Nick Goepper

To keep it short and simple, My name is Nick Goepper and I grew up skiing in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The places I have been and people I have met and things I have experienced in the last 2 years have been indescribable. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to do what I'm able to do. My family is great and so are my friends and my sport is amazing. I couldn't ask for anything more.

• Nickname:
• The Indiana Flash
• Date of Birth:
• March 14th, 1994
• Nationality:
• American
• Hometown:
• Lawrenceburg, Indiana
• Website:
• nickgoepper.blogspot.com
• Home mountain:
• Perfect North Slopes
• Height:
• 5'9"
• Hobbies:
• Skateboarding, Biking, Swimming.
• Life motto:
• I get knocked down, but then I get up again, there ain't nothing that can keep me down.

• Sponsors:
• Volkl, Windells Academy, Under Armour, Smith, Dalbello, Marker, Dakine, The Matterhorn Inn.
• Select Videos:
• Nick Goepper Tears Up Killington
  Nick Goepper first place run 2011 Dumont Cup
  Freeski Slopestyle Highlights, Killington 2011 - Bobby Brown, Elias Ambuhl, Nick Goepper
  Dew Tour Training
• Most important contest results or achievements in your ski career: 3rd Place 2011 Killington Dew Tour Slopestyle. 1st Place 20111 Dumont Cup 3rd Place North Face Open Series Slopestyle
• What is your favorite ski in 2011/2012 Collection?
• Volkl Walls Baby!
• Short statement about why you like this ski:
• Great all around ski. Built like a race ski so turning is really efficient. It's a great stiff ski for the park.
• What conditions do you use this ski for?
• Every condition
• What other skis in the 2011/2012 collection do you ride?
• The Volkl Chiro, The Gotama
• Can you tell us a little about each pair of skis, and about what sort of conditions you use them for?
• I use the Chiros for those deep powder days when they are perfectly necessary. I use the Gotamas for those dust on crust days and for shredding big mountain.
• What about bindings? What bindings do you use? And where do you mount them?
• I use the Marker Jester Pro. I mount them dead center on my park skis and two centimeters back on my big mountain skis.
• What DIN do you have your bindings on?
• 13
• Favorite skier:
• Anybody that skis at Squaw
• Ski hero growing up:
• Bobby Brown
• Ideal day in the mountains:
• Probably a perfect park on a bluebird day skiing with your friends and learning new tricks. And then going to Subway afterwards.
• How would you describe your style:
• I try and keep my style as clean and as controlled as possible. I try to make everything look easy.
• Your biggest breakthrough in your skiing career.
• Winning the Dumont Cup this year at Sunday River.
• Favorite place to ride:
• I always have a blast riding at Snow Basin Utah when the Dew Tour is there. Windells in the summer. I also love my home mountain of Perfect North Slopes Indiana!
• Best snow trip:
• European X Games this year. It was my first time in Europe and I couldn't have asked fo a better experience. And it was my birthday!
• What age did you start to ski:
• Age 5
• What cant you live without:
• Family, Health, and Peace of Mind.
• Favorite phone App.
• Probably Re: Minder. I use it alllllll the time.
• Goals and plans:
• To amplify this years competition season by 10 next year. And to learn to ski halfpipe…