On The Rise: Nixon Johnson
We got Nixon Johnson for this week’s On The Rise and even though he may have been born after the actual Nixon Jibfest, he’s got the skills.
Name: Nixon Johnson
Age: 16,17 might be 18 depending on the day
Social Media Handles: @nixonjibfest on Instagram
Hometown: Chisago lakes, Minnesota
Home Mountain: Trollhaugen
Sponsors: Nitro Snowboards, L1 Outerwear, Nixon, Sun Bum, Crab Grab
Stance: Goofy
Setup: Nitro Team Pro Board, Nitro Phantom Bindings, Nitro Team Boots with a 20.5″ stance and 3 / -3 for angles
Year You Started Snowboarding: 2018
Who Got You Into Snowboarding? My uncle Jericho got me into it and we snowboarded every day for years
How you got your first Snowboard? Started to gain interest in snowboarding so me and my mom went to the House Boardshop
Make and model of your first board? Burton Custom Smalls
Best Contest Result: Never really had the chance to compete in many events so probably 1st in a small event at Woodward Park City
Biggest fear? Definitely has to be getting paralyzed
A time where you should have died but made it out unscathed?
A monumental Snowboarding moment that you’ll never forget? Not sure if it’s “monumental” but definitely watching Skiba do a Cab 2 Pretz 4, yes it counts
Favorite Video Part of All Time: Kim’s gift shop
Biggest Inspiration: Benny Milam
Go To Tricks? On rails a Back Lip Pretz and on jumps a Back 7 Nosegrab
Least favorite trick? Switch Back Hardway 3 on. I swear I’m gonna clip every time
Steel or Powder? Steel but love riding pow, it’s like relearning snowboarding
Most Underrated Rider: Cole Solnar
Dream Sponsor (Doesn’t Have to Be Snowboarding-Related): Red Bull or BMW
Interests Outside of Snowboarding: Skateboarding, Wakesurfing, Camping
Words to Live By: You automatically miss every shot you don’t take
Shout Outs: Lenny Mazzotti, Benny Milam, Mac Greenhouse, Colin Frans.
