Andy Parry interview for school

Ace
so the season is just now starting what have you been up to?
5:48pm
Andy
Drove across the US to get to SLC my new home. Then a trip to California to film for a week. Went out a few times to hit rails when we have snow. Thats about it
5:49pm
Ace
how you like the west coast skiing?
5:50pm
Andy
Its great. Good parks, big mountains and sick snow fall. Cant ask for much more.
5:50pm
Ace
nice
where are you from originally?
5:51pm
Andy
Western NY outside of Rochester.
5:52pm
Ace
what was it like coming up as an east coaster? how focused were you on becomeing a professional skier?
5:55pm
Andy
East is sick they just dont have good jumps or powder. Makes you more creative because you dont have a bunch to work with
I wasn' that focus on being a pro I went to college and then just wanted to be ski bum for a few years
5:56pm
Ace
haha
Creativity is the main reason for the interview
You and will have been giving alot of credit for "making up" the idea of a summer ski setup.
I and alot of other skiers have copied this idea
How did you guys come up with it?
5:58pm
Andy
We copied other people.
We weren't the first we got the idea from our friends and kids off NS
6:00pm
Ace
What about your tricks, what were those influenced by?
6:01pm
Andy
The need for something different
I wanted to do something new
6:03pm
Ace
Many of tour tricks are similar to those done on Agressive inline skates, did that sport influence your ideas?
6:03pm
Andy
Sure. I looked all around to snowboarding to skate boarding, skateing
Some tricks are only skier tricks
6:04pm
Ace
Could you name a few of these tricks you made up?
6:05pm
Andy
Bindsoul, Tip dips, Chinko
6:05pm
Ace
very creative name also
names**
6:06pm
Ace
You said you wanted "something diffrent". was it boring skiing where you started?
6:07pm
Andy
I was stuck skiing Killington for school and they had a bunch of boxes. I was board with just switching up.
6:08pm
Ace
what about in high school?
6:08pm
Andy
I was more focused on what I saw in movies and watching my friends. Spins on switch ups and such.
6:10pm
Ace
What did your group of skiers, Will Wesson, Ahmet etc. and yourself think about when skiing? did you ever think you would be such a big part in the skiing comunity?
6:11pm
Andy
We just all wanted to go out ski and have fun
6:12pm
Ace
You and Will also started a TV show/blog type of ski video, where did that idea come from?
6:13pm
Andy
Just wanted to have something that was free and people could easly get to.
6:14pm
Ace
when you first started making up these tricks how did people react when they saw them?
6:14pm
Andy
Probably thought they where dumb
6:14pm
Ace
hhaha
what about you friends, what did they think?
6:16pm
Andy
thought they where dumb
6:16pm
Ace
hahaahaaa
what do they think now?
6:16pm
Andy
that they are dumb
6:17pm
Ace
haha still?
6:17pm
Andy
Think so yeah
6:17pm
Ace
with everyone going aginst what you were doing what made you keep going with it?
6:18pm
Andy
I didn't care
6:19pm
Ace
how does it feel now that you have so much recignition for it?
6:20pm
Andy
I dont think I have that much.
6:20pm
Ace
maybe not, u get alot of props in my area for sure
to many you changed the way they thought about park skiing
6:22pm
Ace
I know i have taken a number of falls trying to do what you made up. How did you make out when first trying these tricks?
6:24pm
Andy
I fell hard for some, did others first try and some on accident
6:27pm
Ace

what were your thoughts when you got your first sponships, or apeared in your first ski film?
6:28pm
Andy
So pumped such a good feeling
6:28pm
Ace

how is that feeling right now, with TC on the rise and skiing the West COast

?
6:29pm
Andy
Sick I'm stoked to go ski
6:29pm
Ace

im jealous for sure

what do you see in the future, where do you wanna take your life and your skiing?
6:31pm
Andy
Skiing for a few more years and go back to school for something
6:34pm
Ace

you have anything to say to east coasters trying to do something new?
6:34pm
Andy
Think outside the box and think for your self.
6:35pm
Ace

well thanks for the time.

keep doing what you do
6:35pm
Andy
yeah man have a good year
6:35pm