Andreas Wiig

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Full Name Andreas Ygre Wiig

Nickname Mandreas

Birthday March 5th, 1981

Hometown Oslo, Norway

Where are you now? Oslo, on my way to play a soccer match

Years riding 19

Local Mountain Keystone, CO

Reg or Goofy Reg

Stance Width 24,5 inches

Sponsors Forum, Foursquare, Vans, Rockstar, Matix, Electric, Keystone, Pro-Tec, AWSM

Do you have any hobbies? Surfing, mountain biking, skateboarding, soccer, barbecuing

What's on your iPod? Foo Fighters, Turbonegro, DMTMC, Royksopp, Yelle, Marion Raven

Snowmobiles? Waiting for the new Ski Doo Summit 800

What's your STREET set-up? Soap shoes

What's your PARK set-up? The Holy Moly 158, Republic Bindings

What's your BACKCOUNTRY set-up? The Holy Moly 158, Republic Bindings, lots of water, matches, backcountry equipment

What's a Vacation Day like for you? A day when I can do whatever I want and forget about everything else. No need to do e-mails or pick up the phone. A perfect vacation day have to include some amazing surf sessions.

What kind of vehicles you drive? A Ford F-150 in the States and an Audi A5 in Norway.

How long have you been on Forum? 2,5 years

Can we follow you on Twitter? Yes, the address is twitter.com/andreaswiig

Last Cover Shot? Onboard 2009. It's a handplant from Folgefonna (glacier in Norway)

Top 3 Video Parts Follow me Around MDP, Derelictica, Fuck it

Top 3 Favorite Riders Jussi Oksanen, Travis Rice, John Jackson

Top 3 Places to Ride Keystone, Alaska, Whistler

Websites andreaswiig.com

Books All the Jo Nesboe books, The Dirt

Tricks Bs 5 crail

Places to kick back and go on VACATION Bali, Kauai, my terrace at home

Skate spots Oslo, High Cascade Snowboard Camp, The Vans park in Orange County

Country Norway, The States, Croatia, Canada, Indonesia

Strangest thing Peter Line ever said to you Really hard to understand what he is saying

Go-to Roommate on trips Daniel Ek, Alek Ostreng

Who has the worst smelling boots? Daniel Ek's boots by far. They should be banned from any indoor area and disinfected immediately

Whose hip-hop collection is dirtier, Stevie's or Cam's? Cam's

Will Austen Sweetin get any taller? Only wider from now on.

How much do you think Andreas can bench-press? Not that much with a torn bicep.

Last teammate you bailed out of trouble? That must have been Daniel Ek

How do you choose who hits the jump first? We fight about it and the person that wins gets to go first

Any good pranks you pulled on the guys? I chased Alek around in Whistler last year, so he had to jump barefoot down from the second floor of a building. Have to give him some rookie treatment!

Whose your wingman when going out? No need for a wingman.

Andreas’s Kit

THE REPUBLIC
THE HOLY MOLY 158