Name: Ptor Spricenieks
Home Mountain: La Grave/La Meije, France
Age: 44
Skis: Black Diamond 188 Megawatts
Bindings: Salomon 916 Steel
How has your skiing changed with the ALLTIME?
Finally I have full confidence, full power, full mobility and full performance in my ski-hill/slackcountry setup.
Best Run on Your MFD ALL TIMES:
Pan de Rideau, La Grave. Deep and virgin.
Best known for (on-hill):
Not so much turns.
Best known for (off-hill):
Pizza parties
Favorite Backcountry Run:
The Mertouse
Your 2011 Movie Segment(s) to Check out:
Solitaire by Sweetgrass Productions
Do you compete? If so, best finishes:
Last competition was 7th place in the 2003 Monterosaskirider.
Best trick in the bag:
Making Belgian beers disappear.
Goals for 2012 Ski Season:
Get my two-year-old son on skis, guiding for 40Tribes Backcountry in Kyrgyzstan, sessions in Turkey and the Dolomites, and secret spring expedition and generally to get stronger and learn some tricks.
Favorite Shred Friends:
Nico Aubert, Mathieu Bonnetbleu, Kurt Dienel, Ollie Herron, Troy Jungen, Pierre Bernier, Jon Walsh, Chris Kettles, Graydon Card, Stevie K, Trevor Hunt, Matty Richard, The Dogtooth Rangers, the Swayze, Jimi Zell, Ty Vanderpool, and Doug Coombs.
Favorite Film Released in 2011:
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Top 5 Songs to Skin Up a Mountain:
- The Torture Never Stops, Frank Zappa
- 1983, Jimi Hendrix
- Terminal Frost, Pink Floyd
- Subterranean Homesick Alien, Radiohead
- Song of the Wind, Santana
Top 5 Songs to Shred Down a Mountain:
- Stop, Jane’s Addiction
- By-Tor and the Snow Dog, Rush
- Die With Your Boots On, Iron Maiden
- Flying in a Blue Dream, Joe Satriani
- Warriors of the Wasteland, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
If you weren’t a skier, what would you be?
Mad scientist.
Anything else we should know about you?
I’m soooooooo stoked!!!