NAME:
Phil Casabon

NICKNAME:
B-dog

DATE OF BIRTH / BIRTHPLACE:
July 19, 1989/ Shawinigan

SUMMER HOME:
lac des piles

WINTER HOME:
vallée du parc

WEBSITE:
www.philcasabon.com
www.thebande.com

RIDING SINCE?
‘92

HOME RESORT:
vallée du parc

SPONSORS:
Armada, Orage, Oakley, Peak bindings, Skullcandy

WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW SNOW?
November 1989

IN YOUR GEAR BAG?
style equipment, skis and all the gear.

YOUR FAVORITE TERRAIN TO RIDE?
Retallack, BC

WHAT WAS YOUR HIGH FROM THIS PAST SEASON OF 10/11?
B&E show episodes

AND THE LOW?
Being far from my home and having a girl there.

FAVORITE SKIER OF THIS PAST SEASON?
Henrik Harlaut

HOW WOULD SOMEONE ELSE DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?
However he’d like too.

FILMING CREW, AND WHAT MAKES THEM YOUR CHOICE TO WORK WITH?
B&E squad, cause we have full control over what we do.

INFLUENCES IN SKIING:
Tanner Hall, Mickael Deschnaux, Candide Thovex, Eric Pollard, JP Auclair, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Parker White, Mike Hornbeck, Henrik Harlaut, Adam Delorme, Liam Downey, Ahmet Dadali, Dane Tudor, Paul Bergeron, Charles Gagnier, Vincent Gagnier, Antoine Gagnier

WORST TREND IN SKIING?
Ripping shirts off

WHAT WAS THE MOMENT OF THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH IN YOUR SKIING PROGRESSION?
Eye Trip part I believe.

WHATS PLAYING IN YOUR CAR AND ON YOUR HEADPHONES WHEN YOU RIDE?
RZA, Sizzla, Wu-tang, GZA, RedMAN, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Johnson, James Brown, Monk Higgins, Slaine and other shits.

SKI PIPE & SLOPESTYLE IS OLIMPIC IN 2014. HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU?
It’s very impressive that a fairly newborn sport like ours gets chosen to be in the Olympics but there has to be a level of understanding between the skiers and the event organizers as for the course and the tricks.

WHAT DREW YOU TO BE APART OF THE ARMADA FAMILY?
The core image and the ill team

WHAT WAS YOUR MOST INTERESTING JOB EVER?
Skier

BEST NON SKIING RELATED TRIP YOU’VE EVER BEEN ON AND WHY?
Allure of the sea cruise, cause it was relieving after a long winter and good to be with my family

THE THING YOU DISLIKE THE MOST?
traffic

THE THING THAT HURTS THE MOST?
Skiing failures

DO YOU HAVE ANY RITUALS?
Everyday is one

LAST DREAM YOU HAD?
Crazy vampire shit. killing those fools blade style.

WAKE UP CALL ON YOUR CELL PHONE?
BONG! BONG! BONG! BONG!

YOUR FIRST CAR?
Dodge Caliber

ONE THING YOU HAVE TO HAVE?
Music

OTHER SPORTS?
Skateboard, wakeboard, bicycle, trampoline

THE LESSON YOU LIKED THE MOST IN SCHOOL AND WHY?
Mathematics. It applies to life.

WHO IS YOUR PERSONAL HERO?
Scooby doo

WHAT DOES CREATIVITY MEAN TO YOU?
Expressing yourself with no limits or boundaries.

YOUR FAVOURITE TV SERIES?
Through the wormhole.

BEST DISH YOU HAD AND WHERE?
Home cooked filet mignon – at home.

SHOUT OUTS:
Family, Friends, Sponsors and Fans

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2011:
3rd War of Rails, Big Bear, CA

2010:
4th X-Games slopestyle

2009:
2nd King of Style, Stockholm, SWE
2nd Monsterpark invitational
5th X-games slopestyle

2008:
3rd European open
3rd US Open, slopestyle; Copper, CO
3rd King of Style, Stockholm, SWE

2009:
Refresh, Level 1 Productions

2010:
Eye Trip, Level 1 Productions

2011:
B&E Show, Inspired Media Concepts