BIO
NAME: Andreas Wiig

DOB:
05.03.81

HOMETOWN:
Oslo/ LA

WHY DO YOU RIDE FOR VANS: Because Vans is the best brand out there! A natural choice.

WHAT VANS BOOTS/OUTERWEAR DO YOU RIDE: Boots: Andreas Wiig Boots. Outerwear: Andreas Wiig Pant and Jacket

FAVORITE SNOWBOARDING MEMORY: Winning the X-games for the first time in 2007. I took a hard crash in practice, so it was totally unexpected!

CRAZIEST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE ON A LIFT: Jumped off it. Or actually, one time

KIND OF MUSIC YOU ROCK OUT TO WHILE RIDING: Turbonegro, AC/DC, Marion Raven, Royksopp

WHERE DID YOU FIRST LEARN TO RIDE:
In Norway in the local slope. It was about 600 feet long and mostly contained of ice…

ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO UP AND COMING RIDERS:
Don’t limit yourself to one part of snowboarding, but ride it all…jumps, pipe, rails, powder. And set some goals for the future. Most of all, have as much fun as you can snowboarding.

WORST WIPEOUT: Overshot a big jump when I was filming for Mack Dawg in 2002. The only thing I remember from that whole day is waking up in the evening with a note lying In front of me. It said: You overshot jump. You are OK.

FAVORITE CONDITIONS TO RIDE IN:
Powder. A perfectly groomed park doesn’t sound too bad either…

FAVORITE MOUNTAIN: Keystone, CO. Best park ever!

FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WHEN NOT BOARDING:
Surf, Skate, relax, barbeque, swim, make coffee

DREAM RIDE: Audi R8

WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU WEREN’T A PRO SNOWBOARDER: I probably would have been going to school, and started working with marketing. Maybe I would have been an engineer. A pro surfer sounds a little better.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP:
I want to be happy and own my own company. But first I want to take some time off,relax and not travel for a while…

FACEBOOK PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/AndreasWiig

OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE: http://www.andreaswiig.com
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