Craig Augustinsky
Birthplace Bridgeport, CT
Winter Residence Mad River Glen
Summer residence Bristol, VT
Age 30

What Bern gear are you rocking this winter?
The Macon!

What are your plans for this winter?
Rookie Patroller Mad River Glen/ Backcountry Ski Guide Sugarbush/ Photo shoots for Backcountry and Ski Magazine, Ski Video by Devil's Washbowl and most important Ski Da Pow!

Best trip you have taken in your career?
100 days of backcountry skiing from Southern Colorado to B.C. 2002, First descents in East Greenland 2005

What would you do if you were not a pro shred?
I'd get a food processor!

Influences?
I found my Mother's 1965 Harts in the basement at age 9 and took them to the backyard for my first ski. I didn't know how to turn, so I straight lined the hill right to the brook. Glen Plake in The Blizzard of Oz.

What are your bad habits?
Macaroons

What makes you happy?
Fresh Air, Family, "Faith" by George Michaels

What is your biggest fear?
Bull Sharks near Breaks

What is in your Ipod?
I'm behind the times!

Favorite food?
My Father's Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs

Favorite Movie of all time?
"The Natural"

Other Sponsors?
Greenland, 2005 - Cloudveil, Karhu, Ember Photo, Patagonia 2006 - Patagonia, Karhu, Mountain Hardware, Garmont, Sterling Ski and Snowboard

Goals in life?
My goals as a youngster were to be a professional skier for the magazines that interested me. Ultimately reading these, taught me, an insufficient reader who hid in the back of the classroom, the confidence and skills to read out loud in class. The sport of skiing has been positively building me up for years and now I enjoy sharing this passion with others, especially those vulnerable kids who just need an outlet. I also wish to live close to the Earth, homestead, and educate others in ways that allow them to live more self sufficiently.

Last Words?
"One who follows a crowd will never be followed by a crowd." Curtis Jackson