Eric Pollard is an American snow freeskier and

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Welches, Oregon Welches is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor between Zigzag and Wemme along U.S. Route 26. It is one of the many communities that make up the Villages at Mount ...

, who lives in the Hood River region of Oregon. He was a professional skier for

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for over 22 years and now designs skis and snowboards fo
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Skiing

Pollard began skiing professionally at the age of fifteen. He learned on Mount Hood, where snowboarders far outnumber skiers, and as a result, developed a unique style more closely resembling snowboarders. Because of this, he developed the first fully symmetrical ski — equal height tip and tail, with a symmetrical flex. Pollard mostly works with filming and skiing backcountry rather than competitions.

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With snowboarder Austin Smith, Pollard founded the ski and snowboard company Season EQPT. They design sustainable carving, all-mountain, powder, and touring products. The timeless black products — Kin, Aero, Nexus, Forma, and Pass — question annual consumer culture, support product longevity, and create unity for everyone in the mountains. The skis are made at

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Nimbus Independent Films

In 2007, Pollard created Nimbus Independent with Pep Fujas, Andy Mahre, and Chris Benchetler.Meyr, Kyle (2 May 2014
Nimbus Independent’s new film: ''After The Sky Falls''
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s. The company produced short films showing highlights of its creators' seasons. Named Powder Magazine's "Movie of the Year,
Drawn From Here
is a film by Pollard that opens with an exploration of his processes as a skier, as a ski/product designer, and as an artist. It follows the influences he draws from — like basing the shape of a ski tip off of a surfboard or finding patterns observed in nature to integrate into the graphics he hand draws for a ski — and illuminates a thread that runs through and binds all his different disciplines and hobbies.

Personal life

Pollard initially planned to attend art school to become a graphic designer but loved skiing with his family and never looked back. He is married to Erin Valverde Pollard and has two children.

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pollard, Eric Living people American male freestyle skiers Freeskiers Year of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Oregon