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Bode Merrill - Levitation Project

WHY DO YOU RIDE FOR THE LEVITATION PROJECT?

They support me and i support them. its a working relationship. plus they have amazing products and the people involved are awesome.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOU RIDE FOR THE LEVITATION PROJECT AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN RIDING FOR OTHER COMPANIES?

I have been with them since day one. the company and myself have grown a lot since we started so it means a lot more than riding for a big company that signs you after you have already made it in snowboarding.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LEVITATION PROJECT PRODUCT?

The shorts and facemasks

WHAT DOES SNOWBOARDING MEAN TO YOU?

Everything.

WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE YOU MADE TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE?

If you want to make it in snowboarding you have to give up a normal life pretty much. i quit school, quit jobs that i had, was always broke, eating ramen every meal, and just went snowboarding everyday i could. but i don't even think about it like that. i don't want a normal life.

WORST JOB YOU EVER HAD?

Bussing tables at some fancy restaurant.

WHAT ARE THE WORST INJURIES THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO DATE?

Broke my neck, broke my arm, broken collarbone, separated ribs, separated shoulder, torn meniscus in both knees. if your not getting hurt, your not pushing yourself enough. like rick ross said, push it to the limit!

WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL WINTER DAY LIKE?

The first half of the winter i sleep half the day, then drive around for a while looking for a spot to set up in the city, then set it up and hit it or wait for night and light it up. the second half of winter i wake up super early, drink a lot of coffee and run around in the mountains looking for spots to bag some air time.

WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL SUMMER DAY LIKE?

Lounging, skating, boating, BBQing, go to the gym, long walks with my boo, bike rides, unless im at mt hood boarding or on some other summer trip. This summer i just sat on the couch a lot because i had knee surgery. this summer was boring.

TOP 5 PEOPLE YOU RESPECT ALIVE OR DEAD?

Jerry garcia, Terje, cardiel, Elliot Smith, Dave Chappelle

BEST MOUNTAIN YOU HAVE EVER RIDDEN?

Mica Creek

TOP 5 RIDING DAYS OF YOUR LIFE?

All of them

TOP 5 HEROES ON THE SNOW?

Terje, big mountain jeremy jones, devun walsh, gigi ruf, all my friends who inspire me.

GOALS IN LIFE ON SNOW AND OFF?

Make a living doing what i love, travel the world, go skydiving and maybe have some kids one day.

TOP 5 BEST CHOICES YOU HAVE MADE IN YOUR LIFE?

To not go to college, quit doing drugs, using a skateboard as a mode of transportation, moving to salt lake, to document my snowboarding

WHERE WERE YOU A YEAR AGO?

In a shitty apartment

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

A house

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO BE A YEAR FROM NOW?

On the road somewhere chasing good times