Andy Finch

AGE: 25

YEARS RIDING:  9

BOARD: Finch Pro Model 159

STANCE: 23 1/2", -9 back, +21 front, goofy as can be

SPONSORS: Ripcurl, Palmer, Adidas, Fox, Giro, Monster, Porters, The Collection, Northstar^TM Resort

FAVORITE NORTHSTAR RESORT FEATURE: The superpipe for sure.

THE CRAZIEST THING YOU'VE EVER DONE: I've done a lot of crazy things, but most recently I took an inner tube with my roommate Zak, Rippey, Holland, and Dave, down the Truckee River. It was a 22 mile float that took 7 hours. It was all snow run off and was raging the whole way. There was a class 4 rapid that claimed us. We went over the spillway on 2 dams and went over a broken dam that we did not know about and got worked. Just bouncing off busted up concrete. We survived to tell about it.

ROLE MODELS: Richards, cause he has had a longer career than any other snowboarder, Rice, cause he charges everything harder, Terje, cause he makes falling look good.