Connor Beach
Snowboard Pro Forum

Name: Connor Beach

Date of birth: 10/15/90

Started riding in what year? 2001

Sponsor/s? Fuel Clothing, sixsixone. icecoast productions

What snowboard related business activites are you involved in? USASA slopestyle

Where did you grow up? I grew up in Auburn massachusetts and was born in worcester. My dad started me off skiing when i was about 3 years old and i stuck wth it but decided i wanted to snowboard. Since that first time i tried it i never want ot get off of it. Then he moved to Vermont to work at Mount SNow so i get to Board at a lot of different ski resorts

Live now? I live in Auburn massachusetts. In the winter im at my dads house a lot which is in Wliminton Vermont.

Fave places to ride? MY favorite places to ride are Mount Snow and wachusett mountian. I live in aurburn so wachusett is close, then on weekend i usually go up north to my dads house and shred at Mount Snow.

Do you warm up each day before you ride? If so, what do you do to warm up? NO i usually just take the first few runs easy just getting use to the features, then I start to turn it on.

How keep in shape in season? How keep in shape for snowboarding out of season? I Snowboard almost evryday during the winter so i dont have to worry about the winter and out of season i play football,baseball, skateboard and even snowboard with my friend on our rails.

Fave riding buddies? My friend Ben Pond. We take pretty much all of our trips together, e are neighbors so we are super close and we push eachother to do better. We nevr worry about bad days ervyday out on the slopes is fun for us!

Who do you admire in snowboarding or outside and why? My dad and mom because with out them i woudnt be here and they were the ones that go me into skiing, which got me into snowboarding.

Do you ever get bummed out about your riding, and why? I may get frustrate with my self but i will forget about what ever i did by the chairlift ride up and be ready to kill it my next run down. If i keep thinking about all it is going to do is make my whole day bad, so i just dont even think about it, then I just move on.
How do you fix it? I try to laugh about what i did and just get it totally out of my head. If that doesnt work i got my pal benny P with me to help me move on and have a good time again.

Do you use visualization, and if so, how? Once and a while if im at my house adn i picture a run in my head i will usualy try to visualize it again when im at the mountain but idk i just go with the flow and stay relaxed,.

What safety equipt. do you wear, use for snowboarding? I wear a helmet everytime i ride, no reason not to. They dont look bad and they will save you and make it so you are able to keep shredding.

If you're pro, when did you decide to “go pro” — and what happened to get you there? Well im not a pro but im working on it by biulding up my sponsors and hopefulyl one day i will be.

What have you read, listened to seen that you liked lately? My snowboarder magazine, GOOD Topics.

Where have you traveled to lately that you like? MY last trip was to Jay Peak it was the funnest day ever. Even though i stay in the parks mostly, fresh pow, woods riding, little cliff drops, caint beat it.

Any guilty pleasures? Trying to show off. doesnt do you any good!

Have you done well in any contests lately that you want to tell us about? Yeah i won the massachusetts 14-15 usasa series. Also 2nd place finish in a rosignol slopetyle competitiion. Then fell hard and broke my Pelvis so coudnt compete anymore and coudnt go to Northstar for nationals because of it! I was super bummed but hey something bad is going to ahppen someitme so this season im going to bounce abck and have another great year.

Anything that not many people know about you that you would like to share? i love watching t.v and i dont like to read besides snowboard magazines.

Encouraging words for beginners? Dont quit just becasue you arent good when you start off, keep trying and ride as much as possible and compete. just becasue you fall once doesnt mean you cant do it keep trying.

Advice you want to share? Dont huck tricks they just look ugly. A stylish 360 grab looks better any day then a hucked no grab 720!