Ian has been snowboarding longer than most people on the planet. Not many people can lay claim to that, and the fact that he is from the UK, where no, or at least very little information was available, makes it even crazier. From taking a small picture from a Sims ad in a skateboard magazine, to building their own boards and bindings, to finding taxies to drop them at the top of hills in the Downs, I mean, none of it makes much sense, but something was ignited in ian which he nurtured and eventually used that fire to go on adventures and meet and stoke out other people to light their fires.

Its people like Ian who have made the British scene what it is, you can draw a straight line from Ians skate background to Mia Brookes' winning runs at X Games and the Laax Open, following what feels good.

We all owe Ian a pint, although I dare say he'd accept the praise, a humble snowboarder, still frothing for snow after all these years...

As always, we are kindly looked after by The Snowboard Asyum https://www.snowboard-asylum.com/

Lizzie and Dan from Burton https://www.burton.com/gb/en/home?regionSelector=true

Tom from Transform Gloves https://transformgloves.com/en-gb

Chris from Canoe Inc for Oakley Goggles https://www.oakley.com/en-gb

And a shout out to Tom from Volcom https://highdaysltd.com/

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