When a Surfer becomes a Pro Snowboarder | Shayne Pospisil reverse trends

 

Transitioning into a surfer as a pro snowboarder is the hot, hot, hot thing to do these days. Then transfer that back to the snow and become a snow surfer. So hot!

Shayne Pospisil did the exact opposite. He was first a ripping east coast surfer and then became a snowboarder and is now starting to focus some of that old style into the backcountry.

 

What kind of influence has surfing had on your snowboarding?

It has had a pretty crazy influence. We grew up riding halfpipes; icy halfpipes. Just doing McTwists, crazy tricks, and really not surfing the mountain like I do today in powder. It’s completely different. But the board control of surfing, learning how to flow on waves, totally brings a different element to snowboarding. It allows you to bring that flow to the mountains, just like surfing.

 

Get over to the SNOWBOARD MAG to check out the full in-depth interview with Shayne Pospisil. 

 

 

 

 

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