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Sean Busby was born on August 21, 1984 in Mission Viejo, California.
During his high school years, Sean's professional snowboarding career
relocated him to Whistler B.C. to train at the British Columbia
Development Center with members of the Canadian National Snowboard Team
and then to Steamboat Springs, Colorado with members of the US team
with sights on the Winter Olympics. Sean was then quickly drawn into
the Colorado backcountry which took him away from commercialized slopes
and gave him a new freedom that only big mountain riding could
provide. Now residing in Mount Pleasant, Utah, Sean balances his
riding career in addition to being the snowboarding programs director
for the Wasatch Academy and running his own snowboarding foundation for
children's hospitals around the world. Sean's riding focus is on big
mountain snowboard mountaineering with remote snowboarding expeditions
to some of the most unique places on the planet. He credits a strong
snowboard racing background to his success and prefers hiking to earn
his turns rather then riding the lifts. Some of his most recent
snowboarding accomplishments include various first accents and
snowboarding descents in Antarctica, New Zealand, and Patagonia. Some
of Sean's upcoming snowboarding expeditions include a return to
Antarctica and expeditions in the USA, Tibet, Iceland, Greenland,
Romania, and India. Other recent accomplishments include a bachelors
degree in Health Promotion and Education from the University of Utah,
snowboard media features with CNBC, NBC, ESPN, ABC, Inner Strength and
Countdown for Kids magazines, KFWB News Radio - LA., and multiple book
and news print publications. Competition accomplishments include 4
time champion of West Coast games, 3rd place pro men kokanee Series -
Whistler/Blackcomb; Numerous finals - on North American Tour (4 x
Norquay, Alberta, 1 x Cypress, B.C., and 2x Alberta Cup - Canada
Olympic Park, AB). During his short off season, Sean tours around
North America speaking to schools, hospitals, foundations, and camps
about his snowboarding expeditions. |
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