Doug Carr

Years riding: 23

Hometown: Minden,NV
Favorite run/features. Chutes Cliffs and Drain Hits
Skis: Lib-Tech HP Freeride NAS, 4FRNT 187 YLE’s 
Bindings: 4FRNT Adrenaline and Deadbolts
Boots: Full tilt tom wallichs 
Googles: Oakley Splice
Jacket: Oakely
Pants: Marmot
Career Highlights: 1st place Twisted Sisters 2011, lead ramp designer for bobo’s jump for joy 1st ever event on top of a casino and first urban ski base jump. Built 1st Maloof Money Cup Halfpipe. 2012 FWT Stop Kirkwood, Ca. 2013 Joining the Sierra at Tahoe Family. 2013 Head Coach at Heavenly Ski & Snowboard Foundation. 2013 1st Full spread in dec. issue of Powder Magazine, "Keep Tahoe True." 2014 Assistant Freeride Coach at Sierra at Tahoe.  

 

My ideal day: A day in the mountains with my friends and family.

Powder day play list: Digeridoo! Xavier Rudd! SOJA, Michael Franti, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Mike Love, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Trevor Hall, SIZZLA, Wailing Souls, Capelton, Steel Pulse, Left Over Crack
Other sponsors: Sierra at Tahoe, TALL TREEZ DESIGNS, Painted Visual Media, Shoreline of Tahoe, Illumatic Freeride, Renew Bamboo, MOB EARTH, Mountains Calling.

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I grew up in a small town outside of Lake Tahoe, Ca. It was a awesome place to grow up because we were so close to the Mountains and all the activies that they offered. Playing sports as a kid was super fun, but I was always interested in extreme sports like Motocross, Bmx, Skateboarding, Climbing, Slacklining, Skiing and Snowboarding. At a young age I met the NV/HC kids who were all rising athletes in the FMX world. I started hanging out with these kids every minute I wasn't at school. They were always having fun doing what they loved. Riding with there friends in the Hills or riding 50's on a mini motocross track they built in there backyards. They just loved being on dirtbikes all the time and I knew that was exactly what I wanted, except on my skis.  Thats when I sold my dirtbike for a truck to become a ski bum. 

 

I joined the High School Race Team to better my ski and also to get out of school to go ski. I was slowly becoming addicted. While I was on the ski team I met all kinds of Freestyle skier who were into hitting cliffs and jumps. It caught my attention so I started following them hitting all the cliffs we could find or hitting any little jump we found. Then I soon met JJ Schiller a local kid who I went to High School with and also a skier who like to catch air anytime he could.  JJ Schiller soon introduced me to the Illumatic Freeride Team and Kirkwoods Freeride Team. Where I started chancing some of my biggest influences down the mountain. Kirkwood was a amazing place to grow up skiing. You can ride to the top, hit the cournice, all the chutes and cliffs on the way down. Then straight to the park for some tricks. But then you would ride the chair back to the top where you would then try that trick you learned in the park out of a natural air or cliff. It's been incredible being a witness to some of the things that go on out at Kirkwood.