Nathan Dye, a True Ski Character

Nathan Dye is the definition of a character. His facial hair differs every time I see him; it goes from beard to moustache to goatee in a matter of weeks. It is pretty concerning that he can grow a beard that fast. He is known to wear a double XL green one piece suit when skiing, and his tall tees majestically flow as he rides down the mountain. I tried the one piece on and I looked like a saggy mess, I have no clue how he could rock it successfully. He has had more jobs than I can count and he calls his Jeep the White Tiger. He even taught me how to ski in one day; by the end I could do 180’s which was pretty cool. The reason I know all of these things about him is because I have been friends with Nate since the first grade, we have gone riding together countless times.

Q: When did you first start skiing?

A: I started skiing in 6th grade; it was after a big snow storm had passed. My dad had always gone skiing, and he thought it would be good to get me involved in it.

Q: What initially attracted you to it?

A: At first it was the speed, and the ability to make as many of your own decisions as you want, it’s a very freeing feeling.

Q: When did you start riding park?

A: I started riding park in 8th grade, after hitting that first jump and getting the sensation of flying, you only want to keep going bigger and bigger after that.

Q: What is your favorite trick to throw down?

A: Probably a big ol front flip, it’s really cool to be upside down flying over the snow and knowing that it will all come together.

Q: What is the hardest trick you have done?

A: That’s tricky, I don’t think there is anything individual like that which I would consider the hardest, every day is different skiing, so depending on conditions and what features are in the park, a trick that was easy one day could be really hard the next and vice versa.

Q: How was the skiing in Colorado different than skiing in Maine?

A: The mountains were a lot bigger in Colorado, and it was a much bigger part of the culture, almost everyone you got to meet was a skier, and in the community I was in, everyone there was extremely passionate about it, definitely cool surroundings to have.

Q: How does it feel that you are on Newschoolers front flipping in an edit?

A: haha that was pretty cool, I have been in a few edits skiing, and I always like to have things on the internet I can truly say I’m proud of.

Q: Give me a story from Colorado that exemplifies the lifestyle of a hood ass skier haha.

A: Probably April fool’s day, or clown day, where everyone dresses up like old school skiers wearing one pieces and leg warmers and just insane outfits, the entire day is dedicated to partying and having just as much fun as possible.

Q: Are Colorado skiers more steezy than Maine skiers?

A: Everything is different, and because of that the skiers are different, I think it’s impossible to say one is better than the other.