EB Freeski Team - Mike Wakefield
Name - Mike Wakefield
Age - 23
Years riding - 8
Winter home / summer home - Mammoth, Sheffield
Sponsors - Oakley, Bawbags, Ellis Brigham, Snozone, The Club at burntwood, Facade, Forcefield body armour, Nixon, Giro helmets, Line skis
Equipment
Skis - Line Afterbang
Boots - Salomon SPK
Bindings - Marker Jesters
Binding mounting point - Centre
Outerwear - Oakley
Goggles - Oakley Crowbar
Poles - Scott
Helmet - Giro Shiv
Favourites…
Favourite trick - Wake n Bake
Favourite ski movie - Dirty Laundry.
Favourite non-ski movie - Too many to list, 1st that came to my head was Deuce Bigalo.
Favourite music - Anything really, my ipod is currently playing the dj tiesto remix of the editors new song.
Favourite resort - Mammoth.
Favourite food/drink - Pizza and sushi (not at the same time). Jack Daniels.
Favourite park - Mammoth once again, although the park down the road from my house has just had some new swings built, stoked.
First skiing experience - skiing in the London Daily Mail Ski Show was the 1st time I had a pair of skis on my feet
Notable achievements in skiing - 1st ever Brit to land a d-spin 1080 in the pipe and have a trick named after me.
Any special skills outside of skiing - I can rodeo on a snowboard and have a whole bag of tricks on a wakeboard too. I cook a mean steak too.
Funniest thing seen on snow - Slavemonkey trying to clear the knuckle in Mammoth with a 180 and just clipping it and flying down to the bottom in a whole heap of skis and poles etc, amazing.
If I weren’t skiing, I’d ... Have had way way less x-rays taken.
Best competition you ever entered - The 1st ever Brits, just so so much fun. like it should still be.
Quickfire preference
Park or powder - Park
Louie, Danni, Cheryl or Simon - Who cares? Cheryl is sexy though
Rails or kickers - Rails
Poles or no poles - Poles
Skate or surf - Surf
Beanie or helmet - Helmet
Bumps or trees - None
Snowblading or jester hats - blading
Tanner or Seth - Neither
Steve or Rhys - Steve
