Here is a quick interview with the two new Boone Skiers, Jonathon Chandler and Conner Bennet.Make sure to watch the short edit at the bottom...Skier: Conner Bennet Photo: Tyler OrtonConner BennettAge: 16Location: Bend, ORBorn: GraniteBay, CAYears skiing: 4Home Mt: BachelorFavorite Place to Ski: BreckCrew: G9Favorite Skiing Memory: Doingmy first 7. It was my first couple months I ever skied.Favorite Trick: KFed on rails and Rodeos on JumpsWhere do you want your skiing to be in two years:I want to be doing bigger and more prestigious competitions. In addition to that I would want to be doing a lot more filming.Do you have any other sponsors?SkjersaasDo you like filming or competitions better?FilmingWhy?Its less stressful than competitions. Unfortunately theres not much to film on at Bachelor.Who is your biggest influence?Jamal SmithPowder or Park?That’s a tough one probably both the same, because there are different things to do.Music:Redman, WeezyIf you could meet one person who?Little DebbieWhat are some other hobbies?Biking, skating, videogamesFavorite Food?ChocolateIf you could do one trick that you cant do what would it be?Cork 180Would you rather have asick video segment or a sick picture in FreeskierSick Video segment, because it shows you can follow threw with the entire trick and you can watch it over and over again.Do you want to be a pro skier eventually?YesIf your not skiing what will you be doing?That’s something myparents ask me. I don’t know just definitely not sitting behind a desk.Worst Injury?Got a really bad concussion and that’s it. I really haven’t had a bad injury.What happened?I was doing an ally oop 5 in pipe and decked at three.Last Words?I only ski cuz its cool.Skier: Conner Bennet Photo: Tyler OrtonName: Jonathon ChandlerAge: 15years of ageLocation: Bend,ORBorn: Orange County, CA and moved to Bend when I was 3.Years Skiing: 12years skiing 4 in the parkHome Mountain: Mt BachelorFavorite place to ski: Its really hard to say, but I will have to go with MammothCrew:Any of my friends skiing pow on pow days and park on park daysBiggest Skiing Accomplishment:Winning the Oregon Cup Open Rail Jam, which was the first time I actually got money for winning acompetition.Favorite Ski Memory:That’s a hard one but I’m going to go with finding new tree jibs after that gnarly ice storm on a sick pow day.That sounds really sick. Did you find some good jibs?yeah, they were all over the place, i ended a finding a broken tree that you could ride up and it was about a 15 foot drop off the end with a good landingFavorite Tricks?For rails I would have to say some sort of pretzel variation, and for jumps im going to go with Rodeos.Where do you want your skiing to be in two years:Hopefully skiing everyday, winning more competitions, getting out into the back country more, filming more, and overall progressingAny other Sponsors:Not Right now, hopefully I will pick some more up soon.Do you like competitions or filming better?Probably filming, I don’t always like the pressure of comps, but jam format is always fun since the pressure is not here as much.Who Influences you themost?Definitely friends and familyPowder or parkPowder, There is nothing more fun than getting creative with natural featuresMusic?Anything that sounds good and isn’t annoying most importantlyIf there was one person you could meet who would it be?Henrik Harlaut, He kills itWhat are some other Hobbies?Biking and scootering nowand then hahaFavorite Food?Sushi and ice cream isgoodIf you could do one trick that you cant do what would it be?Sausage 9Would you rather have a sick video segment or a sick picture in freeskier?Sick video segment, Ihave always been way more impressed with a sick video over a sick pictureIf you don’t become a pro skier what would you do?Something to do with skiing, like a coachWhat was your worst injury?Broke my collar bone intwo places in 6th grade hitting a hip when I first started going inthe parkAny Words of Wisdom?Don’t poach a 110 ft pbp jump hahaSkier: Jonathon Chandler Photo: Tyler OrtonHERE IS A SHORT EDIT FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE PARK WITH CONNER BENNET AND JONATHON CHANDLER:Courtesy of Newschoolers.com-Bentley Atteberry
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