I started riding in 1989 in a small mountain town in Arizona (Flagstaff). I was so into riding as I still am today, 25 years later. You'd walk into my bedroom and I'd have all 4 walls covered (floor to ceiling) in snowboard posters or torn out Transworld pages. (Sorry Snowboard, you weren't an option back then).
My dream was to move to Oregon and ride the gnarliest powder and get mad sponsors, ha! I was that kid building my own park on the golf course or ditching school a couple times a week to catch some fresh pow at the Snowbowl.
Of the few riders that created this level of stoke for me, Jamie Lynn was one of them. His eclectic, radical style and ability to kick out such an epic Method was something that I will always admire. Fast forward to today and he's still slaying it and keeping things original. One of the Godfathers of the sport for sure. Another reason why I admire Jamie is that his artistic ability is so rad and being a huge art advocate myself, it's something I truly appreciate. His style is so unique it's in a category all it's own.
After reading Snowboard's the "Timeless Issue" with Jamie on the cover, it brought back all these nostalgic feelings of being a kid and wanting to see on my wall of stoke, the epic photo that photography legend Chris Brunkhart was able to capture.
At the end of the interview, Jamie says it best and is definitely words that I've been living by in both my personal & Shift'D biz life:
"I think truly if you have a positive outlook, direction or path it will lead to just happiness in life. Just getting a chance to do what you love to do and want to do without harming or hurting others and maybe passing on some stoke or gifting people with inspiration... I mean that's a truly special situation in life."
So thank you Jamie Lynn for being so rad and keeping that stoke alive!
