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About Eric

New to the AASI Snowboard Team this year, Eric grew up riding in upstate New York and continued snowboarding throughout college in Vermont. He followed his passion for the sport and began instructing in New York and throughout different parts of New England. Eric’s experiences teaching and being on the AASI-E education staff eventually led him to coaching, and he’s currently a head coach for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports club in Colorado. In the summer, Eric travels and plays the drums with the band Holden Young Trio.

Vital Stats

Hometown: Elmira NY

Resort: Steamboat, CO 

Sponsors: Burton (boots and bindings), Anon, Red, Level Gloves, Purl Wax, eesa, Smokin Snowboards, Allyance

Favorite run: Tuckerman’s Chute (Jay Peak, VT)

Favorite on-mountain restaurant: Diva’s, Steamboat

Favorite travel destination: The Adirondacks

Favorite food: Bacon

Apres style: A beer with friends or rest before live music at night.

Playlist: Led Zepplin, Jurassic 5, Q-Tip, Chili Peppers, Mars Volta, Medeski Martin Wood

Rides on: Smokin Snowboard’s KT22 154 w/ MagneTrac, Burton Custom, Burton Co2 & P1 Binders, XIII & Ion boots

Currently reading: Integral Spirituality, by Ken Wilbur

Most memorable riding moment: Landing the Double Decker cliff drop under the Tram at Jay Peak in a blind fog. It felt surreal landing blind and riding away through waist-deep powpow!

First snowboarding outfit: Burton Surfwear outfit (circa Late '80s). Teal pants w/ black knees. Matching purple, teal, black, white, and gray splatter-pattern jacket. Still have it and wear it on Gaper Day (April 1st) and torchlight parades.

The best thing about being on the AASI Snowboard Team: I get to hang out with all sorts of cool and interesting people while having fun snowboarding.

The best thing about snowboarding: Snowboarding creates a unique culture that prides itself on individual expression, self discovery through challenges we choose, and awesome sensations that are specific to riding.