STEVIE BELL

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BIO

His slaphappy approach to shredding makes Stevie Bell a fun kid to watch. And in the heaviest sessions, he provides much-needed comic relief from the pressures of filming. But make no mistake; Bell is not just the class clown of the team. He takes his riding dead serious. A total perfectionist when it comes to tech street action, Stevie puts in overtime to get the shot. And in the past few seasons, he’s taken his street game to the backcountry to round out his skills. Riding and filming with the world’s best riders has helped Stevie quickly improve. It’s hard to believe that just three years ago he was unsponsored and unknown. Maybe, just maybe, that’s the reason why he’s always laughing.

SPECS

Name: Stevie Johnson Hammer Bell Bartholomew III

Height/Weight: 5’7” / 160 lbs

DOB: 12/8/85

Hometown: West Jordan, UT

Current Residence: SLC, UT

Stance: Regular

Angles: 15 front, -15 back

Width: 22.5 inches

FAVORITES

Food: I’ll eat anything

Drink: Monavie

Magazines: Transworld, Maxim

Music: Lil’ Wayne, Young Jeezy, Cam’ron, Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, Chamillionaire

Websites: Monavie website, Bank Account, MySpace, Red Tube, Forum Snowboards

Books: Books about money

Movies: Oceans 11, 12, and 13, Family Guy, Cat Williams - Pimp Chronicles, Forum or Against’em

Tricks: Switch Back 7, Switch Back 5, Frontside 7, Back lip, Switch Back Lip, Front 270 to Front Board, Switch 5-0

Places to chill: SLC at the lake, at home

Places to snowboard: Everywhere, but I really want to snowboard in South Africa

Hobbies: Skating, Moto (I ride an AKX 250 F), Girls + Party = Sex, Remote Control Airplanes

Team rider: All of them, oh yeah and that photo kid Cole too

Q+A

What are the skills and responsibilities of being a snowboarder?
Being a pro snowboarder makes you grow up really fast and you learn to look after yourself. You also get really good at booking and changing flights.

What makes you want to progress?
My desire to get better, nah’ mean?

How would you spend your ideal day?
It’s always different as it all depends on how you feel when you wake up.

What do you think is the most fun thing to do for yourself?
Throwing jacks, I mean, just having fun.

What would you list as a career highlight?
All of my video parts I’ve put together or just coverage in general. Oh yeah I got an international skate cover shot this year. Some of us were just messing around skating on one of our trips and Cole was shooting us. Next thing I knew a kickflip shot he got of me showed up on the cover of Playboard mag in Europe.

Where there any notable trips in filming for Forum or Against’em?
All of them are notable in their own way. I did see TK sitting AC Slater style on the toilet with his laptop a bunch though.

In what kind of snowboard environment are you most comfortable?
In the hills, in the streets, I like it all.

If you weren’t snowboarding, you would be?
Slingin’ rocks in the streets. Kidding…I’d probably have done the whole school thing or something like that.

What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about?
This fucking question.

What was the last thing you regret buying?
Some porn site. Those damn things get your credit card all messed up. (Laughs) I’m just playing, that’s a good question though. Come to think of it I don’t really regret buying anything.

Where do you see yourself when you are 55 years old?
Retired, pimping, and slaying chicks.