We have gathered some of the leading snowboarders, and cannabis advocates, to form the Have a Heart official snowboard team. These five riders below cannot only shred with the best but reflect personal values similar to our own. We are proud to introduce to you the Have A Heart snowboard team, a first of its kind, and invite you to get to know more about the riders who we support, and who support us.
Meet The
Have a Heart
Snowboard Team
DOB
8/22/86
Hometown
Waterbury Center, VT / Glacier, WA
Home MOUNTAIN
Stowe, VT / Baker, WA
ADditional Sponsors
Adidas, The North Face, Smith, Ride, Purl Wax, Salt & Stone
Favorite Non-profit
Protect Our Winters
Jake Blauvelt
How has cannabis helped you during your snowboard career?
The CBD topical rubs have helped bring inflammation down in my muscles and allow me to recover quicker. I prefer using the topical as opposed to taking Ibuprofen and my favorite as of late is the Flow CBD deep tissue and joint gel.
What's your favorite method of consuming cannabis?
I enjoy cannabis in most forms in moderation, but I religiously use the topical throughout the year, especially during the season to keep me feeling good.
Who are your favorite people to ride with?
My wife and good friends and pretty much anyone who’s stoked to be out in the mountains that's putting out the good vibe.
What's your favorite thing to do after riding?
Hang with the fam. Stretch and roll out on the foam roller. Play ping pong.
What most excites you about joining a cannabis snowboard team?
Being able to spread the helpful and positive message of cannabis use as a healthy alternative to pain killers.
Additional Information
DOB
8/22/86
Hometown
Waterbury Center, VT / Glacier, WA
Home MOUNTAIN
Stowe, VT / Baker, WA
ADditional Sponsors
Adidas, The North Face, Smith, Ride, Purl Wax, Salt & Stone
Favorite Non-profit
Protect Our Winters
Derrek Lever
How has cannabis helped you during your snowboard career?
Injury and soreness. Cannabis also helps me to remain level headed during a stressful season of filming snowboarding.
What's your favorite method of consuming cannabis?
I enjoy mostly everything, but I like smoking cannabis the best.
Who are your favorite people to ride with?
Mary and all my friends from Stevens Pass, and all the homies I’ve filmed with over the years.
What's your favorite thing to do after riding?
Chill out, cook some dinner, and smoke weed.
What most excites you about joining a cannabis snowboard team?
It is awesome to be a part of an industry outside of snowboarding that I truly stand behind.
DOB
4/23/91
Hometown
Skykomish, WA / Edmonds, WA
Home MOUNTAIN
Stevens Pass
ADditional Sponsors
Adidas, Ride, Howl
Favorite Non-profit
B4BC, Dillion Ojo Lifeline Foundation
Additional Information
DOB
4/23/91
Hometown
Skykomish, WA / Edmonds, WA
Home MOUNTAIN
Stevens Pass
ADditional Sponsors
Adidas, Ride, Howl
Favorite Non-profit
B4BC, Dillion Ojo Lifeline Foundation
DOB
3/12/92
Hometown
Skykomish, WA / Narragansett, RI
Home MOUNTAIN
Stevens Pass / Loon Mountain
ADditional Sponsors
Vans, Arbor, 686, SmartWool
Favorite Non-profit
There’s so many good ones but here are a few; B4BC, Protect our Winters, Surfrider Foundation & Skateistan.
MARY RAND
How has cannabis helped you during your snowboard career?
Cannabis helps to keep my mind at bay. It is easy to compare yourself to others in the snowboard industry but cannabis helps me to ward off those distractions and focus on my own path. Cannabis has also helped me with physical recovery after injuries and long days.
What's your favorite method of consuming cannabis?
I like it all!
Who are your favorite people to ride with?
I love riding with the Stevens Pass crew- Derrek, Wainhouse, Travis Claughton, Ian Keay, Schafer, Tall Tim, Timmie C. Some of my favorite girlfriends to ride with are Stefi Luxton, Marie France Roy, and Hana Beaman.
What's your favorite thing to do after riding?
My favorite thing to do after riding is make a raging fire in the wood stove, cook some dinner, and rest up for the next day of riding! If I had a sauna or hot tub that would probably be in there ... someday.
What most excites you about joining a cannabis snowboard team?
I’m excited to learn more about the proven benefits of cannabis and help to promote them to the general public and those especially in need.
Additional Information
DOB
3/12/92
Hometown
Skykomish, WA / Narragansett, RI
Home MOUNTAIN
Stevens Pass / Loon Mountain
ADditional Sponsors
Vans, Arbor, 686, SmartWool
Favorite Non-profit
There’s so many good ones but here are a few; B4BC, Protect our Winters, Surfrider Foundation & Skateistan.
Harrison Gordon
How has cannabis helped you during your snowboard career?
It has helped quite a bit. Without cannabis, I might not have had a snowboard career. It’s always been somewhat of a constant, so it’s really hard to imagine my life without it, especially during those formative years when I was first becoming a "pro".
What's your favorite method of consuming cannabis?
I am not much of a dabber, I like to consume it responsibly in most other ways.
Who are your favorite people to ride with?
Anyone with a good sense of humor.
What's your favorite thing to do after riding?
The number one thing for me to do after riding is to take my boots off. I gotta get my feet free after hours of being in the boots.
What most excites you about joining a cannabis snowboard team?
I could not have imagined this opportunity as a kid, but I have to tell you, it’s a match made in heaven. I want to shed light on how much cannabis can help people. My mother has MS and I have personally seen how well the tinctures / CBD / THC can alleviate pain and spasm related symptoms.
DOB
2/9/88
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Home MOUNTAIN
Mammoth
ADditional Sponsors
Salomon, Val Surf, Monster
Favorite Non-profit
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Additional Information
DOB
2/9/88
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Home MOUNTAIN
Mammoth
ADditional Sponsors
Salomon, Val Surf, Monster
Favorite Non-profit
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
DOB
8/5/1991
Hometown
Virginia, MN
Home MOUNTAIN
Giants Ridge
ADditional Sponsors
K2 Snowboards, Dakine, Dragon, Damage Boardshop
Favorite Non-profit
The Dillon Ojo Lifeline Foundation
MARK WILSON
How has cannabis helped you during your snowboard career?
The biggest thing it has helped me with is pain for sure. Over the last 20 years of snowboarding my body has seen a lot of trauma. It is a relief to be able to use natural products that work really well, and don’t take a toll on you.
What's your favorite method of consuming cannabis?
Topicals
Who are your favorite people to ride with?
Colton Feldman, Brett Wulc, Tommy Gesme, Craig Cameron, Ben Bilodeau, Derrek Lever, Mary Rand, Sam Taxwood, Justin Kenton, Parker Szumowski, Riley Nickerson, Louif Paradis, Jake Kuzyk, Keenan Cawley, Cole St. Martin, Danimals, Layne Treeter, Spencer Schubert, Hayden Rensch, Blake Paul, Mike Rav, and many more.
What's your favorite thing to do after riding?
On film trips its hard to beat going out for a good dinner/drinks with the crew after having a successful day. If I am at home riding the resort probably just head back, relax, and watch a movie.
What most excites you about joining a cannabis snowboard team?
I am excited to be able to use the snowboarding platform to promote products that I truly believe in. I’ve also been a big fan of all the other riders on the team, so I am stoked to see what we can make happen together.
Additional Information
DOB
8/5/1991
Hometown
Virginia, MN
Home MOUNTAIN
Giants Ridge
ADditional Sponsors
K2 Snowboards, Dakine, Dragon, Damage Boardshop
Favorite Non-profit
The Dillon Ojo Lifeline Foundation