Name | Hans KESTILA |
Nationality | Finnish |
Date of birth | 29/05/88 |
Location | Mustavuori, Finland |
Discipline | Snowboard |
Vitals & set ups
Facebook/Twitter/Blog/Website: Hans Kestilä
(Facebook)
Riding since:
With Rossignol since:
Other sponsors: Quiksilver, Level, Smith,
Sappee SnowPark
Boards: Decoy155 & Retox153
Bindings: Cuda
Stance: 60cm wide, Angles: Front +12, Back
-9
Regular / Goofy: Regular
Favorite resort: Sappee, Mustavuori
Dream resort: Lots of pow and pillow lines
Safe trick: Backside5
Current best trick: Front9
Next best trick: SW Backside Rodeo7
Favorite music: The Doors, Jay Reatard, Dan
Sartain, Turbonegro etc.
Favorite magazine: Slammer
Favorite snowboard website: Method.tv
Favorite non snowboard website: xepisodes.com
(former South Park Zone)
Season's highlights:
Best memorable session:
As I was younger we used to ride the big jump of Mustavuori every
single day. We always had a good set of friends and we always
pushed each others and tried new stuffs.
Best trip up until now:
All the Lapland trips we made with FMP were awesome! It was always
a good mix of riding, filming, hanging and partying.
Backround in snowboarding:
It all started about ten years ago with a group of friends.
Skateboarding in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. We use
to ride every single day, right after school. As we rode together
we also started to see some progress in each other. I started to
compete in small contests in Finland about five of years ago and
got to ride in different places and met people.
A local film crew FMP (www.fmpsnow.com) filmed me for their
production in 2004-2007. I learned that filming is a lot of work
but at the same time it’s an opportunity to have a lot of fun and
improve oneself riding. I also filmed for EloPictures’ production
“D.I.Y” for the 08-09 season. I mostly ride in my home town Tampere
but also travel to Europe and up to Lapland quite often.
Accomplishments:
Contests :
Battery Levi Catapult Uphill jam 2nd spring 2010
Battery Levi Catapult Uphill jam 1st Spring 2009
JTS railtour Tampere 1st Fall 2009
Wappulounas D.O.N.K.E.Y. – challenge 1st Spring 2009
Wappulounas D.O.N.K.E.Y. – challenge 1st Spring 2008
Movies:
FMP: “Daily Extras”
FMP: “Night Shift” http://vimeo.com/15067587 www.fmpsnow.com
EloPictures: “D.I.Y” http://vimeo.com/7708901
Goals in snowboarding:
My main goals for the upcoming seasons are to ride as much as
possible in different terrain, to improve my riding and to have fun
while doing it. I will be shooting photos during fall ‐10 for my
upcoming Slammer Magazine interview and of course I will be working
with photographers during the whole season. I will also take part
in some contests in Finland and on the TTR – tour. In the future I
see myself filming for big productions and competing in the biggest
TTR – events.
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