Pako Benguerel (ESP)
FREESKI
What's your name?
Pako B
Born when and where?
6th april 1978, Barcelona
What in your eyes made you what you are today?
Confidence, motivation and young heart
Your are riding since...?
1980
How did you get into this ?
Friends trying to do crazy stuff in my home mountain
What is the meaning of style?
Smooth, good long graps
How would you describe your personal riding style?
smooth
What's your favorite ski/board model and what stance are you riding (ski: position to center - board: angle, width and position to center)
Antidogma 178_1,5cm front from center
What's your best trick you are currently pulling and what are you working on?
Sw5 high safety screamen seamen (genie), the other is always secret, of course
Your favorite riding spot?
SnowparkDivision.com
What do you consider your most precious achievements in your live as a rider?
Being from a non-skiing country, getting to meet and ride with some really big athletes from all over the skiing world.
What do you do when you don't ride?
I live in Barcelona, go out with friends and work on my wakeboard school, freeskiing school, sponsor stuff and other office rider work.
What if you got five hours to use Bill Gate's credit card. What would you do?
I would pay for a dinner to all my friends together with Bill Gates just to thank him for his gift, send money to starving people, get a heli, a long chairlift and build a park. (in 5 hours.)
What is there what money can't buy for you?
Friendship, health, happiness, style
You need to spend the rest of your live on an island - what would you bring ? 10 items max ...
Gimme 3 losers and 3 winners of this planet!
Obama winner, Bush loser
Muhammad Ali wins, Rocky Balboa loses.
Mahatma Ghandi wins, Julius Caesar loses.
Your top 5 loves?
Family, friends, skiing, good music, good food
And your top 5 hates...
Injuries, celebrities, hangovers, bad news
Your top 5 bands?
Hilltop Hoods
Portishead
Damian Marley
Iam
Spooks
Royksopp
Modest mouse
Compay segundo
What kind of food are you into?
Japanese, Mediterranean
What are you most afraid of?
injuries
Any personal manifesto you are living by?
Dragon says, if you want to fly high, you should do it against the wind.
What's your favourite pick up phrase?
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Which is your favourite website and why?
::: Snow-forecast.com
What would you perform in case you had to participate in a casting show?
I think I would be really bad on it, so... I would invite everyone to have dinner with me, friends and Bill Gates paying.
Your daily contribution to make a better world?
Not throwing rubbish to the mountain
How do you see yourself in 20 years from now?
Flying against the wind
Anything else you would like to add?
I've been sponsored for almost 10 years by skiing companies, and this is by far the one where I've felt better, it's like being a member of a family. Thanks P and A!Pot petit, bona confitura...
Thank you for your time.
::: back to the amplid research cartel
Pako B
Born when and where?
6th april 1978, Barcelona
What in your eyes made you what you are today?
Confidence, motivation and young heart
Your are riding since...?
1980
How did you get into this ?
Friends trying to do crazy stuff in my home mountain
What is the meaning of style?
Smooth, good long graps
How would you describe your personal riding style?
smooth
What's your favorite ski/board model and what stance are you riding (ski: position to center - board: angle, width and position to center)
Antidogma 178_1,5cm front from center
What's your best trick you are currently pulling and what are you working on?
Sw5 high safety screamen seamen (genie), the other is always secret, of course
Your favorite riding spot?
SnowparkDivision.com
What do you consider your most precious achievements in your live as a rider?
Being from a non-skiing country, getting to meet and ride with some really big athletes from all over the skiing world.
What do you do when you don't ride?
I live in Barcelona, go out with friends and work on my wakeboard school, freeskiing school, sponsor stuff and other office rider work.
What if you got five hours to use Bill Gate's credit card. What would you do?
I would pay for a dinner to all my friends together with Bill Gates just to thank him for his gift, send money to starving people, get a heli, a long chairlift and build a park. (in 5 hours.)
What is there what money can't buy for you?
Friendship, health, happiness, style
You need to spend the rest of your live on an island - what would you bring ? 10 items max ...
Gimme 3 losers and 3 winners of this planet!
Obama winner, Bush loser
Muhammad Ali wins, Rocky Balboa loses.
Mahatma Ghandi wins, Julius Caesar loses.
Your top 5 loves?
Family, friends, skiing, good music, good food
And your top 5 hates...
Injuries, celebrities, hangovers, bad news
Your top 5 bands?
Hilltop Hoods
Portishead
Damian Marley
Iam
Spooks
Royksopp
Modest mouse
Compay segundo
What kind of food are you into?
Japanese, Mediterranean
What are you most afraid of?
injuries
Any personal manifesto you are living by?
Dragon says, if you want to fly high, you should do it against the wind.
What's your favourite pick up phrase?
Fly like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Which is your favourite website and why?
::: Snow-forecast.com
What would you perform in case you had to participate in a casting show?
I think I would be really bad on it, so... I would invite everyone to have dinner with me, friends and Bill Gates paying.
Your daily contribution to make a better world?
Not throwing rubbish to the mountain
How do you see yourself in 20 years from now?
Flying against the wind
Anything else you would like to add?
I've been sponsored for almost 10 years by skiing companies, and this is by far the one where I've felt better, it's like being a member of a family. Thanks P and A!Pot petit, bona confitura...
Thank you for your time.
::: back to the amplid research cartel
| ::: photo 1 | ::: pako at camp of champions |
| ::: photo 2 | ::: pako going hollywood |
| ::: photo 3 | ::: freestyle at port aine |
