Name: Matt Finnell • Age: 17
School: Bellevue High School • Hometown: Bellevue

1. What mountain do you have the most interest in visiting and why? Too many to say. I really want to check out Mt. Hood though.

2. Describe your perfect Saturday at Stevens Pass. It depends on your focus/attitude. The only thing holding that back would be ice-any day with ice sucks. Therefore, any day can be perfect. Up to you if you want it to be perfect.

3. What is your stock trick—meaning the trick you do without thinking? Any tweaked straight grab. Make you feel authoritative without spinning.

4. What are your long-term goals for progression on the hill? To be comfortable with the uncomfortable, not having to worry about the pressure of progression and to just tbe a super strong all mountain rider.

5. What kind of music do you have on your iPod? Lots of House and Hardcore Techno. I still have some rock and indy. All of the metal is for my inner guitar geel.

6. Who are the people that inspire you most, on and off the hill and why? There are a lot of pro rippers out there like Torstein Horgmo, Travis Rice that I admire greatly for riding. But Frankie Martin, Craig Konya and a few others are the most influential to me as a person.