depending on what I am riding.
Sponsors: Technine, Nomis, Dragon, Celsius, Arts vs. Crafts, Elm Company, Bern, Mission snow and skate, and SVPcorp.
Stance: Regular
Favorite stuff / type of terrain to ride: POWDER, park and Pipe come second.
Favorite resort/des: Mammoth, Breckenridge, Keystone and Whistler I couldn’t choose a favoite of theses.
Favorite tricks (that you do): the favorite tricks are definitely not the hard ones that I do. I like doing backflips and fs 360s
Food: wings with my homies, sushi rules, and anything on the BBQ
Beverage: coffee and water and beer
TV show: the office, curb your enthusiasm
Movie: dumb and dumber is classic. I probably wrote this because I watched it yesterday. and Nations Foundation a crew I’ll be filming with this season
Music: Wu-Tang, Wintersleep, and Pink Floyd is tight.
Top 5 Snowboarders: Peter Line, JP Walker, Simon Chamberlain, Mason Aguirre, and Calgary friends
When you are NOT snowboarding you’re… going nuts inside my own head. And to relieve this I chill with Amy and my buddies.

Name: Laura Sliva
Years Skating: 14
Years Skating for Mission Skate Shop: 3
Set-up/Sponsors: Mission Skate Shop
Stance: Regular
Favorite Stuff: Fast, Flow, Transition, half-pipe, bowl, random stuff
Skate Spot: backyard ramps, anywere when I travel, millenium
Favorite trick that I do: kickflip 50-50 on ramp…when I land it it feels amazing
Food: fruits and vegis, french fries with gravy, Seafood
Beverage: coffee, energy drinks, orange juice, pomegranite juice, flavored water
TV Show: South Park
Movie: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Music: Old school hip hop
Top 5 Skateboarders: Rodney Mullen, Danny Way, Tamara Dryborough, Vanessa Torres, Elissa Steamer
When Im not skateboarding… I am working, skiing, on some random adventure, travelling