Adam Widen

 

Full Name: Adam Widén

Age: 25

Living: Varberg/Stockholm

Years skiing: 22

 

Website:

adamwiden.blogspot.com

 

Sponsors:

- SOS, KOMBI, KASK, SWIX, SUNPOCKET DYNASTAR/LANGE

 

Favourite Kask Beanie: Jonsbert

 

Achievements/ movies / comp results / other proud moments:

- Movieparts in Free Radicals The Unpublished and The Sunny Side

 

Favorite areas or descents:

- Verbier

 

Describe your skiing background:

- Competed in alpine until I was 16. Did two seasons in verbier after high school before things got serious.

 

What was your big breakthrough or defining moment in skiing?

- A 5th place up in Riksgränsen 2009, was also discuissons if I had the biggest drop in NM:s history..

 

 

Describe a skiing experience when things got out of hand.

- Skied down the wrong valley and it ended up with 2.5 hours in a cab to get back to the village.

 

What are you up to when you’re not skiing?

 - Working, surfing, skateboarding, workout and hanging out in Varberg most of the time.

 

Any training advice or suggestions?

- Take a swim

 

Who or what inspires you?

- Friends around

 

How do you see skiing evolving in the next five years?

- Tricks gonna be necessary to be in the top of the freeride comps.

 

Do you have any vices that you would like to share?

- Never miss the chance to take a dance!