Profile... Danny Wheeler
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Snowboarder Questionnaire
How old where you when you first began riding?
15 years old
What/Who got you into it?
I saw an article in a skate mag and I was too retarded to ski so i thought I`d give it a try
What sort of board do you ride?
Santa Cruz Largo Demon, they give me some different graphics through the year cause I get bored easily
What length board do you ride?
165
Do you ride Regular or Goofy?
Both
Stance width?
24 inches
Stance angles (front and back)?
-9 back +18 front
Favourite resort?
Val D`Isere
How many seasons have you done?
Seven
Danny Wheeler
From Danny's Action Gallery.
Where and when did you do your seasons?
Too Boring, Mostly in France and a couple in America
What was your favourite trip and why?
The next one i am going on cause you dont know whats gong to happen. The last one I crashed a sled that wasn't mine. It was a bit expensive but funny in hindsight. Ryan the filmer was cool though, I guess it happens when your learning. I am paying for the repairs and they are tax deductable i think
What do you love about snowboarding?
It`s easy to carry
What's your goal within snowboarding?
Just rockin and rolin and whatnot
What aspect of snowboarding gives you the most satisfaction (powder, kickers, halfpipe, competitions, big air, cliff drops, etc.)?
Apres ski in a fake Irish pub sipping Guinness
What style of snowboarding best describes your riding (include a couple if you want)?
Avant Garde psuedo retro freestyle
What's your favourite trick?
The one where david blaine throws a playing card at a car and it ends up on the inside of the windscreen, now that is sick
What's your scariest snowboarding moment?
Getting taken out on the Piste by some guy in jeans during the French holidays
What are your top safety tips when riding?
Watch the T bar doesn`t smack you on the head
General Questionnaire
What are your other interests?
Property speculation
Where would you like to see yourself in the future?
Sipping Champagne in a Mansion
Realistically, what will you be doing in the future?
Drinking Guinness in my flat
Who are your idols?
David Bowie for growing old with style and in snowboarding Alexi Vanninen has the best real steez.
What music are you into?
UK Hip Hop like Roots Manuva, Forces of Nature, and The streets and then older stuff Fleetwood Mac, Jeffersoon Airplane and all the greats of British Music, the Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Pink Floyd, the Stone Roses and Oasis. Why wern`t the Pixies bigger too
What's your favourite quote?
It`s all old bollocks aint it
Best cocktail, shot or drink?
Guinness
What's your most prized possession?
My sanity
Thanks to:
My Mum, Sister, All my friends All my sponsors
Anything else you want to say?
My media age is ninteen but I am really thirty five. Isn`t that wierd
Danny's Results/ Achievements...
Year | Event | Discipline | Category | Position |
| 2006 | British champs, Laax | Big air | Mens | 3rd |
| 2005 | British champs, Laax | Big air | Mens | 2nd |
| 2003 | Turin Free Air, London | SJ | Mens | 1st |
| 2003 | X Box Big Day Out, Val d'isere | SJ | Mens | 1st |
| 2003 | best british male, London | union awards | mens | 1st |
| 2003 | union awards | british rider | mens | 1st |
| 2002 | best british male, London | Union awards | Mens | 1st |
| 2002 | best british male | union awards | mens | 1st |
| 2001 | bast british male, London | Union awards | mens | 1st |
