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Becky Hammond

Name: Becky Hammond
Age: 20 (Jan 2007)
Years riding: 6
Sponsors: Ellis Brigham, Animal, Head
Winter home:Verbier, Switzerland
Summer home: Sheffield
Influences in skiing: The boys I’ve been riding with from the beginning also known as the KSM boys. British riders Lorna, Shelly and Grem because we always push each other.
Ideal day on snow: Having dumped it down overnight then waking up to a blue bird. Going shredding through the trees, with no punters about, then having a barbeque as the sun goes down!
Skis/Boots: Head Mojo 80 and Sweet Fat Thang / Head Mojo
Outerwear: All Animal
Helmet: Giro Bad Lieutenant
Goggles:
Oakley Wisdom and A frames
Pack: The North Face, a black and grey one...
Bindings – Mojo 11
Binding mounting point – 3cm forward from standard mounting line for the park skis.
Poles – Pink ones

First skiing experience – My next door neighbour, Marie, took me to the Ski Village and gave me a lesson, within a couple of goes she took me on the big slope when I couldn’t even stop. Some how I survived and wanted to go back for more! 

Favourite ski experience – My favourite ski experience would have to be skiing with Beanie in Verbier last season. It snowed loads overnight and not many people were on the hill, and we lapped powder run after powder run. Then finished the day off with a few beers.

Who do you admire in skiing – I admire Dave Young, Jamie Cameron, Andy and Slave Monkey. I love to see them all ski and they have all given me so much confidence in the last few years.

If I weren’t skiing, I’d be … really bored!

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