Marie-Andrée Racine

Age: 22

Hometown: Hebertville, QC

Stance: 21 1/2 inch + 17,-15

Years Riding: 10

Sponsors: Roxy, Mt Seymour, Showcase snowboard shop, Spy

How did you get into snowboarding?

 In high school back home we had a snowboard program so we would go snowboarding 3 afternoons every week instead of being at school! The choice wasn't too hard between math classes and snowboarding...

What is your most memorable snowboarding experience?

Well, pretty much every deep pow day for me is my best day riding ever...  So I guess last christmas week when we got like 200cm in a week, riding pow everyday all day, that was a pretty memorable time!

Describe your riding style. How do you approach freestyle riding and different terrain and features?

I would say that I'm an all around rider. I can ride pow, jump cliffs, ride rails in the park or street rails and I can jump too. I love the feeling of jumping. It's definitely my favorite terrain, but after my 2 knee surgeries I'm taking it easy a bit for this season or just being smarter about it I guess...

Any specific plans or goals for the season? Are you working on specific tricks?

I want to be filming lots. It's gonna be my main goal for the season. I want to hit lots of street and backcountry jumps...Hopefully get 720's 4 ways and go upside down!

What’s your favourite trick of all time and why?

Late back 360's.... they just feel so good on anything, either on little side hits then huge jumps.

What’s your favourite snowboard film and why?

Ubber movie. Those guys are so creative. I can watch that movie over and over again!!! :)

Who do you look to for inspiration?

Jess Kimura inspires me a lot. She's my good friend and she's always so stoked and keeps pushing girl snowboarding more and more!

Who do you like to ride with?

I always ride with a  different crew but I like riding with Jess Kimura, my friend Matt Belair, Ashley, Dead, Jo Robichaud and my Squamish homies Duke & Jordan.

When you’re not on the snow, where can we find you?

At home stretching for the next day! Haha! In the summer you'll find me at the Squamish skate park or traveling. I want to start surfing lots so I'll be traveling in my off snow season from now on. 

Any interests outside of snowboarding?

I'm obsessed with tattoos. I also like traveling, and pretty much any board sports (Skate, surf, wake boaard and wake skate).  

Last words?

One life! 

Website link:  http://marieandreeracinesnow.blogspot.com