On The Rise: Jess Perlmutter
Next up for our On The Rise series, we tapped in with 15 year old phenom Jess Perlmutter.
Name: Jess Perlmutter
Age: 15
Social Media: @jess_shred on Instagram
Hometown: Millburn, New Jersey
Home Mountain: Killington, Vermont
Sponsors: Darkside Snowboards, Capita Snowboards, Union Bindings, Monster Army, Modest Eyewear, Coal Headwear, Dimito, Thirty Two
Stance: Regular
Setup: Capita Birds of a Feather, Union Ultras, Thirty Two Womens Lashed Boa, I have no idea what my stance is
Year You Started Snowboarding: 2019
What or Who Got You Into Snowboarding? Skateboarding
Best Contest Result: 1st at the Uninvited Invitational
Favorite Video Part of All Time: Spotheads 2
Biggest Inspiration: Vermont snowboarders
Steel or Powder? Steel all day
Most Underrated Rider: Ryan Sihler
Dream Sponsor: Chipolte
Worst Trend in Snowboarding: Pants over your highbacks
Interests Outside of Snowboarding: Skateboarding, Music, Basketball, and Mountain Biking
Words to Live By:
Shout Outs: Mom and Dad
Biggest Fear? Clipping a rail on switch front lips
A time where you should have died but made it out unscathed? Over rotated dub 10 straight to my face
A monumental Snowboarding moment that you’ll never forget? Winning the Uninvited Invitational and Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston
Go To Tricks? Front board pretzel on rails and back 7 on jumps
Least favorite trick? Front 50 front one out
How you got your first Snowboard? Rental from Darkside Snowboards in Killington, VT
