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NAME: Connor Harding

AGE: 15

PLACE OF BIRTH: Nelson, New Zealand

HOME MOUNTAIN: Snowpark nz

YEARS OF RIDING: 5 - 6

SPONSORS: Base, K2 snow, Opal, 540s

Mack James


LATEST RESULTS:
Billabong slopestyle: 7th under 20
Burton open halfpipe: Did not make pipe finals
Regionals: youth, 1st halfpipe, 1st slopestyle, 1st boardercross Forum youngblood qualifier: 1st under 16, 3rd under 20

Nationals: youth, 1st halfpipe, 3rd slopestyle
Plan for the summer? (Where you going and what are you doing?) Im
hopefully going to Utah to ride at Brighton and Parkcity and do all the
comps around there and maybe some filming with my friends.

WHAT SKI'S OR BOARD'S DO YOU RIDE ON?
K2 www and K2 temptation

 WHERE DO YOU SPEND YOUR WINTERS?
Wanaka and over seas if I'm lucky!

 WHAT IS YOUR BEST SKIING STORY?

I was riding in Laax Switzerland with my mates and I hit the side of a tree then fell head first down a tree well. I was yelling out to my mates for ages for some help before I finally made my way out of it and got to the bottom where I found both my mates just chillin out like "Where were you bro? You took ages".

 

LIST 5 ITEMS YOU THINK SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE WORLD:

1.War
2.Smart cars
3.Bogans
4.Racisim
5.Death metal


WHAT IS YOU FAVORITE ITEM OF FOOD?
Don't really know there's a few.

 
WHAT WOULD YOU BE IF YOU WERE NOT A SKIER OR BOARDER?
A Surfer!!!!!!!!!!!

 
TO ME, BASE IS:
A really friendly super good shop YEAH!!!!!!!

 WHAT WOULD YOUR BEST DAY ON SNOW BE?
Getting helicoptered up a sick mountain for free and getting endless runs, inches deep pow - all avelanche free - and then hitting the best funest jump in the world. Or something like that.

 WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT?
So far getting a fast forward in the NZ Snowboarder

How was your season? Give me a brief run down on what you got up to? It was great! I had heaps of fun and learned heaps of new things. I also got some good results which I was happy with and did heaps of riding and not too much school which was a bonus.

 What was the highlight of your season?
The Billabong Slopestyle because I had heaps of fun on the course and learned
a new thing or two.

 Describe your best day of the season?
Building a jump up TC with my bro and sis and a couple of mates and
having as much fun as possible.

 Describe your worst day of the season?
Went up Snowpark with a friend and just rode the jib line casual as, then went to boardslide a down bar without thinking and slipped out and hit my head really hard and felt sick the rest of the day.

Shout outs:
The crew at base, Dale at 540s, Simon at K2, Jesse Opal, Mum 'N' Dad,
Bro and sis, Rach and all my friends. Cheers


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