Lyon Farrell is a professional snowboarder on the U.S. Snowboard Team. We talk about his life, growing up on Maui, transitioning from skating to snowboarding, dealing with sponsorships and the impact companies have on athlete’s lives—both positive and negative, getting into big-wave surfing, and much more.

0:00:00 - Intro.

0:01:20 - Lyon's background and getting into snowboarding.

0:15:10 - When did snowboarding become a career?

0:26:20 - Energy drinks and action sports.

0:38:00 - Getting into big-wave surfing.

0:51:00 - Dealing with sponsorships/companies.

0:58:00 - Future plans.

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