My favorite fun facts about Sierra Forchheimer is that she grew up in Florida and I was introduced to her as “Sierra or Itchy”. Read on for Itchy’s On The Rise with Gus Warbington because she just might have given us some the most Itchy answers yet

Name: Sierra Forchheimer

Age: 29

Social Media Handles: itch._y on Instagram

Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida

Home Mountain: App Ski

Sponsors: Salomon Snowboards and L1 Outerwear

Stance (Goofy/Regular): Left

Setup: Salomon 155cm Abstract snowboard, Salomon District Pros bindings, Salomon X-Approach boots. I need to talk to my coach Ryan Collins more about this section but I think 21.5 ish? wide with 9, -9 angles, I used to be 12, -6, I might go back?

Year You Started Snowboarding: 2016

What or Who Got You Into Snowboarding? I took a snowboard class my second year in college and I couldn’t stop haha. Then watching Alexa and Darrah eat shit and get clips and be baddies made me believe there is space for me to try in snowboarding

Make and model of your first board? Some Burton board with Flow bindings lol

How you got your first Snowboard? Facebook market place lol then when I knew what I wanted I went to Recess in NC

Best Contest Result: Amazing!!! 😛

Biggest Fear? My own brain

A time where you should have died but made it out unscathed? Cooper learning stick in Stockholm… and also a jet ski accident I got into with my friend Marshall

A monumental Snowboarding moment that you’ll never forget? Getting on Salomon and filming with The Dustbox ^.^

Favorite Video Part of All Time: I rarely have favorites with anything: musicians, movies.. colors, I just start to overthink lol.. but Mike Liddle fr

Steel or Powder? 55 and sunny

Your Go To Trick on Rails and Jumps? Idk I like cab 2 but like I’m doing a boardslide on everything first lmao

Least favorite trick? NGL a front side 5050. That shit is so scary. It was the first thing I learned how to do and I just ate shit so much I never want to do them again

Worst Trend in Snowboarding: Apple Maps? Turning off your location? Like ….. dude

Most Underrated Rider: The ‘vins aka Kevin Gillespie and Calvin Green

Dream Sponsor (Doesn’t Have to Be Snowboarding-Related): THE MINT idk lol

Interests Outside of Snowboarding: Listening to music and dying my hair, taking care of stray cats, being on the phone with my friends and also going insane. Also sleeping. I’m the sleepiest person you’ll ever meet that somehow is also an athlete

Words to Live By: Be easy on one another, this shit is short and should be enjoyable.

Shout Outs: no

Watch Sierra’s part in Dustbox’s REPTILE