Kye Petersen

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  • Date of Birth: January 18, 1990
  • Hometown: Whistler, B.C.
  • Other Sponsors: Rossignol,Giro,Leki Poles and Pow gloves
  • Other Hobbies: I like skateboarding alot, hiking/climbing, biking, cliff jumping, ropeswinging, bodysurfing, music, reading. Depending what the weather is doing and depending how I feel I have alot of activities to chose from living in the beautiful place I live almost all of which include mountains, snow or water.
  • Career Highlights:
    • First ski segment in wski106
    • Clearing pyramids for the first time
    • Skiing the line in Chamonix that my Dad died skiing on

Q&A

  • Weaknesses? Being around a lot of people. I’m a country boy; I live in Pemberton. My head is in skiing. I live in my own little world.
  • Pow or a technical couloir? Both
  • If you didn’t live in Whistler where would you live? South coast of British Columbia. Or any island. I like the ocean, mountains, the rivers…everything that leads from top to bottom.
  • Favorite Breakfast: French toast
  • Best day of the season? I’ve had a lot of good days, but it’s been inconsistent. They’ve mostly been days of three really good runs. It’s been good at home. I had ten really good days in Chamonix. I was skiing with Stian [Hagen} and Callum [Pettit]; doing laps down the backside of Le Tour. It was so nice…just the best snow.
  • What is it about Europe you like so much? You’re probably expecting me to say the people or the food, but I pretty much only go there to ski. I ski with people that ski—who live to ski.
  • Word you overuse? Fuck
  • Most expensive purchase you’ve made? Snowmobile or computer
  • How often do you use your sled? Hardly ever. I’m gonna sled a bunch someday. I thought I would this spring, but now I have a broken hand. I also need to get a truck.
  • Favorite Oakley products and how they help you? Crowbars because they help me see while I’m ripping [laughs]. The Tanner Hall pants look sick and work well.