Mark Abma
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | "Abadigima" | ||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||
| Born | March 3, 1980 | ||
| Sport | |||
| Sport | Big Mountain | ||
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Mark Abma (born March 3, 1980) is a professional freeskier from Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia.[1] He has won numerous awards, including the Powder Video Award for Best Male Performance in 2007 and 2005. Abma was first known as a mogul and park skier, but moved on to the back country and heliskiing later in his career. He has been featured in many extreme skiing movies.
Projects
[edit]Recently, Mark has started up an advocacy group called One Step, whose goal is to help skiers and ski resorts reduce their carbon footprint.[2]
Moreover, Abma helped Salomon to design their ski called the "Shogun".
Career achievements
[edit]Competition results:
- 4th 2003 U.S Open Big Air [1]
- 5th 2003 U.S Open Slopestyle
Awards
- 2010: Powder Video Awards - Best Natural Air (In Deep, Matchstick Productions)[3]
- 2009: Powder Video Awards - Best Powder (Claim, Matchstick Productions)[4]
- 2007: Powder Video Awards - Best Male Performance (Push, Matchstick Productions)
- 2005: Powder Video Awards - Best Male Performance (Yearbook, Matchstick Productions)
Filmography
[edit]- Into The Mind (2013) by Sherpas Cinema
- Superheroes of Stoke (2012) by Matchstick Productions (MSP)
- All.I.Can (2011) by Sherpas Cinema
- Attack of la Niña (2011) by Matchstick Productions (MSP)
- The Way I See It (2010) by MSP
- In Deep: The Skiing Experience (2009) by MSP
- Everyday Is Saturday (2009) by Poor Boyz Productions (PBP)
- Claim (2008) by MSP
- Reasons (2008) by PBP
- Seven Sunny Days (2007) by MSP
- Push (2006) by MSP
- The Hit List (2005) by MSP
- War (2005) by PBP
- Session 51 (2005) by Warren Miller (WM)
- Yearbook (2004) by MSP
- Impact (2004) by WM
- X = 10 (2004) by PBP
- Ready, Fire, Aim (2003) by PBP
- Focused (2003) by MSP
- Abma appeared in over a dozen Salomon Freeski TV episodes.
- Abma also appeared alongside Sean Pettit in the Red bull series "Keep your tips up"
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Whistler - Mark Abma". Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Environmental Sustainability | 1 Step Now :: Winter Sport Sustainability". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Powder Awards 2010 [dead link]
- ^ Powder Awards 2009 [dead link]