Profile... Olivia Brass
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Snowboarder Questionnaire
What sort of board do you ride?
Ride Kashmir 151 or 154
What length board do you ride?
Between 151-155, and maybe a bit bigger on a powder day.
Do you ride Regular or Goofy?
Goofy
Stance angles (front and back)?
about 12, - 6
Favourite resort?
Mammoth Mountain, CA
How many seasons have you done?
5 seasons. 2 of them I spent instructing so didnt get too much time to ride for myself.
Where and when did you do your seasons?
Zermatt first 1999/2000, then Verbier the next three, then Mammoth in California for one, would have been 2 but I snapped my ACL at the start of the 2nd one and Im going to Morzine this winter
What was your favourite trip and why?
The Ride/K2 trip to South Lake, Tahoe in 2004, it was really good riding with all the boys, the weather was good, the parks were fun and it was crazy staying in a massive casino.
What do you love about snowboarding?
pretty much everything when Im fit and healthy - blue sky, fresh snow, groomed parks, no lift lines, friends, the views, the countries you get to visit etc.......
What's your goal within snowboarding?
Have fun, get as good as I can and keep snowboarding as long as possible
What's your scariest snowboarding moment?
Finding out I had ruptured my ACL (on the 3rd day of the season)and would have to have the reconstruction and spend the winter in England not snowboarding!
What are your top safety tips when riding?
judge your speed right when riding jumps!
General Questionnaire
What are your other interests?
Keeping fit, triathlon, cooking, eating out
Realistically, what will you be doing in the future?
sports therapy to athletes hopefully. Im studying Sports massage & Injury therapy at the moment.
What music are you into?
at the moment I like bands like Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, the Killers...theres so many good ones
What's your favourite book?
The Magician, by Rayond E Feist
What's your most prized possession?
my health & fitness
Olivia's Results/ Achievements...
Year | Event | Discipline | Category | Position |
| 2006 | Battle of Waterloo Open contest | Slopestyle | women | 1st |
| 2004 | USA SA, June Mountain, CA | Slopestyle | Open women | 3rd |
| 2004 | USA SA, Mammoth Mountain, CA | Slopestyle | Open women | 3rd |
| 2004 | British Slopestyle Champs | Slopestyle | Women | 4th |
| 2004 | Orange Brits, les 2 Alpes | Big Air | women | 5th |
| 2003 | Ultime Session, Verbier | Big Air | s. womens | 1st |
| 2003 | British Championships, Les Deux Alpes | Slopestyle | Senior Women | 2nd |
| 2003 | British Champs, les 2 Alpes | Big Air | Senior Women | 7th |
| 2002 | Carlsberg High Five, Verbier | overall | women | 2nd |
