The Basics
Name:Jacob Wester
Date of birth:
November 17, 1987
Place of Birth:
Stockholm
Summer home:
Stockholm
Winter home:
Stockholm (all over)
Sponsors:
Armada, Oakley
Favorites:
Three ARMADA skis and why:
1. The AR6 181 mounted true center -1 cm:
A sweet all-round ski that works everywhere, light enough to be tech on rails, still strong and stable enough to go 40 ft out on hips without collapsing on impact.
2. The Pipe Cleaner mounted true center -1 cm:
It's just a great, fast pipe ski, with the sickest design, I also will ski this all mountain and in the park, it runs fast with the comp race base.
3. The JP/Julien mounted true center '3 cm
Place to ski park:
Keystone
Place to ski powder:
Utah
Athlete:
T_Hall
Ski movie:
Free Radicals I
CD:
Reinventing Axl Rose- Against me!
DVD:
A Scanner Darkly
Book:
The Dirt
Band:
Against Me!
Drink:
Milk
Artist:
Banksy
Website:
No, thanks
TV Show:
Fuck TV
Sport when not skiing:
Surfing
Vacation Spot:
Pipa, Brazil
Computer:
Eh?
Q&A
What's up Jacob?Not much, finally getting some well needed surf here in OC after a long season.
What's it like growing up in Sweden?
Good, there's tons of things to do as a kid and we have beautiful outdoors. I always used to hang out at our summerhouse and fish, windsurf and run around in the woods. And it's 30 min. from Stockholm!
If you were given the choice now, where would you spend your childhood?
No other place in the world, I could not have been happier.
What or who got you into skiing?
My whole family always skied, but I guess my mom got me into competing since she used to race a whole lot.
Give us a quick recap of your season:
- Jan- trained park, did X-Games, did bad
- Feb- trained park, filmed
- Mar- got my first US gold medal (NAO), filmed some more
- Apr- filmed, got to spend dome time home, filmed some more
- May- finally, it's over. I can't wait for summer...
What keeps you motivated?
My drive to constantly progress. The day I'll get stuck and can't improve, I'll quit.
Who are your skiing/snowboarding inspirations and alltime athletes?
Ski: T-Hall, SB: Benedek
What 's your own, personal, major accomplishment in skiing?
Joining an MSP Helitrip to Italy this year and realizing there is a lot more to skiing than park.
Last trick you learned?
Forward/ Switch Biospins
Trick you're working on?
Backside Cutbacks
What makes a good skier?
The ability to do your own thing without copying style. Stand out in a crowd and let your skiing talk for itself.
State of Skiing in '08- are you satisfied?
Seems like we're still caught in the ghetto hype if you look at the kids in the park on any given day.
Hottest Skiers in '08?
Sammy Jossi
Who's the most underrated skier out there?
I think no one is underrated, nor overrated.
As you keep pushing your personal limits in skiing on a daily basis, have you ever looked at something you've done in the past and been like damn, how did I ever do that?
I keep thinking about that air to fakie at the hip in June like that. I still don't understand how I did it.
Fantasy sponsor set-up:
United Airlines, ...Lost Surfboards, Rubik's, Audi, Cheap Monday clothing.
As a professional skier you get around a lot. If someone could only take one trip in his or her life, where would you recommend and why?
If you're into chicks, expensive drinks and mediocre skiing ' Are. If you're into good skiing ' any other resort.
What's something people would be surprised to find out about Jacob?
I'm really into tattoos, I only have one but there will be more.
What brings you the greatest happiness in life?
My girlfriend, an empty line-up, a crowded concert.
If you could eliminate a personality flaw, what would it be?
My lack of interest in other people.
Worst skitrend you witnessed:
Tall tees outside of jacket and 'Afterbang ride-aways'.
5 things you have left to do:
- Get barreled
- go to Alaska
- open up a little surf café on the beach somewhere warm
- start a rockband
- find eternal happiness
Recent video you filmed for:
MSP - Claim! This comig fall.
Injury list:
Broken ankles when I was 14. Since then- none.
Words to live by:
Words are overrated, I live by my actions.
Shoutouts:
Armada & Oakley for helping me out, my family and friends for supporting me and my girlfriend Sofia for the endless love and putting up with me being away 5 month a year.