Christopher Coffelt
Snowboard Pro Forum

Name: Christopher Coffelt

Nickname: TEX, TEXAS, TEJAS

Date of birth: 4/15/87

Started riding in what year? 97

Sponsor/s? Fuel Clothing, SIXSIXONE, Freestyle Watch Co., Truth Industries, Steel MX/SMX Optics, Slednecks

What snowboard related business activites are you involved in? I compete alot...

Where did you grow up? Texas/Tahoe

Live now? Reno-Tahoe area.

Fave places to ride? Northstar, CA

Do you warm up each day before you ride? If so, what do you do to warm up? Stretch it out a lil bit, and a lil Tony Hawk before i head up in the morning!!! :)

How keep in shape in season? How keep in shape for snowboarding out of season? Ride everyday!!! and out of season i skate, surf and Wakeboard as much as possible.

Fave riding buddies? Kevin Jones, Matty King, Megan Koester...and the "LIL WODIE" aka JJ

Who do you admire in snowboarding or outside and why? TRAVIS PARKER...hes from Texas, and he just has an over all fun style...plus his spins are just rediculous!

Do you ever get bummed out about your riding, and why? not really, its always fun. but i get mad AFTER a bad day! but only after!
How do you fix it? keep trying what it is that i was doing until i get it! never stop half way through!

Do you use visualization, and if so, how? yeah...just on approaches and stuff!

What safety equipt. do you wear, use for snowboarding? Helmet in comps

If you're pro, when did you decide to “go pro” — and what happened to get you there? ummmmmm i didnt decide, i signed a pro contract with a sponsor and it just kinda went from there...have yet to see the big bucks!HAHAHA

What have you read, listened to seen that you liked lately? ummmm i listen to alot of music, but i like the new incubus and shiny toy guns, but also i listen to alot of hip-hop and raggae. TOOTS AND THE MAYTELS!!

Where have you traveled to lately that you like? Mammoth is good.

Any guilty pleasures? :-) well theres things that should be said and things that shouldnt so......lets just go withhhhh....mexican food!

Anything that not many people know about you that you would like to share? i have a ferret

Encouraging words for beginners? FUN FUN FUN!!!

Advice you want to share? more FUN!