Vicky and Nige Brookes are lifers, simple as that. They have built their lives around a love of snowboarding, finding any which way to keep them doing what they love. They started off living in a van in Chamonix doing seasons way back when, and I can tell you, I lived in an Ambulance in Val D'Isere for a week in 94 and came close to dying, so its no mean feat they van lifed it, before there was such a thing as van life.

So, having a child that snowboards would seem like a natural extension of their love for the mountains, which they did. The fact that this child got really fucking good is a testament to their love of the sport and their enthusiasm for it. When you chat to Nige ad Vicky, it makes sense, and they have done everything they can to enable Mia to pursue her talent, again, back to the van life in Laax, living frugally to afford Mia the opportunity to ride everyday.

You can see that in her riding and the joy that it brings her parents, who are an absolute pleasure to hang out with and are in no way precious about their daughter and the lifestyle that now encompasses them, they seem to embtace it and enjoy the journey.

I saw Nige being interviewed at the X Games, and he isn't banging Mia's drum as much as championing snowboarding and womans snowboarding in particular, which is pretty cool, as he could be insular about what Mia could and does acheive, but they are in it for snowboarding, and that is rad.

Their own story is as interesting and I think its gonna get a whole lot more interesting as time goes on... I hope there will be a part 2 of this at some point, I'd love to know what Mia thinks about the stories of their parents snowboarding...

We mention the Greg Stump movie 'The Blizzard of Ahhh's' which you can check out now on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzv12VwCKEfXL1TBup-ByCA

If you'd like to send us pictures of you riding for our Instagram or a rad story or your thoughts about snowboarding, hit us up at [email protected]

If you need kit for your next trip to the dryslope or mountains, give our friends at The Snowboard Asylum a shout: https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/ where you'l aslo find info about their Shred Weeks...

I mention the Upbattle splitboarding weekends, if you want to know more about that, check out their https://www.instagram.com/upbattlesplitboarding/

Nice one x

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