TANNER HALL
Sport: Ski
Birthday: 26 October, 1983
Hometown: Kalispell, MT
Other Sponsors: Armada, Red Bull, Giro, Grenade Glove and Park City Mountain Resort.
Up Close & Personal:
1) Number of years participating in your sport: 18 years.
2) When did you start your sport? 3 yrs old.
3) Years as a professional: 7
4) Who / What inspires you? All my friends inspire me to be me and no one else. A couple of people one Marc Franc Montoya and the other Tom Penny they are to good at what they do!!!
5) If you were not a pro skier you would be? A skateboarder.
6) What are your favorite songs currently loaded onto your Thump? Mobb Deep Shook Ones really good befor comps.
7) What is more important to you than skiing? My family.
8) Do you have any other special talents (music / write / draw / paint)? Listening to music.
9) To me, Oakley is: The greatest thing that ever happened to my ski career.
10) Favorite:
· Bands: Lyricson
· Films: Lords of Dogtown
· Books: Labryinth
· TV Shows: South Park, Family Guy and Chapelle Show.
· Drink: Red Bull
11) What move / trick are you working on? Switch Rs 900s.
12) 5 Items I can't live without: Labtop, My Music, skis, Moutains, Fresh Air and Beautiful Girls.
13) If you could be someone famous, who would you be? Damian Marley.
14) Party animal or mellow TV on the couch? Both
15) Any last words? Peace and, love Bless and Santify.
Career Achievements:
· 2006: 1st US Freeskiing Open - halfpipe, Gold Espn Winter X Games - halfpipe and Powder Video Awards - Worst Slam and Best Male performance.
· 2005: Silver Medal ESPN Winter X Games-slopestyle, Silver Medal ESPN Winter X Games-superpipe, 1st US Freeskiing Open-superpipe and 2nd US Freeskiing Open-slopestyle.
· 2004: Gold Medal ESPN Winter X Games-slopestyle, 1st BMW X3 Freeski Invitational, 1st World Skiing Invitational-halfpipe, 2nd World Superpipe Championships and 2nd US Freeskiing Open-superpipe.
· 2003: Gold Medal ESPN Winter X Games-slopestyle, Silver Medal ESPN Winter X Games-superpipe, 1st US Freeskiing Open-slopestyle, 1st World Superpipe Championships, 1st Ultimate Bumps&Jumps-big air, 1st Park City All-Stars Rail Jam, 1st West Coast Invitational-jib jam, 2nd World Skiing Invitational-big air, 2nd US Freeskiing Open-big air, 2nd Ultimate Bumps&Jumps-superpipe and 2nd Paul Mitchell Huck & Roll-halfpipe.
· 2002: Gold Medal ESPN Winter X Games-slopestyle, 1st US Freeskiing Open-slopestyle, 1st World Skiing Invitational -big air, 1st Cham Jam, France-slopestyle, 1st Ultimate Bumps&Jumps-superpipe, 2nd Ultimate Bumps&Jumps-big air, 2nd. Ultimate Bumps&Jumps-moguls and 2nd US Freeskiing Open-big air.
· 2001: Gold Medal ESPN Winter X Games-big air, Silver Medal Core Xtreme Games-quarterpipe, Silver Medal Core Xtreme Games-big air, 1st Winter X Qualifier-big air and 3rd US Freeskiing Open-slopestyle.