Interview by Dylan Anderson
Explain the origin of Hood Crew.
Then came a younger, hungry crew out of Portland ‘n Hood River.
Hood Crew has always been about bringing fresh style and personality into freeskiing.
Gotta keep the sport fun and lively.
Skiing is a party!
Photo by Adam Uyemura
Who you jammin’ to nowadays?
& Rakim, EPMD, Slick Rick, some Killa Cam and everything Hip-Hop.
Shout out to Daylight Donuts in Breck.
They make stellar food.
Where does “Scrappy Joe” come from?
Photo by Trevor Woods
You recently got picked up by ON3P.
Hands down, most durable ski in the industry.
ON3P’s new slogan should be “we make lavishly fly whips” or something.
Best part is they’re outta my home town: Portland, Oregan.
Shit’s not easy folks and they do it extremely well.
So much care, love and precision has to go into hand making a ski.
Just wait until this new team ski comes out, everybody’s about to be taken to church.
All I can say is it’s too turnt up.
(laughs)
Photo by ON3P Skis
Funniest Hood Crew related story?
The summer of ‘11 as a whole aka 2hawtfosummacamp.
since no one cared to help this random reckless fool (Freed).
Meeks peed on Lauren Thizzle’s Dro Pro after smashing it on a tree.
Hopkins disappeared for a few weeks.
A4 flipped and left abruptly in August when his skis got jacked for the second time.
Every couple of days something more ridiculous would go down outdoing the week before.
How the hell did you manage to get into High Cascade?
We’d always post up after lifts close and hide out in the rocks.
If you poach during the day, theyll try and chop your domes off with their snowboards.
Eventually High Cascade will change their camp logo to our fresco new sticker$.
Photo by Hood Crew
Is trappin’ dead?
Trappin' aint dead, Trappin' was never dead and trappin' will never die.
HOOD CREW TO THE WORLD.
My Pre-season edit from CO so far:
http://www.newschoolers.com/watch/589507.0/Joey-Vandermeer-Colorado-Preseason?c=11&o=10&t=2
