From the Dry Slopes of Yorkshire to Olympic Snowboard Competitor

Aspen, Colorado,  Whistler, British Columbia and Park City, Utah are all common stomping grounds for some of the world's top snowboarders, but Yorkshire, England? That's exactly where Olympic snowboarder Katie Ormerod got her start, on the dry slope terrain parks of Yorkshire. 

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Katie's now taken her snowboarding to actual snow, and travels the world competing in slopestyle events. Watch as GoPro takes a look at her story and unlikely upbringing, and the next time you think about bailing on a day on the hill because "conditions aren't that great" remember–somewhere out there, there's a 20-year-old Olympic snowboarder from England who grew up riding on dry slopes.

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Jackson transplant via the Boston area. A traveler, and a skiing, skateboarding, and racquet sports enthusiast
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