Team Riders
NAME: Smolik, 25HOMETOWN: Barrie, currently living at Queen and Bathurst with the drunks
SPONSORS: Nitro, L1, Union, Ashbury, Smolik’s Workshop, Horseshoe Resort
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: Skating for 15 and snowboarding came soon after
SETUP: Nitro Haze 149 (blacked out), Union Force (blacked out), Nitro Anthem TLS (blacked out), Ashbury Day Trippers and then some blacked out L1 gear
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: N/A
FAVORITE RIDER: John Cardiel
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Anything that feels like skateboarding.
NAME: Blair McKinney, 22HOMETOWN: Wyevale, Ontario
SPONSORS: Technine, Nomis, Vonzipper, IFound, Celtek, Kahuna Surfshop
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 8
SETUP: Technine Re-Enforcer 152.5, Simon Chamberlain pro bindings
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Shredding with all my homies
FAVORITE RIDER: JP Walker.
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Down Rails All Day
NAME: Andrew Skelhorn, Stuck On RinseHOMETOWN: Horeshoe Resort
SPONSORS: Capita Snowboards, Union Bindings, Vans, Skull Candy, Switch Skate And Snow, Da Kine, Smith Optics
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 14
SETUP: Stairmaster 153, Union Forces, Vans High Standard
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: My First Method, and riding pipe with all the homies growing up
FAVORITE RIDER: Trevor Andrew
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: the Big Jump
SHOUTOUTS: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH To everyone whos helped me out
NAME: Cassandra Ironside, 20HOMETOWN: Town of the Blue Mountains
SPONSORS: Salomon, Bonfire, Von Zipper
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 6
SETUP: Salomon Lily 144, Salomon Rely Ring Bindings, Salomon F20 Boots
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Overall Series Winner for YLG
FAVORITE RIDER: It is quite hard to pinpoint a single rider, I look to a lot of people (especially friends) for inspiration and support.
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Either table tops/step ups, or park style hand rails
SHOUTOUTS: CASG, sponsors, CP, Horseshoe park team
NAME: Jon Rusk, 26 HOMETOWN: Innisfil, Ontario
SPONSORS: Stepchild, Thirty Two, Von Zipper, I-Found, Technine, Drop
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 14 years
SETUP: Any Stepchild board, technine binders
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: its my bread and butter
FAVORITE RIDER: Aaron Bittner, Justin Benee, Chris Bradshaw
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Staircase with a rail
SHOUTOUTS: family, Ben Cator for making my hoodies, All my sponsors for hooking me up so well, all my West Coast friends, my babetronic/boo boo kitty, shaniqua, sha nai nai, moenique, LaFonda, Ralph aka Toothless, Austin, Ike, Chubbs, Butters, and the creator of skittles
NAME: Stephen Powling, 22HOMETOWN: Baxter, Ontario
SPONSORS: Salomon Snowboards, Bonfire Outerwear, Ashbury, Coal, Smolik’s Workshop, Horseshoe Resort
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 13
SETUP: Salomon Salomonder 154 with Salomon BOSS bindings
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Continuing to have fun
FAVORITE RIDER: Way too many to list, people like Valaika, Mendenhall, Kooley, Marben, Benedek, Jed always get me stoked to ride
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Anything simple and fun, Sunny Monday pipe days.
SHOUTOUTS: CP at Salomon/Bonfire, Robbie Madill at Ashbury/Coal, all the guys and kids at Simple and anyone I’ve forgot
NAME: Robbie Ruuskanen, 21HOMETOWN: Aurora, Ontario
SPONSORS: Stepchild, Von Zipper, Billabong, and Horseshoe Resort
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 10
SETUP: Stepchild Headless Horseman 154 SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Forum Youngbloods way back when Duff came for sure
FAVORITE RIDER: I have way too many but I’d say of all time Dufficy, JP, Joni, Simon but right now Keegan Valaika.
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Mellow press box or down bar
SHOUTOUTS: Dad for always supporting me, Mom, Fiona, Bryan Pady, Ryan McDonough, Jon Rusk, PH, Tylour, all my other friends.. you know who you are and anyone else that’s supported me along the way.
NAME: Tyler Ashbee, 23HOMETOWN: Pickering, Ontario
SPONSORS: Ride Snowboards, Cappel Outerwear, Ashbury Eyewear, Scotties Boardshop - Whitby, Horseshoe Resort
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 8 or so
SETUP: 153 Ride Kink/152 Ride Crush , Ride Delta Bindings, and Ride RFL Boot
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Being able to spend most my winters snowboarding with friends.
FAVORITE RIDER: The friends I get to snowboard with are who I’m most hyped on nowadays. In the past its always been Justin Hebbel though.
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Handrail style long down rail, w/ friends
SHOUTOUTS: The Lost Boys, Taylor Ricci & Stefan Cott - Ride/Cappel, Scotty, Brian and the rest of the crew - Scotties Boardshop Whitby ON, Rob Madill – Ashbury Eyewear, Matt Baird – Horseshoe Resort
NAME: Alexander Scott Beebe, 21HOMETOWN: Oshawa, Ontario
SPONSORS: Quiksilver, Nitro, Smith, The Beight, Horseshoe Resort
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 8 or 9… or 10
SETUP: Nitro Swindle 152 with some Raiden Pusher Bindings
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: Starting PeachHat with my friends and all the time I have spent riding in Whistler
FAVORITE RIDER: Too many to name.. All my friends are awesome
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: A nice mellow jump or some side hits
SHOUTOUTS: The Lost Boys, 6137, and all the rest of my friends and family!
NAME: Stephen Cartwright, 26
HOMETOWN: Hillsdale, Ontario
SPONSORS: K2, Bonfire, Nomis, Elm, Nixon, Dakine, Dvs, Spy
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 17 : K2 Fastplant, Auto Bindings, Darko Boots
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHTs: Last years Alaska trip & Filming with Nate & The Sandbox Crew FAVORITE RIDERs: Jp Walker, Wille Yli-Luoma
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: Rails, Jibs or Unique urban setupss
SHOUTOUTS: www.theplant.tv & horseshoe resort
NAME: Brody Pigeau, 21
HOMETOWN: Barrie, Ontario
SPONSORS:, Westbeach, Endeavor
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 9
SETUP: Endeavor color 151, Endeavor stealth bindings
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: filming with the lost boys
FAVORITE RIDER: Colin D Watt
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: down rails
SHOUTOUTS: the lost boys
NAME: Cory Gallon, 23
HOMETOWN: Peterborough, On
SPONSORS: DC, Union, Coal, Smith, Smolik's Workshop
YEARS SNOWBOARDING: 13
SETUP: DC Tone 150, Union Force Bindings
SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHT: First air when i was 9
FAVORITE RIDER: Nate Laverty
FAVORITE FEATURE STYLE/SETUP: DFD
SHOUTOUTS: THE PLANT
