12 years ago the snowboard community lost a pioneer. 

“Craig Kelly is known as the ‘Godfather of Freeriding’; Terje Håkonsen called Kelly the best snowboarder of all time. Over his 15-year professional career, he won 4 world championships and 3 U.S. championships; he won the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom snowboarding competition in 1988, 1991, and 1993.”

But winning competitions was not what Craig was best known for he was mostly known for his style. Craig made a simple turn on a snowboard look so incredibly beautiful he oozed style.  Along with his style he was true to his passion in the sport. He was not in it for the money he was in it because he loved it.

“He shocked the snowboard industry by walking away from multi-million dollar deals at the height of the snowboard craze to pursue his passion for “freeriding,” at the time an unheard of strategy for a pro snowboarder. It was in the mountains where Craig felt the happiest.”

Read More about Craig:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Kelly_%28snowboarder%29

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