Mitch Gilman

• My name is Mitch Gilman I am from Whitefish, Mt and I started skiing when I was 2. My sister was the first person to introduce me to freeride skiing when I was about 6. I tagged along with her until I was old enough to join the local freeride team. From there I progressed until the terrain park at my local mountain became to small to learn new things so I moved to Colorado. Colorado is where I currently live and go to school.
• Nickname: Minushka
• Birthdate: 9/3/1996
• Hometown: Whitefish, Montana
• Hobbies: Bmx, Listening to European Death Metal.
• Motto: You only live once, go for it.
• Home Mountain: Big Mountain
• Height: 5'7
• Sponsors: Volkl, Dalbello, Smith Optics, Spyder, Kicker, Dakine, Sole footbeds.
• What is your favorite ski in 2011/2012 Collection?
  Wall
• Why do you like this ski?
  The Wall is a light weight durable freeride ski that will hold up to just about anything.
• What conditions do you use this ski for?
  Half-pipe, Slopestyle, All mountain.
• What bindings do you use and where do you mount them?
  I ride the Marker Jester center mounted.
• What DIN do you have your bindings on?
  12 Din

RANDOM FACTS

• Favorite skier:
  Torin Wallace
• Ski hero growing up:
  My dad
• Ideal day in the mountains:
  Blue bird day with 4 feet of snow and no one on the mountain or blue bird day with soft snow and perfect jumps at Breck.
• How would you describe your style?
  Mellow.
• Your biggest breakthrough in your skiing career?
  Learning how to turn on skis.
• What age did you start to ski?
  2 years old
• What can’t you live without?
  Food and water.
• Goals and plans:
  To make the 2014 Olympic Slopestyle team and to have a successful skiing career.