Jim Rippey

Jim Rippey
Personal information
Full name Jim Rippey
Born (1970-05-11) May 11, 1970
Quincy, California, United States
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Snowboarding

Jim Rippey (born May 11, 1970) is a former American professional snowboarder and snowboard designer for Burton Snowboards.

Career

In the 1980s, Rippey became a professional snowboarder and accepted a sponosrship with Burton Snowboards. He was known for his extreme mountain freestyle snowboarding, which entailed boarding the largest mountains in the world and reaching the highest speeds and airs possible. Rippey made a name for himself in the 1990s by front and backflipping off of large cliffs in notable backcountry spots. He is also the first person to land a backflip on a snowmobile.

Competitions/Awards

Personal life

As of 2011, Rippey has become the minister of Grace Church in Reno, Nevada.[1] Rippey lives with his wife of ten years, Jennifer, and their three-year-old son, Jobe.

Goes to ELEVATE camps during the summer with David Martinez, Josh Greenough, Johnny VanDerschaaf, Scott Alexander, Kaden Breshears, Sam Battaglieri, Jon Diehl, Matt Stark, Connor Skudstad, and Chris VanDerschaaf and Brad Luff. His favorite people at elevate camps are Jeff Breshears and Kindell Breshears.

[2]

Film and television

For the 1998 Winter Olympics, Rippey was a Play-by-play announcer for the snowboarding competitions.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Huck Magazine issue #030
  2. ↑ http://www.jimrippey.com/?page_id=172
  3. ↑ IMDB Jim Rippey entry


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