Our Riders - Katie Summerhays
Name: KATIE SUMMERHAYES
Nicknames: KT
Age: 12
Height: 1.5m
Weight: 41 kg
Stance: Two feet
Sponsors: SNO!zone, Salomon and Spazz (Hoodies & T Shirts)
Hometown: Sheffield
Favourite place: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Favourite skier: Pat Sharples
Other interests: Trampolining
How did you get into skiing?
My dad took me & my sister up to the Sheffield Ski Village, learnt to ski there and loved it ever since
First ski setup?
Atomic Race 6 skis
What setup do you now ride?
Salomon Temptress (141) skis and Salomon Mynx boots
What is the best thing about skiing?
Everything about it is fantastic
Who/what are your influences?
Pat Sharples, James Woods and Andy Longley
Who is your favourite rider?
James Woods
Best place you have ever ridden?
Saas Fee & Laax, Switzerland
What type of riding are you mostly into?
Freestyle
Last trick you learnt?
Front flip
Favourite move to bust out for the boys?
540 Truck Driver or a Front Flip
Worst injury?
Scarred elbow – dry slope injury!
What goes through your head when riding?
Looking good
You’re stood above the biggest kicker/rail you ever will hit. How do you make yourself try it for the first time?
It may look hard but it will be easy
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?
I would like to ski with Simon Dumont and then land a switch 540 into deep powder
Proudest/most memorable moment in skiing?
Landing an alley-oop 540 and getting sponsored by the SNO!zone and Salomon
Furthest place snowboarding/skiing has taken you?
Kimberley in Canada
Biggest thing you’ve missed to go skiing?
My best friend’s birthday party
What do you like about SNO!zone?
Being able to ski on snow all year round and the fab rails and kickers
Have you had any coverage in the media?
Yes, I have been in the Sheffield Star newspaper on several occasions, I came 2nd in the under 16 trick competition run by the BBC’s Ski Sunday programme and been featured on Hallam FM ( local commercial radio station). Calendar also ran three programmes covering The North face Challenge in Val Thorens. I was also featured in the Youngblood section in Dark Summer October 2007
If you could spend a day with anyone famous, dead or alive, who would it be?
Simon Dumont
Plans for the future?
I hope to get to the X Games and to do a season anywhere!
Famous last words?
If you can’t beat em join em!
Number of hours riding per week? 12
Number of hours thinking about skiing per week? 24/7
Number of pairs of skis owned? 7
Number of broken bones? None (phew)
Number of countries ridden in? 4
Number of years skiing? 6
