Caleb has been getting his reps in on the Woodward Copper jump line and had a proper showing at this past Bomb Hole Cup so G-Don tapped him for the latest On The Rise.
Name: Caleb Dhawornvej
Age: 19 years old
Social Media Handles: @caleb_dhaw on Instagram
Hometown: Frisco Colorado
Home Mountain: Copper Mountain
Sponsors: Gnu Snowboards, Monster Army, Bent Metal Bindings, Giro, Purl Wax
Stance: Regular
Setup: Gnu Wagyu 155cm, Bent Metal Solution Bindings, Thirtytwo TM2 Double BOA Bomb Hole edition. Stance is furthest in on the inserts and all the way out on the baseplate, 9 -3
How did you find snowboarding? My uncle started bringing me up to Copper to teach me how to snowboard when I was 5 years old and it was game over from there.
Years snowboarding? 14 years
Best contest result? 3rd in the North America Cup Overall (REV Tour level contests)
Favorite snowboard video? The Art of Flight
Biggest inspiration? For contests definitely my sister [Lily Dhawornvej], seeing her compete at the Olympics really inspired me to do well in contests.
What motivates you? Snowboarding is just so f*cking fun!
Biggest fear? Not being able to snowboard
Is there a time where you should have died but made it out unscathed? Or sketchiest moment? Too many to pick one lol. Probably some sketchy ass contest practice
What rider from the new generation is the gonna be the future of snowboarding? Liam Johnson
Most underrated rider? Mitchell Davern
Favorite Old Head? Josh Underwood
Best style? Masato Toda and Judd Henkes
Most cooked homie? Alex Schwab
Most talented rider? Lys Fedorowycz
Sketchiest homie? Ben Longly
Favorite filmer? Ryan Conway has that zoom game on point or Cullen McHale for some sick follow cams.
Who brings the best energy? Rene Rinnekangas
Dream Sponsor? (Doesn’t Have to Be Snowboarding-Related) Some race car company probably. Driving fast is pretty sick.
Steel or Powder? Pow
Warm up or straight to business? Straight to business
When do you ride best? When I’m having fun
When do you ride your worst? When I get in my head and start overthinking
Best and worst place to snowboard? Best place: Copper Mountain. Worst place: Any scaffolding jump
Worst trick? Any 450 on
A moment that you’ll never forget? First back triple, never did it on an airbag, stomped first try
Interests outside of snowboarding? Mountain Biking, Pickleball, Golf, Skateboarding
Best advice you ever received? Ride for yourself
Words to live by: Just have fun with whatever it is you are doing, even if it’s not.
Shout Outs: My family for always supporting me, sponsors, Josh Underwood for letting me ride in his backyard, All the homies that make snowboarding even more fun.
Describe snowboarding in one word: Freedom