Jim Rippey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jim Rippey |
| Born | May 11, 1970 Quincy, California, United States |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Jim Rippey (born May 11, 1970) is a American retired professional snowboarder and snowboard designer for Burton Snowboards.
Career
In the 1980s, after extensive training, Rippey became a Burton professional snowboarder, defining himself on his extreme mountain freestyle snowboarding. This 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.
Competitions/Awards
- Winner, Burton U.S. Open 1997, Straight Jump
- Winner, Air & Style Contest 1997, Innsbruck
- Winner, Vans World Championships 1998, Straight Jump Winner
- Third Place, X-Games 1998 Space
- Winner, Göteborg Megastar Contest 1998, Straight Jump Winner
- Winner, Vans Triple Crown, Snow Summit 2001
- Big Air, (Straight Jump) Weltmeister 1998
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. [2]
Film and television
For the 1998 Winter Olympics, Rippey was a Play-by-play announcer for the snowboarding competitions.
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! (TV series) Himself – Episode #4.10 (2003)
- I Know What You Did Last Winter (video short) Himself (1998)
- Snowriders II (documentary) Himself (1997)
- Black Diamond Rush (documentary) Himself (1993)[3]
External links
References
- ^ Huck Magazine issue #030
- ^ http://www.jimrippey.com/?page_id=172
- ^ IMDB Jim Rippey entry
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