Austin "Full Throttle" Brown

The Basics

Name: Austin Brown 

Date of Birth / Birthplace: 8/26/89  Boise, Id      

Summer Home: McCall, ID 

Winter Home: Breckenridge, CO 

Website: www.Austin-Brown.com 

Riding Since?: One 

Home Resort:Tamarack, ID 

Sponsors:Rocky Mountain Underground 

The Essentials

2008/2009 recap and best memory?: Good winter!  Skied Colorado all winter and made an Idaho trip and a hood trip this summer.

2009/2010 outlook and goals?: 2010 is going to be crazy, so many new tricks and killer riders. I want to have at least four dubs and a sick video segment, and most of all a great time with the friends.  

What is your ski style how would you describe yourself?: A love for the sport! 

Your ideal day on the mountain is…: 30in of pow, all the friends and a bluebird sky. 

Do you have a competition day superstition or ritual you stick with?: Nope, but im sure one will come soon. 

Where do you find clarity and inspiration?: Music, friends, family, and the mountains. 

What’s your favorite trick, and one you want to work on?: Cork 540 Japan over the big lines is so much fun.  Need to work on unnatural and dub flips.  

What was the moment of the biggest breakthrough in your skiing progression?: If you can see it in your head you can put it to snow.   

Before you got all your gear and lift tickets for free, how were you able to fund your skiing?:Parents when I was younger but I work for the resort and made it happen. 

How did you get your first sponsor?: My girlfriend broke her arm and I met my sponsor (RMU) through  that experience. 

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Was skiing always the plan?: Not sure if skiing was always the plan but it has been for a long time now. 

Where are you in 10 years?: Skiing and livin a happy life. 

How important is music for you in a skiing video?: Music makes or breaks a video. Editing is  an art form and music is just an element. 

What’s your favorite Ski Movie ever?: Everyday is a Saturday!  

 Favorite video part ever and why?: Dane Tutor in Everyday is a Saturday. The most rounded segment ever. 

The Random 

Your ride?: Some Nikes and a Bike! 

Pets?: Two cats!   

What’s in your fridge?: Soup, cheese, butter, D coke, apple juice, ice cream, milk, wine, and some other random stuff  

Something you are terrible at?: Lots of things! 

I am …: THE BEST! 

Shout outs to family, friends, and fans!: Special Thanks to Levi for building me a website. Mike for the sick skis and tons of fun times. The parents for putting me on the hill all those year, and all my friends for all the good times skiing.