Our Riders - James Woods
Ski Profile: Ski
Name: James Woods
Nicknames: Woodsy
Age: 15
Stance: skier
Sponsors: Salomon, Nike 6.0, Force-Field body armor, Spazz, SNO!zone, Sheffield Ski Village,
Hometown: Sheffield (born London)
Favourite place: Anywhere in Switzerland with a good park
Favourite skier: Tanner Hall
Other interests: Skating, Surfing, Trampolining
When did you start and how did you get into skiing?
I had my first ski lessons when I was about 9, but I only properly got into the sport when I was 11.
First ski setup?
Rossignol boots, Line skis.
What setup do you now ride?
Salomon SPK/ Salomon Thruster, Salomon SPK pro boot.
What do you like best about skiing?
The addrenaline rush when your in the air or ripping up some fresh powder.
Who/what are your influences?
Pat Sharples, Andy Bennet, Mike Wakefield.
Who is your favourite rider/s?
Tanner Hall, Candide Thovex.
Favourite place to ride?
Laax, Verbier.
What type of riding are you mostly into?
Mainly Park & Pipe but wanting to get into Big Mountain.
Last trick you learnt?
alioop inverted 900 in the pipe.
Favourite trick to impress the girls/boys?
Switch backflips for the girls!
What injuries have you had?
Bitten my tongue off! Broken collar bone, dislocated shoulders, broken thumbs - fingers - toes.
What do you think about when riding?
I think about how much of an amazing time I'm having.
You’re stood above the biggest kicker/rail you ever will hit. How do you make yourself try it for the first time?
Build up the adrenaline, put the fear behind you, and drop in.
24 hrs before all the snow in the world melts, how would you spend your last dream day and last ever trick of the session?
A huge Powder day! Last ever trick, cork 720 mute.
Proudest/most memorable moment in skiing?
Getting sponsored by Salomon.
Biggest thing you’ve missed to go skiing?
GCSE modular exams.
How do you feel about riding for SNO!zone?
Proud.
If you could spend a day with anyone famous, dead or alive, who would it be?
Peter Kay.
Plans for the future?
Keep riding, ripping it up, having fun.
Thanks and shout outs?
Family, Pat Sharples, Simon Ashston.
Please fill in the totals below:
Number of hours riding per week? Usually more than 8.
Number of hours thinking about snowboarding/skiing per week? 100%
Number of snowboards/pairs of skis owned? More than 12.
Number of girl/boyfriends lost to snowboarding/skiing? none.
Number of jobs lost to snowboarding/skiing? 1- only paper round.
Number of broken bones? colar bone, loads of thumbs, fingers and toes.
Number of countries ridden in? 7
Number of years snowboarding/skiing? 5.
