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Mason Singer Aguirre is an American snowboarder

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...

. He competes in halfpipe, slopestyle

Slopestyle

Slopestyle is a popular type of competition for winter action sports; which originated as a snowboarding competition format. Today, there are many sports that are considered to have this style of competition, of which skiing and snowboarding are two of the most common...

and superpipe

Superpipe

A superpipe is a large halfpipe structure used in extreme sports such as snowboarding, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, freestyle BMX and inline skating....

, but consistently places higher in halfpipe and superpipe competitions.

Career

Aguirre spent his childhood growing up in Duluth where he followed his older brother, Tyler Aguirre, onto the slopes when Mason was six. He turned pro at fifteen and his parents moved their family to Mammoth Lakes, California

Mammoth Lakes, California

-History:The European history of Mammoth Lakes started in 1877, when four prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town, along Old Mammoth Road. In 1878, the Mammoth Mining Company was organized to mine Mineral Hill, which caused a gold rush. By the end of 1878, 1500 people...

to pursue his snowboarding career. In 2006, Aguirre became the youngest snowboarder on the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team by beating out Ross Powers, 2002 Halfpipe gold medalist and J.J. Thomas, 2002 Halfpipe bronze medalist. Aguirre’s first trip to the Olympics was successful, placing 4th overall in the Halfpipe event. Aguirre placed first overall at the 2006 World Superpipe Championships and again at the 2006 Burton New Zealand Open. Aguirre also played baseball during his childhood, pitching a complete game and hitting a grand slam in the same championship game.

He is currently sponsored by Nike and D Howlett Boards

Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...

, K2 Snowboards

K2 Snowboards

-K2 History:After World War II Bill Kirschner, the founder of K2 Sports, started manufacturing splints and animal cages. They where the leading manufacturer of research cages. In 1961 Kirchner followed the pattern of a borrowed ski to make his first pair of fiberglass skis...

, Smith Optics, SoBe

SoBe

SoBe is a brand of teas, fruit-juice blends and enhanced water beverages owned by PepsiCo. The name SoBe is an abbreviation of South Beach, named after the upscale area located in Miami Beach, Florida. In the past, the SoBe name has also been licensed for gum and chocolate products...

, DVS, Windells

Windells

Windells is an action sports camp based in Sandy, Oregon, United States. It provides coaching for skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, and BMX riding. The private campus opens for holidays, spring break, and summer sessions...

, Fender Guitars, Mammoth Mountain

Mammoth Mountain

Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest of Madera County and Mono County. It is home to a large ski area on the Mono County side....

, Valsurf, The Collection

The Collection

- Film :*The Collection , an upcoming American sequel film to The Collector- Music :*The Collection *The Collection *The Collection *The Collection...

, and R.E.D. Protection.

Frends Crew

Aguirre is a member of the Frends Crew (spelled without the "i" to emphasize the collective nature of the group) made up of snowboarders Kevin Pearce

Kevin Pearce (snowboarder)

Kevin Pearce is an American snowboarder. He was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and raised in Hartland, Vermont before moving with his parents to Norwich, Vermont.-Career:...

, Danny Davis, Mikkel Bang, Scotty Lago

Scotty Lago

Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...

, Keir Dillon

Keir Dillon

Keir Dillon professional snowboarder specializing in Halfpipe. With his smooth style and big airs, he is considered by many to be one of the world's best riders.-Career:...

, and Jack and Luke Mitrani

Luke Mitrani

Luke Mitrani is a professional snowboarder.Luke placed 1st in the halfpipe at the 2011 Winter Dew Tour with the highest score in Dew Tour history, 97.00.He also placed 2nd at the U.S Snowboarding Grand Prix in 2010....

. Frends is group of riders who turned their initial friendship into a formal alliance in 2007 to move the sport away from its recent competitive and business focus and return the sport to its grass roots

Grass Roots

Grass Roots is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003.The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government...

, collegial beginnings.

Style

Known for his aggressive yet smooth riding style, Aguirre regularly pulls off 1080s, 900s and is known for his corkscrewed 540. Another thing that sets him apart from the field is his unusual stature. He stands out of the snowboarding crowd because most snowboarders are more compact making it easy for them to rotate and twist in mid air, while he is a lanky 5’11’’, weighing only 150lbs. However, he has shown no signs of this affecting his mid air maneuvers.

Personal life

He enjoys playing guitar and golf. One of his favorite things to do while trying out different mountains is make videos and have film shoots. His favorite mountain is Mammoth, California

Mammoth, California

Mammoth is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California. It is located on the former Great Northern Railway Bieber Line north-northwest of Timber Mountain, at an elevation of 4206 feet ....

.

His sister Molly Aguirre

Molly Aguirre

Molly Aguirre is a professional snowboarder and member of the U.S. Snowboarding Team, specializing in halfpipe events. She currently lives in Mammoth Lakes, California....

is also a professional snowboarder sponsored by DC.

YEAR	EVENT	DISCIPLINE	PLACE
	MASON'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2006	WINTER OLYMPICS	HALFPIPE	4TH
2006	X GAMES 10	SUPERPIPE	2ND
2006	U.S. GRAND PRIX	HALFPIPE	2ND
2006	BURTON NZ OPEN	QUARTERPIPE	1ST
2006	WORLD SUPERPIPE CHAMPIONSHIPS	SUPERPIPE	1ST
2006	VANS CUP	SLOPESTYLE	2ND
2006	CHEVY GRAND PRIX 1-8	HALFPIPE	2ND
2006	GRAND PRIX END RANKING	HALFPIPE	2ND
2006	CHEVY GRAND PRIX 12-17	HALFPIPE	2ND
2005	X GAMES	SUPERPIPE	7TH
2005	NZ OPEN	QUARTERPIPE	1ST
2005	US SNOWBOARD CUP	HALFPIPE	2ND
2004	X GAMES	SUPERPIPE	7TH
2003	AST SEASON RANK	OVERALL	1ST
2003	AST#3	HALFPIPE	2ND
2003	AST#2	HALFPIPE	2ND

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