Finn Anderson
Alright…first the basics. Who are you?
- My name is Finn Anderson. I'm 16. I like to ski. My sponsors are Spyder, Electric, 4FRNT, Bern, Level, Sierra-at-Tahoe, and PLA. I live in Placerville, California.
Why do you ski?
- I think the reason I ski is for the pow days. Park days are great, and I absolutely love slidin rails and jumpin around, but those days are just the outer shell of my skiing oreo. Those epic pow days are the cream filling. There isn't anything better than hiking out into the backcountry with your closest friends and rejoicing in the epic freshness the mountains have given you.
What is style? Who has it?
- I think style is difference. A lot of skiers out there watch a lot of videos and feel like they have to conform to a certain type of skiing, or ski like their favorite pro. I think style is something that is natural and unforced- skiing is a way to express yourself through your body's movement. Skiers or boarders who shred differently from others impress me with their style. Guys like LNP, Anthony Boronowski, Ande Mahre, and Wiley miller have sick style. Jimi Hendrix has style.
What do you do when you aren't skiing?
- Go skateboarding!
Tell us a story about a fellow Spyder Teammate.
- One day I was skiing at squaw and my phone rang. It was Grant Savage and he wanted to know which Version of World Of Warcraft he should download. I still make fun of him.
Top Five Bands?
- 1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Beatles
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. Grateful Dead tied with The Band
What is the first thing you are going to do when you turn 18?
- I'd like to say that I'm going to become an adult and go do something very exciting and respectable, but I think by brother promised he'd take me to a strip bar for my birthday…. That or hit up the Indian casino. Or maybe both!
I recently got word that you were trying to go vegetarian. What is wrong with you?
- Well, I was reading about Goerge Harrison the other day and some of the things he was saying made a lot of sense to me. Did you know that monkeys don't get headaches or the flu? This is because they don't eat a lot of the things that we do. What you put in your body reflects your life, and I've just realized meat isn't very radical! I'm also trying to stop drinking soda, but for some reason I'm having some difficulty with that one.
Lifelong Goals?
- I really, really, really want to be in a biker gang when I'm older.
Quote?
- "Don't sweat the petty things, pet the sweaty things"
Anything else?
- Yes. Thank you Chad Buckridge for being the man behind Spyder and always helping me out! Also, my parents, Jimbo Morgan, Matt Sterbenz, Joe Stumpf, and my buddies have helped me out a ton and are awesome. Thanks for reading this everyone.
