Eric Fernandez

Q & ATHINGS I LIKEBACK TO SNOW TEAM

CURRENT SPONSORS?

CAPITA, UNION, ASHBURY, COMUNE, CELTEK.

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?

I WAS BORN IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN… AND I’VE LIVED IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SNOWBOARDING?

A LONG ASS TIME.

FAVORITE AUTHOR?

I’M READING THE JACK LONDON READER RIGHT NOW, IT’S GREAT.

FAVORITE BAND?

TUPAC.

WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE TRIP?

A TRIP I TOOK TO BIG BEAR IN THE FEBRUARY OF 2008.

HAVE YOU EVER SHOT A GUN?

YEAH FOR SURE. A .22.

HAVE YOU EVER SHOT A BOW AND ARROW?

YES, I USED TO BE KIND OF INTO ARCHERY AT SUMMER CAMP IN 6TH GRADE.

HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN AWAY WITH THE GAS NOZZLE STILL IN YOUR CAR?

ALMOST, THE TUBE WAS PULLED TIGHT ABOUT TO SNAP BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON, WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA LEAVE MY FRIEND AT THE GAS STATION AND THE FACT THAT THE GAS NOZZLE WAS STILL IN THE CAR KIND OF FUCKED UP THE WHOLE PRANK.

YOUNGEST AND OLDEST GIRL YOU’VE EVER HOOKED UP WITH? DOPE BEATS OR SHREDDING GUITAR SOLO?

UMMM.

DOPE BEATS OR GUITAR SHREDDING SOLO?

TUPAC.

BONG OR JOINT?

J.

ICE OR HOT POW?

HOT POW.

REVERSE CAMBER OR TRADITIONAL?

REVERSE ON HANDRAILS, TRADITIONAL EVERYWHERE ELSE.

WHAT BOARD ARE YOU RIDING RIGHT NOW?

APITA INDOOR SURVIVAL 152 WITH UNION CONTACT BINDINGS, BUT IT’S ACTUALLY JUST SITTING IN THE CORNER OF OUR LIVING ROOM RIGHT NOW, I HAVEN’T RODE IT IN AWHILE.

WHAT’S THE MOST EXOTIC PLACE YOU’VE BEEN?

MARSEILLES, MAYBE MONACO. BARCELONA ISN’T TOTALLY EXOTIC BUT IT WAS FUCKING SWEET.

WHEN YOU’RE AT THE STRIP CLUB DO YOU SIT IN THE CORNER OR MAKE IT RAIN?

DRINK HEINEKEN.

WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?

MY GIRLFRIENDS HONDA ACCORD, I HAVE A DODGE DAKOTA, BUT… FUCK THAT. HONDA ACCORD IS MORE FUN.

WHAT STANCE AND AND ANGLES DO YOU RUN?  

UM, A LITTLE AND A LITTLE. DON’T REALLY KNOW.

FAVORITE SNOWBOARD GRAPHIC OF ALL TIME?

STAR WARS CAPITA GRAPHICS, EASIEST ANSWER EVER.

FAVORITE SNOWBOARDER OF ALL TIME?

HONDO.

FAVORITE ADULT BEVERAGE?

HEINEKENS, AND COSMOPOLITANS ONLY WHEN THEY’RE BOUGHT FOR ME ON MY BIRTHDAY.

CIGS OR WHEATGRASS SHOT?

CIGGIES.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

BEING STUBBORN.