Mark Abma

Hometown: Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Bio

When your autograph looks like Metallica’s logo, you’ll be as cool as Mark Abma. Until then, you can find him regularly spinning off of everything in sight as he travels the globe. Powder Magazine’s two-time “best male performance” award winner resurfaces in “IN DEEP,” putting on another awe-inspiring show. At the end of the day, though, Abma’s just a super down-to-earth guy who’s stoked to go skiing.

Home mountain?
Whistler.

What age did you start skiing?
Ten

Who are your skiing mentors?
Hojo and Fujas.

What animal best describes the kind of guy or girl you’d be interested in?
Unorthodox.

Who is your favorite historical character?
Einstein.

Planes, trains, or automobiles?
Snowmobiles.

Bill Murray or Chevy Chase?
Bill Murray.

If I wasn’t a skier, I’d be a…
Surfer.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He’d chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if he could… but seriously, about 158 cords per hour.