Experiences Like Snowflakes – Benji Farrow
As a competitive snowboarder I spend almost 100% of my time on snow, and that got me thinking. Just like a snowflake every experience is unique and special but they all accumulate to create a something beautiful. This year has been made up of many experiences, each different and new but all awesome and together they shaped my season and my life!! So here are some of the best memories from this past year spent chasing snowflakes!
MAMMOTH SPRING RIDING!!
What sounds better than 65 degrees, tons on soft snow, perfect jumps/pipe and great friends? Not much! And if you can think of something better email me and let me know! Every year I come and spend two weeks in Mammoth to take advantage of the late season shred. This year, I left my home in Ludlow, VT on May 27th and headed to Mammoth to meet with the rest of the US Snowboard Team for a couple weeks of on-snow training. Mammoth received a ton of snow this year and it was awesome that they kept their Main Park open so late. With the soft snow and sunny days as well as one of my mentors, Chas Gouldemond, riding with me, I was able to work on a bunch of new tricks and even put some on lock down!!
Towards the end of my time in Mammoth I met up with my agent and did a afternoon of filming, for the limited time we had I was very happy with the shots we got. Check the quick edit we threw together here! I also got to film some with Chas for his webisode “Dropping In with Chas”. I will post that as well once it is released.
-Benji Farrow
