Pro Snowboarding Lesson with Mark Sollors

Hey guys, Jessica Smith here at the Burton lounge in Sundance where I'm about to get a snowboarding lesson because I have no idea what I'm doing.

But something doesn't feel right.

So give me just one second.

Well, I am all Burtoned up.

I feel good.

I'm ready to hit the slopes.

Now I just got to go meet my coach.

Who knows a thing or two about snowboarding.

So, we're here with Mark, who's just a modest man, I'm just kidding.

I'm just a modest person.

It's like, oh, you're a pro snowboarder.

It's like, well, I just snowboard.

I'm just lucky enough to get to snowboard.

So tell me a little bit about how you got into snowboarding.

I think everyone gets in the same way.

They either follow a friend in, or follow a brother in or a sister in and you just get to get to try on a hill and before you know it you're hooked.

Now how long did it take you to actually be good?

I don't know, it took a long time.

I mean, I started when I was eight and it was just kind of a hobby that we did when I was younger and before I knew it, I had a shop sponsor, I had a grew with Burton and it was just like, I don't like to say I'm good.

I just, I just get to snowboard.

Now, how did it feel to win Rookie of the Year, the TransWorld Rookie of the Year?

That was huge.

I don't even think, I don't even think I saw that coming.

I mean, we had like, I was so fortunate to have a really good year in 2010.

We filmed uh, with TransWorld for More in Color, uh, Burton gave me huge opportunities to go out and film with them and do this stuff and it just it just came together at the end of the year.

I didn't even know I was sitting on a video part in a season that was that good, I guess.

And then there was like award season, all this like nominees came in and all this and I was like, I got like ninth rider of the year and I was just like, how is this happening?

Like, I was just snowboarding and then, yeah.

And then I was on stage before I knew it.

Now, I know that they told you that um, you know, um, I'm a That you're very talented and you were gonna go have a great day on doing double black diamonds and through the park.

But that's not the case, is it?

No, no, it's not at all the case.

It's uh, it'll be my first time on the bunny slopes in a long time.

So I think we're kind of newly going to have some fun.

Well, I hope I don't put Burton to shame today.

So if you're ready, I'm ready to go hit the bunny slopes.

We'll call them the man, the the many slopes, the manly slopes.

We call it the Playboy bunny slopes?

Okay.

That would that would make me feel way more confident.

Playboy bunny slopes, let's go.

So you say you're a rookie?

They told me you were good.

But we're gonna go out, we're gonna teach you some stuff because I want you to do an ollie like a real person.

I don't know what I'm doing.

You're doing pretty good for not knowing what you're doing.

Is it tight enough?

I don't know, let's find out.

That's what she said.

How do you feel?

Like I'm gonna bust my ass.

Don't worry, you're on the bunny hill, you can't really go that far.

Okay.

Okay.

Until you start moving, I'm not gonna let go.

Oh, what is this?

That's the bunny hill for you.

Perfect.

I'm not going.

Okay, so clearly you can go forward and you can stand up.

I'm gonna teach you an ollie.

Super basic.

You said you skateboard, right?

Yes.

Okay.

So, pretty much you just load up your tail and you jump.

One for the time.

Yeah.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Let's do it.

Your job is not to hit kids.

I don't make any promises.

Oh god.

I'm gonna have this on like.

So you're not going to go to sleep to watching you hit kids.

Get ready.

Yes.

Oh, I got this.

She is gonna fall.

I can't go.

Why am I moving?

Get down the hill.

I'm trying to go down the hill.

I can't get down the freaking hill.

All right, well, I just want to say with Southern charm, thank you so much for taking me out on the Playboy bunny slope.

The bunny slope, yeah.

Thanks for trying and not being a baby about it.

Thank you.

Cheers to the thing.

Cheers.

Bam.