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Marja Persson
| Gender | Female |
| Nickname | Marj |
| Binding | Jester 16 and Tour F12 |
| Discipline | Freeride |
| Top results | Marja Persson Part of Freeride spirit 2010 and 2011. Freeradicals ski movies since 2003. Part in Warren Miller Higher ground. 1st Verbier Xtreme 2007, 2nd FWT 2009 |
| Date of birth | 25/2/78 |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Home | Östersund |
| Hobbies | mtnbiking, horsebackriding, hiking, climbing and hunting. |
| Motto | I can do this. |
| Info | http://www.marjapersson.com |
| Sponsors | Marker, The North Face, Nissan, Swatch, Black Crows, Adidas eyewear, Garmont, Powertraveller, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Freegun |
Marja Persson
Although I've skied since the age of five it wasnt until I was 20 that a trip to Verbier changed the course of my life.
It was 1999 and I was living in Geneva learning French whle I worked as a horse trainer. I took a trip to nerby alp vilage Verbier, where my arrival in the resort co-incided with a massive dump of fresh snow, the joys of which i'd never experienced. Each day I hit the mountain making fresh tracks in virgin powder, and from that momen on skiing became an all cosuming passion.
I stayed until the end of the season, returning home to Sweden to finish my studies but determined to pursue the new love of my life. In 2000 I travelled to New Zealand to visit friends on the North Island, but could'nt resist a 2 month detour to chase the snow in Wanaka.
There some freeriders suggested that I compete in the national competitions, so in 2000 I entered the NZ freeskiing championships....and won.
Since then I've been lucky enough to travel the world with the support of my sponsors in pursuit of the thrills that only freeride can provide.
What bindings do you use?
Jester 16 and Tour F12
Why do you like this binding?
Jester cause it is fairly
light, but sturdy and smart looking. Tour F12 cause they are light enough to
tour with, but sturdy enough to ski some more serious stuff unlike a lot of
other touring bindings!
Where do you mount them?
Wherever Black Crows tells me the
best spot should be.
What DIN do you have your bindings on?
Jester 12-14. Touring
10-12
RANDOM FACTS:
Height: 175cm
Favorite skier: All the happy ones
Ski hero growing up: I was into horses back then, so I didn’t know any, but Ingmar Stenmark was everyone’s heroe and still is!
Ideal day in the mountains: Lots of snow, sun, good terrain and all smiles!
How would you describe your style: Fast
Your biggest breakthrough in your skiing career. Being part of the Freeradicals White Trash movie 2003 and getting 2nd in Les Arcs 2002 .
Favorite place to ride: Anywhere with good terrain and good snow.
Best snow trip: Probably Argentina in El Bondi 2010. We had powder all the time and when we didn’t we took the housebus to another place, always coinciding with another dump. Great team, great setup, great mountains and fantastic snow!
What age did you start to ski: I have no idea, maybe 5? I think I started snowmobiling before on a minisled.
Home mountain: Ansätten, Bakvattnet and Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
What cant you live without:Family and friends and patethically enough, my dog.
Favorite phone App. Fat booth
Goals and plans: I broke my pelvis in Feb 2011 so my goals is to get fully recovered from this injury. My plan and goal is to ski in December and tour a lot during the season to get mind and body back into shape.