Dustin Craven Full Part + Interview | “… I thought I was the best.”
“Crusty” Dusty Craven is a bit of a legend in Canada. His old black tooth alone could tell stories for days. Dustin has come along way since his terrible teens to mature into a fine backcountry rider that has been living the “CAPiTA lifestyle” for 13-years now. The longest of any other rider. Leaving the wild life of Banff for the more laid-back lifestyle of Squamish definitely helped.
Snowboard Mag caught up with Dustin as he releases one of his strongest parts yet in the, snowboarding movie of the year winner, Union Binding Co.’s Stronger.
Here’s a couple samplers, but get over there for all his words and to watch the full part.
Was there ever a moment when you realized that it had to change? Or that you really fucked up?
Yeah, I was fired by multiple companies over the years, and I would always call Blue. He would be my first call. I would get fired and he would already know, because whoever was going to fire me would call him. It definitely was an interesting situation, but that’s just the process of growing up, I guess. It was never a big shock to anyone; it was me being stupid to not see it coming, to fix what was going on. So I would always make mistakes. Every time you make one, you learn and go from there.
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Do you think that partying’s role in snowboarding has changed over the years?
I don’t think younger people think they have to party and they have to snowboard. I think people treat it with a little more respect than they used to. They do the partying afterward. All the guys that are super good at snowboarding, doing contests and stuff, they’re doing a really good job; they still party afterwards. There’s a time and a place, it doesn’t have to be every night.
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