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Lauri Heiskari
SPECS
Birth date: 9/8
Birthplace: Espoo, Finland
Resides: San Clemente, CA
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 150 lbs.
Year started riding: 1994
Year got sponsored: 1997
Year turned pro: 1999
Other Sponsors: Oakley, Active, Bear Mountain
Stance: Regular
Width: 24
Angles: 15, -15
Home Mountain: Talma Finland; Bear, CA
BIO
Lauri doesn’t take his existence too seriously. For every life-threatening action there is a humorous reaction: gapping a death kink with a red cape flying or hitting a daunting step up jump clad in a hilarious fur jacket. In an era so intent on packaging fun, the young Fin is all smiles. This young gun brings the good times with him.
An über-talented park technician, Lauri’s joined the growing list of young powder transplants. Technically, he’s more advanced than the lot of ’em. Gifted with surplus skills and style, he has all the tools to push the backcountry medium. Pairing that skill with world-class mentor Devun Walsh, he clearly has a leg up on the competition.
Birth date: 9/8
Birthplace: Espoo, Finland
Resides: San Clemente, CA
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 150 lbs.
Year started riding: 1994
Year got sponsored: 1997
Year turned pro: 1999
Other Sponsors: Oakley, Active, Bear Mountain
Stance: Regular
Width: 24
Angles: 15, -15
Home Mountain: Talma Finland; Bear, CA
BIO
Lauri doesn’t take his existence too seriously. For every life-threatening action there is a humorous reaction: gapping a death kink with a red cape flying or hitting a daunting step up jump clad in a hilarious fur jacket. In an era so intent on packaging fun, the young Fin is all smiles. This young gun brings the good times with him.
An über-talented park technician, Lauri’s joined the growing list of young powder transplants. Technically, he’s more advanced than the lot of ’em. Gifted with surplus skills and style, he has all the tools to push the backcountry medium. Pairing that skill with world-class mentor Devun Walsh, he clearly has a leg up on the competition.
THREES
3 bangers on the iPod playlist: Nas, The Message; Damian Marley, The Master has Come Back; The 69 Eyes Wings & Hearts
3 music artists that’ll never be on your iPod playlist: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Ja Rule
3 snowboarding movies: The Resistance, Afterbang, Euro Gap
3 non-snowboarding movies: Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, The Notebook (That’s right, I said it)
3 snowboarding heroes: Jussi, Devun, Joni
3 non-snowboarding heroes: Eddie Murphy, Bruce Lee, my little brother
3 things to do besides snowboarding? Surfing, skating, boxing
FAVORITES
Favorite word? No wayyyyy (as if you heard something great)
Favorite food? Yellow chicken curry
Favorite video game? Rockband, Metallica edition
Favorite thing to do at the DC MTN.LAB? Jump the little gap line
Favorite snowboarding mag? Like ‘em all for different reasons
Favorite video of all time? Afterbang
Favorite trick? Cab 3
Favorite up and comer? Niki Korpela
Favorite article of clothing? Shoes
Favorite DC shoes? Chase XE black
BESTS & WORSTS
Best place to ride? Why? Talma in Finland because you can do a million laps in an hour with all your friends… 155 feet high, woohoo!
Worst place to ride? Why? Colorado. It’s flat and cold and takes forever in the lifts. Plus the resorts are 5 hours away from the airport.
Best thing about snowboarding? Airs and slashes and you can cruise at the same time with your boys without waiting for turns. Do I sound like a stoner? I’m not
Worst thing about snowboarding? Ice
3 bangers on the iPod playlist: Nas, The Message; Damian Marley, The Master has Come Back; The 69 Eyes Wings & Hearts
3 music artists that’ll never be on your iPod playlist: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Ja Rule
3 snowboarding movies: The Resistance, Afterbang, Euro Gap
3 non-snowboarding movies: Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, The Notebook (That’s right, I said it)
3 snowboarding heroes: Jussi, Devun, Joni
3 non-snowboarding heroes: Eddie Murphy, Bruce Lee, my little brother
3 things to do besides snowboarding? Surfing, skating, boxing
FAVORITES
Favorite word? No wayyyyy (as if you heard something great)
Favorite food? Yellow chicken curry
Favorite video game? Rockband, Metallica edition
Favorite thing to do at the DC MTN.LAB? Jump the little gap line
Favorite snowboarding mag? Like ‘em all for different reasons
Favorite video of all time? Afterbang
Favorite trick? Cab 3
Favorite up and comer? Niki Korpela
Favorite article of clothing? Shoes
Favorite DC shoes? Chase XE black
BESTS & WORSTS
Best place to ride? Why? Talma in Finland because you can do a million laps in an hour with all your friends… 155 feet high, woohoo!
Worst place to ride? Why? Colorado. It’s flat and cold and takes forever in the lifts. Plus the resorts are 5 hours away from the airport.
Best thing about snowboarding? Airs and slashes and you can cruise at the same time with your boys without waiting for turns. Do I sound like a stoner? I’m not
Worst thing about snowboarding? Ice
Aug 17, 2009
The bar went up-up-up until it reached the 4 foot mark--Lauri was the only one to clear that huge height. [+]
Aug 5, 2009
Have you seen the new issue (September 2009) of TranWorld SNOWboarding?[+]
Dec 5, 2008
Check it out and you'll score a bunch of photos and an interview from a snowy August trip to Chile with his DC teammates. [+]
Nov 16, 2008
5 weeks plus 3 continents plus 9 cities added up to 11 banger premieres of Mack Dawg’s new movie, Double Decade. [+]
Oct 31, 2008
Now there's even more reason to buy a DC snowboard this season. [+]
Sep 19, 2008
Over the next few weeks DC is hitting the road for a series of premieres of the new snowboard film “Double Decade.” [+]
Lauri No. 5 ad 1
2009-09-15
Lauri No. 5 ad 2
2009-09-15
Lauri Heiskari 2008 (ETRM)
2008-02-01
Lauri Heiskari 2008 (Outerwear)
2008-01-02
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