Talking about snowbording with the pro rider & WSF Pro Women ambassador Silvia Mittermüller!

BIO
NAME Silvia Mittermueller
NICK NAME Silli
SPONSORS Vans, Planet Sports, Breckenridge Resort, Ride, Oakley, Elm
AGE old enough to teach you a lot
HOME MOUNTAIN Breckenridge, CO
STANCE Goofy, 54cm
RIDING SINCE 1997
SOCIAL NETWORKS Instagram/ Twitter silviamittermul Facebook Silvia Mittermuller

WHEN DID YOU FIRST START TO SNOWBOARD?
1997

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST SNOWBOARD? WHAT WAS IT?
I dont know what it was, but it said Six`em on the base. It was brown and kinda ugly and too wide and long for me.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TRICK?
Anything that works out effortless despite being difficult to learn.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO SNOWBOARDING WHERE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN YET?
Wow very good question! I´d like to go to Vars in France because I love french language and only heard good rumours about their park. I also love Japan, but I´ve been there before.

WHAT SHOULD EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT SNOWBOARDING?
That the price to pay at the beginning is 2-3 days of hard crashes and bruises – after that its only good! And that you´re never too old to learn to ride park or do little tricks – my parents are over 60 and ride small park features!

WHAT CAN GIRLS AND WOMEN DO TO GET STARTED WITH SNOWBOARDING?
1) get a fitting setup (rental is ok too, just make sure to pick a soft board that isnt wider than your feet are long and no longer than 150cm!)
2) Dress too warm so being cold is never a problem
3) take it slow and control your fear (you always have to risk a little to win a little)
4) enjoy how powerful it makes you feel to succeed at something you didnt think you could do
5) being in decent shape is always good to start with, but maybe snowboarding can also give you a reason to finally want to get into better shape.

PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO LIVE AND SHRED, YOUR SECOND HOME IN COLORADO…WHAT MAKES LIVING THERE SO UNIQUE?
I have fallen in love with Breckenridge since my very first time here over 10 years ago – they had the best park ,the widest and most perfect jump take offs and the biggest choice of rails I had ever seen in my life. It is still like that, thats why most professional slopestyle snowboarders and skiers are coming to Colorado for at least a month per season by now. You can just progress so fast here and live a very happy life in this tiny mountain town at over 3000m of altitude!

Find more info about the WSF Pro Women Event with Silvia here: www.facebook.com/events/