Megan Garber
Snowboard Pro Forum

Name: Megan Garber

Nickname: Meggo

Date of birth: 05-16-1987

Started riding in what year? 2006

Sponsor/s? BitchBoards

What snowboard related business activites are you involved in? Just starting up!

Where did you grow up? A little town in Eastern Oregon called "Spray" 150 people! The only girl in my graduating class of 11!

Live now? Vancouver Washington with my boyfriend, wiener dog and my two cats

Fave places to ride? Mt Hood Meadows!

Do you warm up each day before you ride? If so, what do you do to warm up? Yes, and Stretch Stretch Stretch!

How keep in shape in season? How keep in shape for snowboarding out of season? I am really active all year long, always doing another Extreme sport. Out of season you can find me trying to pull up wheelies on my Sport bike (2005 Kawasaki ZX6R)

Fave riding buddies? My favorite riding buddy is my boyfriend who can also Rip! His name is Eli.

Who do you admire in snowboarding or outside and why? I admire all the companies lately trying to get more women involved in the sport. It seems like every site I look at they are having another function or camp directed towards gathering more women!

Do you ever get bummed out about your riding, and why? Ive progressed so fast in so little time that I was frustrated at everything I tried for the first time!
How do you fix it? Keep trying and when I get home jump on youtube and look for some instructions!

Do you use visualization, and if so, how? Everyday! I swear most the time Im thinking about snowboard...at work...before I go to bed....when Im walking my dog at the dog park...Im ALWAYS thinking about snowboarding. I picture myself doing some wicked $h*t!

What safety equipt. do you wear, use for snowboarding? I wear a Salomon Divine Helmet

If you're pro, when did you decide to “go pro” — and what happened to get you there? Not pro yet, just signed my contract with BitchBoards

What have you read, listened to seen that you liked lately? www.powderroom.net has updated blogs daily of the snowboarding world. I visit there 4+ times a day...Listened to...Metallica's new album, the song "The day that never comes"

Where have you traveled to lately that you like? Reno Nevada! Went and swam at Lake Tahoe and it was BEAUTIFUL!

Have you done well in any contests lately that you want to tell us about? Sorry! None entered yet! Ive won a few contests at work though! Im a Rockin' Personal Financial Representative at Washington Mutual Bank!

Anything that not many people know about you that you would like to share? I Played Volleyball, Basketball, and Track since the 5th grade...All through High school and then Volleyball at a 2 year college.
I even went to Australia my sophomore year of high school for Track!

Encouraging words for beginners? Don't give up after the first few times, it will come to you!

Advice you want to share? Maybe after I get a little more into this!