HCSC Session Giveaway Contest!! - Event Date: Jan/01/2010 - Mar/21/2010

Sierra User Name: Steez91

(I used to listen to a lot of rap, and I was born in 1991 Haha!) 

Home Resort: Wisp Resort – Deep Creek Lake, Maryland

Years Snowboarding: 5

Average number of days Snowboarding each (last 2) year(s): 70

Favorite Snowboard Setup: Rome Artifact 150, Rome Arsenal Bindings

Favorite Snowboard Tricks: Backside Tailslides, Cab 360s, Backflips

Your Best Experience Snowboarding:

The one session I went to High Cascade. 3 years ago I worked all winter and spring at my local shop saving just enough for Session 6, Aug. 7-14. There was hardly any snow but it was still one of the most incredible times of my life. There were no rope tows, and one park, so I hiked all day long, learning tons of tricks in the short time I had there. The friends I left with out-numbered the friends I came with. Other great snowboarding experiences include urban shredding with my friends, riding the local resort, and making tons of videos. I have purchased all of my equipment myself, including my board, bindings, boots, season passes, a video camera and several lenses. I started a blog that covers my crew in the Mid-Atlantic area, where I post videos and interesting stories or photos that we come across. If you’re interested in what snowboarders are up to in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West by god Virginia, you should HAVE SOME. (My blog) 

What makes you most want to go to HCSC this Summer:

I have learned much since my session at HCSC, but I can only imagine how much fun camp would be with a new park and a rope tow. I learned backflips this year and several 540’s but unfortunately the camera wasn’t out. HCSC is only the "funnest" place on Earth if you enjoy boarding like I do. I still have tons of room for improvement and I want to take my tricks to bigger rails that are properly maintained. Conditions in the mountains of Maryland are not always the best. I would also really enjoy filming all the friends I make at camp and the pro’s that inhabit camp. I know HCSC has great jumps and a lap park, where I can learn flow and get some more serious jumping under my belt. The fun and friendly staff sure make me want to go back to camp just one more time!

Why should you win the HCSC Summer Camp Session:

I should win the Summer Camp Session because I have not only the drive and desire to better myself, but the vision to “make it happen.” So far I have put a lot of time, energy, and money into snowboarding, though I have yet to receive much other than the good times and memories I’ve had with my friends and my board. I am also a full-time student so I really don’t have much spare time to squeeze some boarding in. I volunteer at my local resort in the mountains of Maryland because they can’t afford to hire and I travel too much to have a full-time job. Though I paid for my season pass I have also made videos for a nearby resort, 7 Springs, which includes my edits on their website. I make the hour trip a good bit but I spend most of my time there filming. You can see some of my work for them here - http://ride7springs.com I have not received anything for the edits but I continue making them for the fun that I have doing it.  I’ve traveled as far as Cleveland, OH for urban shredding, though I often have to drive an hour plus to get some shred in. I have tried to contact my local shops for sponsorship opportunities, but I often get the impression that they don’t really support local snowboarding. I feel that if I attended HCSC this summer I could get better and possibly get a deal or “hook-up” so that I don’t have to worry about affording a new snowboard next year. With a little encouragement, I could bring something back to my local snowboarding scene and show young shredders in my area that good things can really happen when you go out and have fun on your board. I’ve seen many of the other posts and I’d have to say that everyone is deserving of this camp session. I wish the rest of you luck! 

What is your biggest snowboard goal/dream: 

Get better at snowboarding, continue making films, and promote local snowboarding, something that is often looked down upon in my area. If you don’t play football, baseball, etc. in my area, you are not seen as “normal.” I deeply love the act of stand-sledding. Like a little kid, I can just pick up my shred stick and walk to the top of the hill over and over, for the pure pleasure of sliding the snow, rail, or catching some sky. Every time I hike up the hill and ride it out, I gain experience that I have been building since the first time I strapped in. I think a session at HCSC this summer would be an honor and a privilege, because I certainly can’t afford to attend camp myself.