Jackie Baker         Freeride Mountain biking Queen

Salt Lake City, UT

Bio:.....coming soon..

Emily Jackson, 19     Pro WhiteWater Kayaker

Resides:  Rock Island, Tennessee

ON-WATER Highlights:    World Champion, Junior Women’s division

                                            World Cup Champion, senior women 

                                            Reigning US National Champion, senior women

                                            Youngest female to kayak the Zambezi and Nile Rivers

OFF-WATER Achievements:

Donates prize money – to date approx, $30K - to help build (hands-on) and staff a malaria clinic and a school for 1,000 kids in a village in Uganda at the headwaters of the Nile

Named Outdoor Industry Foundation inaugural “Outdoor Idol 2006;” see OutdoorIdols.org for details

Named Vokswagen Full Throttle Award winner, Teva Mountain Games, 2006 (out of 1200 athletes)

Guest panelist at Telluride Mountainfilm May 2006 as co- star of Polly Green documentary “Nomads”

Media:

Today Show Weekend, April 12 2008

Women’s Adventure magazine, cover story, August 2007

Teen Vogue, Flip.com, reports from Africa, March 2007

ElleGirl.com – badass of the month, Jan. 2007

Jane magazine (japan) Photos & interview from Teva Mtn Games, Nov. 2006

Cosmo Girl, Body & Soul full-page photo & interview, Sept. 2006

Girls Life, 1/2 page photo and story about Zambezi/Nile achievement, June 2006

Full results available upon request

Alizee Brion, 21    Pro Cable Wakeboarder

Born:  France        Resides: South Florida, US

Sponsors: DC SHOES, SLINGSHOT, RELENTLESS ENERGY, FFSN

Career Highlights:

2009    4th Place WWA Cable Wakeboard World Tour, Orlando

2008       3rd Place World Cable Wakeboard Championships, Russia

                    7th Place European Cable Wakeboard Championships, Turkey

            9th Place WWA Cable Wakeboard World Tour, Philippines

            5th Place WWA Cable Wakeboard World Tour, Toulouse

                      French “Rider of the Month” Award by Wakeboardmag.net

                        2007    1st Place U.S. Cable Wakeboard National Championships, Orlando

                           10th Place European Cable Wakeboard Championships, Holland

                        2006    1st Place U.S. Cable Wakeboard National Championships, Ski Rixen

                        2005    1st Place British Cable Wakeboard National Championships, Princes Club

                 7th Place World Cable Wakeboard Championships, Hungary

K.C. Oakley     Mogul Skier & Future Olympian

Resides:  Lake Tahoe & Berkeley, CA

C2Snow has watched KC develop as a skier from the age of 12.  For several years she has been US Ski Association National’s Champion for Freestyle all around.   She rocks on the bumps and jumps!   She is presently a student at UC Berkeley and an alternate for the US Olympic team but focusing on competing in 2014.   We support her as a student and shining skier! 

Updated bio coming after this semester!   GO BEARS!

David Wise   Freestyle Skier - Schralper Extreme

Resides:  Lake Tahoe, CA

David has been another athlete we’ve watched over the past decade.   He’s been a competitor at the X Games and currently is training in New Zealand so we’re gonna have to wait until he’s back Stateside for more pics and updated bio info but check out one of his highlights this season:

Press Release, 4/24/09

DAVID WISE WINS SUPERPIPE at WORLD SKIING INVITATIONAL

David Wise of Reno, Nevada finished the season on top of the world- the freestyle skiing world that is.  Wise recently won the Superpipe Gold at the World Skiing Invitational in Whistler, Canada, confirming his ranking as one of the top superpipe skiers in the world, based on victories over the season and his ranking in the World Cup.  The World Skiing Invitational is part of the Telus World Festival, which is held every year at the end of the season in Whistler, Canada.  The event is one of the most prestigious events in the sport of freestyle skiing, after being conducted for 16 years and attracting the best skiers in the world to the Festival that includes large purses for both snowboarding and skiing events.

Gregg Betonte:    Pro TV Producer & Masters Racer

Resides:  Lake Tahoe, CA

TEAM: Safeway / Bicycles Plus

TYPE OF RIDER - Sprinter / Power rider

OCCUPATION - TV Production

2009 Masters Nationals- Silver

2009 California / Nevada State Champion

2009 Overall California Cat-2 USCA Masters 30+ Crit Ranking No. 1 / Nationally No. 2

WHY DO I DO THIS:  I'd like to say its a way to put off mid-life- but really, I've done this my whole life via one sport or another... Racing and riding has exposed me to many great places and people. The team aspect lends a sense of purpose to all the hours of training as you are responsible to your fellow team mates.  I love this sport and all its brought to my life-