Got to hang with Nick a bit during Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston (read: dapping him up between him stomping tricks in the contest) so we had GDon tap in for an On The Rise to hear what makes the latest generation of snowboarders from Michigan tick.

Name: Nick Fox

Age: 21

Social Media Handles: @n1ckfox on Instagram

Hometown: Hartland, Michigan

Home Mountain: Mt. Brighton

Sponsors: Rome Snowboards, Deeluxe Boots, Beyond Medals

Stance: Regular

Setup: Currently on a Rome Agent Pro 157, Rome Katana Pro bindings, and Deeluxe ID Team boots. I just ride reference stance, which is 21.5in I think, and 9,-9 angles.

How did you find snowboarding? My friend Joey in my neighborhood had a hill in his backyard and some Walmart boards with the weird little foot holders. I couldn’t make it to the bottom, so I wanted to get a real snowboard and learn because I naturally assumed it was the boards fault.

Years snowboarding? I started riding 11 or 12 years ago

Best Contest Result? I recently won the Apik Fest in Mississauga, Canada.

Favorite Snowboard Video? I’m hung up on how good SWARM was right now, gonna run with that.

Biggest Inspiration? Growing up I always looked up to the local boarders. Derek Lemke being one of them, and he’s still one of my biggest inspirations. The best

What motivates you? Seeing a million sick clips on Instagram every day

What rider from the new generation is the gonna be the future of snowboarding? Jess Perlmutter

Most Underrated Rider? There’s so many people I want to say, but I’m a huge Liam Johnson fan

Favorite old head? Chad O

Best style? Wink

Most cooked homie? Storm Rowe

Most talented rider? Storm Rowe

Sketchiest homie? Storm Rowe

Favorite filmer? Gimbal God has captured all my favorite clips

Who brings the best energy? Guys who chuck

Worst trick? Boardslide switch up to front board sameway, but only when the boardslide is just a tap.

Steel or Powder? Steel most def

Dream Sponsor (Doesn’t Have to Be Snowboarding-Related): Jimmy John’s

Worst Trend in Snowboarding? No names in group videos

Biggest fear? Catching heels on front board attempt 1. Sharks honorable mention

Is there a time where you should have died but made it out unscathed? Or Sketchiest moment? Any time I try to spin switch backside it can get pretty dodgy.

Warm up or straight to business? Warm up. Gotta make sure them rails are sliding.

When do you ride best? When I’m with my friends and have no pressure.

When do you ride your worst? When I have the slightest equipment issue, like if one boot feels tighter than the other.

Best and worst place to snowboard? Anywhere with a tow rope is the best, anywhere in the wind is the worst. A tow rope in the wind is still the worst.

Interests Outside of Snowboarding? I like to ride my dirt bike and play New York Times games on my phone.

A moment that you’ll never forget? Sage complimented me on a front 3 Crail when I was like 15 or 16, huge for my ego.

Words to Live By: Being nice is cool

Shout Outs: My parents are the goats. Also shoutout to Ali, all my friends and mentors, and the companies that support me!

Describe snowboarding in one word: Worthwhile

Watch Nick in UPPERCUT: SIDE PIECE