A lot of work goes behind building, shaping & maintaining the Southern Hemisphere's most extensive park & pipe facilities. Meet the crew behind it all.
The North Face Cardrona Parks Crew work day & night to give you a variety of terrain park & pipe features for all levels of skiers & snowboarders. From a massive 85ft Big Air & 22ft Superpipe to ride-on boxes & entry-level freestyle features... they are dedicated to providing safe & progressive parks & pipes for you to enjoy.
The Cardrona Parks Crew come from around the globe & have countless seasons of experience & knowledge. The Cardrona Parks crew includes builders that have constructed Big Air, Slopestyle & Halfpipe courses for some of the world's most elite events, including the Winter Olympics.
Sponsored by The North Face & Dragon Alliance, the Cardrona Parks Crew are a talented & hard-working bunch that just want to see you progress & have fun lapping the parks & pipes.
Cardrona Parks Crew 2016 Season Edit
Heath Richmond
Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, California Experience: 15 seasons at Cardrona & in North America Favourite feature: Jump line Best thing about working in Cardrona Parks: Getting to work with the best crew around Other hobbies: Climbing, mountain biking, surfing Instagram: @heathrichmond
Kevin Fournier
Hometown: Auburn, New Hampshire Experience: Keystone A51 & Cardrona Favourite feature: Down Flat Rail Best thing about working at Cardrona Parks: Hardest working, most dedicated crew! Other hobbies: Motorcycles & hitting the tin Instagram: @kfournier22
Jack Spence
Hometown: Wellington Experience: 3.5 seasons at Cardrona Favourite feature: Skinny DFD Best thing about working in Cardrona Parks: Getting to put in features we think of ourselves Other hobbies: Skating, table tennis Instagram: @jackspencenz
Oscar Schaeffers
Hometown: Rotorua, NZ Experience: Cardrona 2015 & 2016 / Hemavan, Sweden 2016 Favourite feature: Donkey Best thing about working in Cardrona Parks: The crew & the standard Other hobbies: Skateboarding, travel, reading Instagram: @oscar.schaeffers
Juraj Opalek
Hometown: Trnava Experience: Cardrona, Absolut Park Flachauwinkl, Nike Snowpark Montafon Favourite feature: All of them Best thing about working in Cardrona Parks: Dope as park & brownies in Base Café Other hobbies: Wakeboarding, surfing, gardening
Kim Rawlinson
Hometown: Taupo Experience: Cardrona, Snow Park NZ, Boreal/Woodward Tahoe, Snow Valley Fav feature: Standard down bar Best thing about working at Cardrona: The team Other hobbies: Bogan stuff Instagram: @kimrawlinson
Ross Juretich
Hometown: Auckland Experience: 3 seasons at Cardrona, 1 season at Vans Penken Park, Austria & 1 season at Myrkdalen Resort, Norway Favourite feature: Jumps, channel steel Best thing about working in Cardrona Parks: The people I get to work with & snowboarding every day Other hobbies: Skateboarding, rugby, hockey, travel Instagram: @rossjuretich
