Hello David. Where are you now?
I AM IN SQUAMISH,BC WATCHING THE SNOW FALL...
Tell me about you season so far. Are you finding any pow?
I FOUND PLENTY OF POW BUT TO BE HONEST IT'S BEEN PRETTY HARD SO FAR TO
GET SOME GOOD FILMING DONE...WE BARELY HAVE ANY SUN, MAYBE 4 DAYS OF
SUN...BUT TONS OF POW ,SO THAT'S SUPER FUN!
You grew up in a much different environment then where you are living now in terms the type of snowboarding you did. Tell me about your decision to move to whistler and how it affected your snowboarding?
WELL, I DECIDED TO MOVE TO WHISTLER FOR THE BIG-MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE,WHERE I GREW UP THE BIGGEST MOUNTAIN IS 350 METERS HIGH, AND ALSO TO LIVE THE WHISTLER LIFESTYLE OF BEING A SNOW BUM. I THINK I DEFIANTLY BENEFITED FROM THIS MOVE OUT WEST, THE MOUNTAINS HERE ARE SO GOOD...
Speaking of changes, you just recently became a dad. What changes in you life has that made?
IT'S THE BIGGEST CHANGE I WENT THROUGH FOR SURE, BUT IT IS THE
BEST...I WOULDN'T IMAGINE MYSELF OTHERWISE NOW...SHE IS GREAT...EVERYTHING TAKES A LOT MORE ORGANIZATION, THINGS ARE NOT AS
SPONTANEOUS BUT IT'S ALL GOOD
OK, back to snowboarding. One feature in the Tahoe area is best known for your name. The "DCP Cliff". What was it like the first time you jumped it?
IT WAS PRETTY SCARY, ALEX AUCHU LOST RO-SHAM-BO AND HE HAD TO GO FIRST, HE STRAIGHT AIR AND KINDA NOSE DOVE, AND SAID I AM DONE WITH IT...SO IT MADE IT EVEN SCARIER...IT'S JUST REAL BIG AND NOT SO STEEP...AND THE SNOW WAS A BIT WIND BLOWN...BUT IT WAS QUITE A GOOD ADRENALINE RUSH...
Does the "DCP Cliff" feel any different now after jumping it so many times? Or does it feel like the first time every time you roll up to it?
NOT SO MANY TIMES, BUT LIKE 3 SESSIONS ON IT...IT'S DIFFERENT BUT STILL VERY EXHILARATING...CAUSE EVERY TIME YOU HAVE TO STEP IT UP AND DO SOMETHING BETTER...ANDREAS KILLED IT AND SHUT IT DOWN FOR SURE...IT'S STILL AS CRAZY TO BE STANDING ON TOP OF IT WAITING FOR THE SUN TO RISE...
You and Andreas Wiig built a new take off near the cliff this year with a scary drop in. What the heck was up with that?
WELL I WANTED TO HIT SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THE LANDING LOOKED SWEET,
BUT THE RUN IN WAS SHORT AND STEEP SO WE BUILT A JUMP AND THEN WE
REALISED WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED...WE ALMOST WERE OVER IT BUT
THEN I STARTED TO DIG OUT THE CORNICE AND MADE A DOME IN IT AND GAINED
ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PERFECT SPEED ...HOP, 3 BOARD LENGTH SLIDE AND
JUMP!
Stay at home or travel the world?
WELL IT'S HARD, I NEED A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, BUT I REALLY ENJOY BEING AT HOME, THE THING IS THAT I HAVE 3 HOMES...SQUAMISH, VAIL AND DOMINICAL, COSTA RICA...BUT THERE IS SO MANY PLACES I WANT TO TRAVEL TO THAT I CAN'T STAY AT HOME FOR TOO LONG, I MIGHT AS WELL TRAVEL NOW WHILE I CAN.
Film or free ride?
HUMMMM! BOTH ,BUT FREE RIDING IS VERY IMPORTANT SO YOU CAB HAVE THOSE
GREAT FILM DAYS...I NEED TO FIND A BALANCE AND GO FILM WHEN IT,S WORTH
GOING OUT FILMING...
Who has been the biggest influence on your snowboarding?
I THING THAT TERJE HAAKONSEN WOULD BE THE ONE...I ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO HIM GROWING UP AND LATELY I RODE WITH HIM A FEW TIMES AND I STILL LOOK UP TO HIM, HE IS SO FLUID AND FAST...
In the summer which would you choose. Surf, Skate or summer snowboard trip?
A LITTLE BIT OF IT ALL, I USUALLY GO ON A COUPPLE SURF TRIPS, SKATE AS MUCH AS I CAN AT MY RAMP OR AT SKATEPARKS WHEREVER I AM AT AND I ALSO USUALLY GO TO A SNOWBOARD TRIP DOWN UNDER...SO, I DON'T REALLY TRAVEL LIGHT...3 KIND OF BOARDS AND BABY STUFF...QUITEA PROCESS...
I heard about a crazy trip in NZ you did a couple years ago. Something about a heli surf trip? whats up with that?
YEAH, IT WAS AMAZING, THIS GUY PHIL SET IT UP AND WE WERE GONNA GO
SHOOT SNOWBOARDING BUT IT WAS SUPER STORMY SO WE DIDN'T AND HE CALLED NAD SAID THE WAVES WERE PUMPING ON THE WEST COAST AND THAT WE COULD ALL SHARE AN HELI TO THE OCEAN, IT WAS THE BEST 500 $ I EVER
SPENT...IT WAS UNREAL...WE FLEW TROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND GOT TO THE
WATER AND SWELL LINES WERE STACKED ALL THE WAY TOM THE HORIZON AND
WRAPPING AROUND ALL THE BAYS...IT WAS HUGE, SO WE FLEW THERE SO THERE
WAS NO TURNING BACK...WE ENDED UP SURFING WAY DOWN THE LINE...THE
CURRENT WAS STRONG AND THE WAVES WERE HEAVY...I BROKE 2 BOARDS DUCK
DIVING THAT DAY...I WAS UNDER BOARDED...
Got any other crazy stories?
I GOT A BUNCH OR INTERESTING STUFF THAT HAPPENED TO ME, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE TO START...FROM GETTING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER IN THE
COSTA RICAN JUNGLE AT NIGHT AND BLOWING OUT THE ENGINE OF THE CAR ,TO
HIKING UP THROUGH SOME CRAZY ROUTE TO THE PEAK OF SOME MOUNTAIN ,TO
DRIVING 23 HOURS STRAIGHT FROM VAN TO VAIL AFTER A TRIP TO EUROPE JUST
TO SEE MY WIFE TO BE, TO BEING FACE TO FACE WITH A 6 FEET BOA
CONSTRUCTOR IN A FRIENDS BATHROOM...THERE IS A LOT OF CRAZY SHIT...
Thanks for your time David. I hope you are getting some deep snow waves wherever you are.
I AM , I AM MORE HOPING TO BE SOME SUNNY DAYS AND POW...I THINK IT'S
COMING...IT'S OFFICIALLY THE SECOND PART OF THE WINTER STARTING
NOW...SO LET'S GET OUR SHRED ON AND PUT OUR LANDING IN THE SUN GEAR ON
AND LET'S MAKE A MOVIE!
Be sure to check out DCP in the upcoming MDP Movie "Picture This" watch the teaser HERE
