Femke Henriques-Hilbink
Femke Henriques-Hilbink
Age: 24
Years riding: 7 years
Home Mountain: MT Hutt New Zealand and Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe
Stance: Regular
Setup: Ride Fever Snowboard with Ride Vxn Bindings, Ride Outerwear and Smith goggles
Sponsors: Thanks to Ride Snowboards, Smith Optics, Magical Go Go and POM POM, Quest Store and Mt Hutt
Recent Competitions: Shred the Shed Snow Skate Competition 1st, Remarkables Slopestyle 2nd, and Coronet Winter Festival Rail Jam 1st
What did you think of snowboarding the first time you went?
I fell over heaps and had no idea what i was doing so wasn’t too sure about it all, but i guess that just made me more determined to succeed at it
If you were forced to choose between snowboarding and losing all of your teeth, which would you pick?
Snowboarding, you can always get fake teeth.
Do you ever injure yourself doing something stupid and then blame snowboarding?
No that’s just silly!
What do you think the worst snowboarding trend is?
Haters who think that they are too cool for school.
When you become a rich and famous snowboarder, what’s the first thing you’ll buy?
A house
Pirates or Ninjas?
Ninjas can pull more moves
Tight pants, wide stance, or gangsta steeze?
They are all sweet
What’s the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you on a snowboard?
I was riding the superpipe and my pants fell down, oops.
Mittens or gloves?
Gloves for sure
Favorites
Riding Music: HIP HOP, Nas, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Jay- Z
Snowboard Shop: Quest store in Christchurch
Snowboard movie: Ro Sham Bo and all other all girl movies
Sunscreen: It’s in my face moisturizer
Imaginary animal: Flying Pigs
Park Feature: Jumps
Snowboard Wax: POM POM and Magical Go Go
Junk food: Chips cold and hot
Inspiration: A.J and sweet girl riders like Natasha Zurek 
Posted by staff on 11/01
