Travis Rice (born October 9, 1982 TTR World Tour 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2007) is an American professional snowboarder. He is #13 on Snowboarder magazine's list of the 20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years.20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years. Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009 The 41-year-old has featured in more than twenty snowboarding films. Rice's biggest claim to fame came when he arrived at Snowboarder magazine's Superpark contest at Mammoth Mountain and launched a 'mammoth' of a backside rodeo across a 117-foot gap jump., Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009 He has been considered "the Paul Revere" of the big mountain freestyle movement.Rider Profiles: Travis Rice, Snowboarder. Retrieved April 28, 2009. In 2013, Rice was named the best contemporary snowboarder in the world by Red Bull; Rice was also hailed as one of the greatest snowboarders of all time by numerous writers and publications.
Early life Rice was born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He was raised near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, in Wilson, Wyoming where he continues to reside in the region. Raised as a skier by his father, Paul Rice, a member of Jackson Hole Ski Patrol, Rice initially did not understand the rave of the new sport springing up on his mountain. However, he soon caught on and joined the local team.
He has a sister named Ashley Rice. His mother is Becky Rice.
Competition In 2001, without a sponsor and only 18 years old, Rice drove to Mammoth Mountain in California to ride at Snowboarder magazine's “Superpark”. Recognition from the snowboarding world would come at this event, when Rice launched a backside rodeo off a 117 foot gap jump.Quiksilver Snow Team Rider Profiles: Travis Rice. Retrieved April 28, 2009 Absinthe Films' producer Justin Hostynek immediately approached Rice to begin filming for their upcoming movie, Transcendence.
Films and Other Media Rice has filmed outstanding video parts year after year, producing jaw-dropping shots like his switch 540 over Chad's Gap in Utah, a 120 foot backcountry gap jump. On top of that, he has won several US Opens, an X-Games gold, and an Icer Air gold, where he landed the first double rodeo 1080 in competition.Ricer Air: Double Trouble , Libtechblogs.com. Retrieved April 28, 2009
In 2008, Rice co-produced (with filmmaker Curt Morgan) and starred in the snowboarding film That's It That's All. This film featured Troy Blackburn, Jeremy Jones, Mark Landvik, Terje Haakonsen, Nicolas Müller, Scotty Lago, Pat Moore, John Jackson, Jake Blauvelt, Danny Kass, and fellow Jackson Hole residents Bryan Iguchi and Kyle Clancy.That's It That's All website Retrieved April 28, 2009 Rice's part in That's It, That's All, which included the first ever double cork 1260, heavily influenced his sweep at the Transworld Magazine Rider's Poll. He won Rider of the Year, Video Part of the Year, Standout of the Year, and Readers’ Choice award.Travis Rice Sweeps 09 Transworld Rider Poll Awards, Fuel.TV. Retrieved April 28, 2009. On September 7, 2011, Rice released The Art of Flight, a film made in collaboration with the same team behind 'That's It, That's All, including John Jackson, Mark Landvik, Nicolas Müller and Jeremy Jones, Scotty Lago, and Mark McMorris. The success of the Art of Flight enabled Rice to once again win the TransWorld and Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year awards for 2012 .
In 2012, Rice coordinated with Red Bull to create natural selection, a backcountry freestyle competition held at Baldface Lodge in British Columbia, Canada. The competition was attended by the world's top snowboarders, including Nicolas Muller, Gigi Ruf and Mark McMorris, with riders competing in naturally created backcountry terrain. The inaugural winner of the event was the competition creator, Travis Rice.
Rice is a downloadable, playable character in SSX. He is the first "real-life" snowboarder to ever be featured in the franchise.
In 2016, Rice released The Fourth Phase. In 2019, he released Dark Matter.
