Our Riders - Tyler Harding
Name: Tyler Jay Harding
Nicknames: TJ and TYE
Age: 10
Height: little
Weight: not much
Stance: Facing forward, heading downhill with my bum on fire! (joke)
Sponsors: SNO!zone
Hometown: Halifax
Favourite place: arinsal, andorra
Favourite skier: Tanner Hall
Other interests: Football
How did you get into skiing?
I found snowboarding boring, so I tried skiing and it was lots of fun.
First ski setup?
Head XRC 110 skis, Tyrolia SL35 bindings, and Salomon T2 Boots
What setup do you now ride?
Salomon 1080 fish and Salomon Flyer boots
What is the best thing about skiing?
Doing tricks!
Who/what are your influences?
Tanner Hall, James Woods
Who is your favourite rider?
Pat Sharples, I've learned loads from him. Also James Woods and Joe Tyler of the Salomon team. I love skiing with them.
Best place you have ever ridden?
Castleford SNO!zone and Andorra
What type of riding are you mostly into?
Freestyle
Last trick you learnt?
switch 9
Favourite move to bust out for the girls?
back flip over the gap kicker at Castleford
Worst injury?
sprained ankle
What goes through your head when riding?
what I'm gonna do on the next run
You’re stood above the biggest kicker/rail you ever will hit. How do you make yourself try it for the first time?
I see other people doing it and I think it will be easy!
24 hrs before all the snow in the world melts, how would you spend your last dream day and last ever trick of the session?
Corked 1080
Proudest/most memorable moment in skiing?
when I busted out my first 1080, I landed it on my second try.
Furthest place skiing has taken you?
Bulgaria, Bansko and Borovets
Biggest thing you’ve missed to go skiing?
My Football team was in the semi final, I'm captain of the team but I went on holiday to Arinsal. We still won 6-0 and went on to win the final 5-1. I scored 3 of the goals.
What do you like about SNO!zone?
Good rails, great jumps to test myself and of course the real stuff - SNOW
Have you had any coverage in the media?
I've had some pics printed in Fall Line mag
If you could spend a day with anyone famous, dead or alive, who would it be?
Tanner Hall
Plans for the future?
To spin 10's spend more time on snow, and to win more competitions and make my own kind of skis with rockets on to make me go faster (joke)
Famous last words?
I'm gonna nail this!
Please fill in the totals below:
Number of hours riding per week? 10 - 14 hours
Number of hours thinking about skiing per week? three quarters of the time i'm awake. I think of what i'm gonna try, whether the slope is fast or slow, and if Jamie Nichols, my Snowboard Bud will be there.
Number of pairs of skis owned? 6 pairs.
Number of countries ridden in? 3 - Here. Bulgaria and Andorra
Number of years skiing? 6 years
