Madison Blackley
Snowboard Pro Forum

Name: Madison Blackley

Date of birth: may, 14 1989

Started riding in what year? 1998

Sponsor/s? Nikita, Bataleon, Blindside co, Zagg

What snowboard related business activites are you involved in? The riding part

Where did you grow up? Good ol Park City Utah

Live now? Salt Lake City

Fave places to ride? Brighton for pow and rails, Park city for jump lines, Whister and hood for summers and mammoth for the spring

Do you warm up each day before you ride? If so, what do you do to warm up? i nice hot pot o' coffee

How keep in shape in season? How keep in shape for snowboarding out of season? Ride my bicycle a bit, or just not have an off season

Fave riding buddies? Danny b, the hood girls, all the nikita girls. who ever is down!

Who do you admire in snowboarding or outside and why? i have always admired tara dakides, also jamie A and mfr, they will be on top for a while

Do you ever get bummed out about your riding, and why? i get bummed when i get hurt, but why else would i get bummed when im riding?
How do you fix it? definatly not going to the hospital, learned that was a no no last time. they will always say DONT RIDE

Do you use visualization, and if so, how? on everything, if you can see yourself doing it, then why couldnt you make it happen

What safety equipt. do you wear, use for snowboarding? an occasional wrist guard, on my strong hand. not much safety equipt, just a lot of safety meetings.

If you're pro, when did you decide to “go pro” — and what happened to get you there? i would not considere myself pro, and i dont think people really get a say in when they go pro, if it happens it happens, and if you can get paid for doing what you would do for free every day then why would you say no!

What have you read, listened to seen that you liked lately? i just finished the clan of the cave bear, pretty intense.

Where have you traveled to lately that you like? mt hood, oregon, mammoth, i went to vermont for the first time this year and i pretty mcuch thought i was in a horror movie the whole time. that place is creepy.

Any guilty pleasures? breakfast for dinner

Have you done well in any contests lately that you want to tell us about? 08/09 Season Highlights

US Grand Prix Slopestyle 3rd
Burton Am Slopestyle 1st
Nikita Chickita Pro 3rd
Cricket Campus Rail Jam Utah- 1st Portland Finals- 3rd
Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam Brighton- 1st Championships- 2nd
Jazz Jam Brighton 1st
32 day Rail Jam Brighton 1st
Canyons Invite New Years Jam 2nd

07/08 Highlights

Voclom Peanut Butter Rail Jam Brighton 1st
Revolution Tour Park City Slopestyle 2nd
Queens Cup Rail Jam- 2nd/best trick Slopestyle- 2nd/Best Rail Trick

06/07

Volcom Peanut Butter Rail Jam Championships- 3rd AND best female Trick Brighton- 1st
Roxy Chicken Jam Qualifyers- 5th Pro Finals- 18th

Anything that not many people know about you that you would like to share? i have never eaten at del taco.

Encouraging words for beginners? quit bein a puss. just try it out, it aint that bad!

Advice you want to share? think positive, it all works out in the end.