Highlights Travis Rice's professional snowboarding career started in 2001. Various competition results taken from EXPN.Travis Rice Bio EXPN Bio Page. Retrieved May 29, 2007
2023 1st, Yeti Natural Selection Tour Revelstoke, BC
2016-2017 TransWorld Snowboarding Men's Readers Choice Award
2011–2012 1st, Red Bull Supernatural, Baldface Lodge, BC (Backcountry Freestyle) TransWorld Rider of the Year (4th ROTY Award) Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year (2nd ROTY Award) National Geographic Adventurer of the Year
2008–2009 1st (Gold), X-Games Big Air Competition (2009) 4th – CJ – 5Star Red Bull Snow Scrapers (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) TransWorld Rider of the Year (3rd ROTY Award) Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year
2007–2008 1st, Quiksilver Natural Selection, Jackson Hole, WY, (Backcountry Freestyle) 11th, Nokia Air & Style Big Air Competitionshralp! video podcast Air & Style Full Video Report. Retrieved December 12th, 2007 1st, ICER AIR, San Francisco, CA (Big Air event). With a best run score of 95Esurance ICER AIR 2007 Competition Results. Retrieved November 6, 2007 for his Double backside Rodeo 1080.Onboard Global Snowboarding Travis Rice Wins Icer Air With Double backside Rodeo 1080. Retrieved November 6, 2007 1st Winter X Games Big Air Double Cork 1080
2006–2007 1st, US Open Slopestyle (2007) 2nd (Silver), Winter X Games, Snowboard Best Trick (2007)
2005–2006 12th, FIS World Cup #1, Valle Nevado, Chile (Halfpipe) 8th, Nokia Air & Style, Munich, Germany (Slopestyle) 51st, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #1 26th, Chevrolet US Snowboard Grand Prix Halfpipe #2 9th, X Games 10 (Slopestyle) 2nd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Rail) 3rd, Honda Session at Vail, Co (Slopestyle) 33rd, Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour (Season End Rankings, Overall)
2004–2005 TransWorld Rider of the Year, Reader's Choice (2nd ROTY Award) Named by Faces Magazine as one of the Top 20 Greatest Athletes Now 3rd (Bronze), Winter X Games 2005 (Slopestyle) 2nd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Quarterpipe) 3rd, X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan (Straight Jump) 1st, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Rails) 2nd, US Snowboard Grandprix, Breckenridge, Co (Halfpipe) 8th, US Snowboard Grandprix Season End Ranking (Halfpipe) 10th, X Games 2005 (Superpipe) 2nd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mount Hood, Oregon (Quarterpipe) 3rd, Abominable Snow Jam, Mount Hood, Oregon (Slopestyle)
2003–2004 TransWorld Rider of the Year (2004) Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour – Quarterpipe Champion (2003/2004) 1st, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Quarterpipe Overall) 9th, Arctic Challenge, Trysilfjellet, Norway (Slopestyle) 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam (Rail) 1st, Boost Mobile Pro-Jam 4th, Winter X Games 2003 (Slopestyle) 21st, Winter X Games 2003 (Superpipe) 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Slopestyle) 1st, Abominable Snow Jam (Quarterpipe) 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge, Co. (Rail) 1st, X-Rail Jam Tokyodome 2003 (Jam Session) 1st, US Open Rail Jam 1st, The Session, Vail, Co. (Rail) 4th, The Session, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle) 1st, Montana Christchurch Big Air, New Zealand
2002–2003 1st (Gold), Winter X-Games, 2002 (Slopestyle) Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour – Quarterpipe Champion (2002/2003) 1st, Grand Prix, Breckenridge (Big Air) 4th, World Snowboard Federation Season End (Slopestyle) 4th, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Slopestyle) 1st, The Session, Vail, Colorado (Rail Jam) 2nd, Toyota Slopestyle, Kijimadaira, Japan (Slopestyle) 3rd, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Slopestyle) 1st, US Open, Stratton, Vermont (Rail Jam)
2001–2002 TransWorld Rookie Of The Year 1st (FIS Halfpipe), FIS, Park City 2nd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Breckenridge, Colorado (Slopestyle)Transworld Snowboarding V16N05 – 2001/2002 Vans Triple Crown Series. Retrieved May 29th, 2007 3rd, Vans Triple Crown Series, Snow Summit, California (Slopestyle) 4th, World Championships, Vail, Co. (Slopestyle) 1st, Yahoo Big Air, Breckenridge, Co. (Big Air) 7th, US Grand Prix, Mount Bachelor, Oregon (Halfpipe) 9th, Vans Triple Crown (Season End, Overall)
Video parts Dark Matter (2019) Roadless (2018) Depth Perception – (2017) The Fourth Phase – (2016) The Art of Flight – Brainfarm (2011) Neverland – Absinthe Films (2009) That's It, That's All (2008) DC MTN.LAB 1.5 (2007)Transworld Business DC’S MTN.LAB 1.5 to be released in late October. Retrieved October 19, 2007 Billabong – Lines (2007)ESPN Seeking Out Lines. Retrieved November 6, 2007 DC MTN.LAB The Gap Session First Descent The Community ProjectLat 34 Quiksilver Announces Signing of Travis Rice. Retrieved November 6, 2007 Pop Night of the Living Shred The Prophecy (2002) Revenge of the Grenerds Futureproof More Full Metal Edges Saturation Vivid (2002) Deeper (2010) Blacklight (2001) Transcendence (2002)Transworld Snowboarding TRICE – An Interview With Travis Rice. Retrieved November 6, 2007
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