Name: Mae Morelli

Age: 18

Social Media Handles: Instagram at @mae.morelli_

Hometown: Boston, MA

Home Mountain: At the moment, Copper CO

Sponsors: Burton Snowboards, Wend Waxworks

Stance: Goofy

Setup: Burton Lightweight Board, Burton Lexa Re:Flex bindings, Burton Felix boots, my stance is reference on EST, and my angles are -9, 9.

How did you find snowboarding? By the time I was 5, my dad had introduced me to skating, Shredbots movies, and taken me to Darkside for the first time. By the time the snow hit the ground I switched from skiing and loved it immediately.

Years snowboarding? 13

Best Contest Result? Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston. I made Finals in two separate 2 spots this year.

Favorite snowboard video? Blooom by Burton

Biggest Inspiration? To not have a desk job.

What motivates you? I want to be a version of myself that the younger me would look up to.

What rider from the new generation is the gonna be the future of snowboarding? Jaylen Hanson. Her switch rail game is insane, and she has the best nosepress of all time. She’s definitely one to watch for in the street scene.

Most Underrated Rider? Miles Fallon

Favorite Old Head? Torstein Horgmo

Best Style? Rene Rennakangas, Grace Warner, Judd Henkes, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, Jill Perkins, and Mia Brookes.

Most Cooked Homie? Kanye West? Makes good music though.

Most Talented Rider? Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. She is so good at everything, all directions, grabs, anything you can think of, she makes it look so easy.

Sketchiest Homie? Me when I’m scared.

Favorite Filmer? Shoutout Jake Durham.

Who brings the best energy? Mia Langridge, Mischa Thomas, Hayden Tyler, Bella Warren, Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir, and Beckett Depreist. Shoutout Beckett, who is down to jam every day of the week.

Worst trick? I have such a hard time with switch backside, I don’t know why, but I get so tangled.

Steel or Powder? This one is hard, but I think powder. The rails are always there, so when it dumps, it’s for sure a treat to have a day with the homies exploring new spots.

Worst Trend in Snowboarding? TikTok music. I like it when you can tell what people’s vibes are based on the music they use, rather than just trying to win the algorithm.

Biggest fear? Snakes (snow snakes included)

Is there a time when you should have died but made it out unscathed? Or Sketchiest moment? My mom, sister, and I were at the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. For sure the gnarliest moment of my life, and thankful to have made it out. Rest in peace to those who passed. Boston strong.

Warm up or straight to business? Warm up for sure, I like to debrief with my friends at the same time and it makes for a great start to the day.

When do you ride best: Sunny day, slush park laps with my favorite people.

When do you ride your worst: When I don’t have coffee in the morning.

Best and worst place to snowboard: Best place is prime Cardrona for sure, and I feel like as long as I’m boarding, there’s no worst place.

Interests Outside of Snowboarding? Music, design, cooking, anything creative, and anything that gets me outside. (and scrolling on Pinterest)

A moment that you’ll never forget? My first back dub 10. I was coming back from a rough year, and it had been a dream trick since I was a kid, so to ride away felt so good.

Best advice you ever received: Your struggles are only part of you writing your story, take them with a grain of salt, and continue on your journey.

Words to Live By: Find the safety in success.

Shout Outs: Shout Outs: My Mom, Dad, Sister, Zach Cohen (Zboi), my coaches, all my friends from home, and thank you to snowboarding.

Describe snowboarding in one word: Creative