EB Freeski Team - Beanie Milne Home
Name - Beanie Milne Home
Age - 25
Years riding - 22
Winter home / summer home - Europe, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland - no set abode.
Sponsors - Faction Skis, Nikita Clothing, Oakley Eyewear, POW Gloves, Ellis Brigham
Equipment
Skis - Faction, Royales, 3. Zeros and Heroines
Boots - Full Tilt Soul Sister
Bindings - Faction
Binding mounting point - Varies for each ski, but generally a bit forward
Outerwear - Nikita
Goggles - Oakley
Poles - Faction
Helmet - Leedom
Favourites…
Favourite trick - 180, it’s a bit of a staple!
Favourite ski movie - Candide Kamera - short but very sweet.
Favourite non-ski movie - Buffalo Soldiers
Favourite music - All sorts, Rock, reggae, indie, electro …
Favourite resort - Verbier
Favourite food/drink - Thai
Favourite park - Laax, that pipe.
First skiing experience - Grew up skiing at Glenshee in Scotland, don’t remember anything because I was frozen solid.
Favourite ski experience - Just riding with friends in deep powder.
Notable achievements in skiing - Seems to have been a while since I competed, due to injury, but back when I was 2nd at the NZ Open Heli Finals, 9th IFSA World Tour Finals, 2007. Being on the podium at every Brits I’ve been to.
Any special skills outside of skiing - I’m a Sports Massage Therapist, Pilates Instructor and a cook, all to keep the skiing habit going. Also really into design and getting involved in that side of things at Faction.
Who do you admire in skiing - Janina Kuzma, is a kick ass chick skier.
If I weren’t skiing, I’d be … Attempting to surf.
Quickfire preference
Park or powder - Powder
Louie, Danni, Cheryl or Simon - Cheryl
Rails or kickers - Rails
Poles or no poles - Poles
Skate or surf - Surf
Beanie or helmet - Helmet
Bumps or trees - Trees
Snowblading or jester hats - Two wrongs don’t make a right
Tanner or Seth - Tanner, I think
Steve or Rhys - Never met Rhys, so Steve
