Outdoor Central Oregon January/February 2020 | Page 21

JAN/FEB 2020 21 P: Courtesy of Nitro Snowboards where you have any input in gear design? JE: I’m always trying to have the best gear I can have. Adidas and Crab Grab have both been open to ideas that I’ve had and have worked together to make a better product that can stand up against the harsh NW weather. OOM: What is the Jared Elston diet like? JE: I actually used to eat super shitty for a long time, but that was because as a kid I was a crazy picky eater. The thing that broke that pickyness was being on snowboard trips and trying new foods so you don’t look weird in front of your peers. Now I feel that I eat pretty healthy, I try to eat plant based as much as I can. Getting older you start to realize that you need to put good food in your stomach if you want your body to be running strong. You get out what you put in you know. P: Courtesy of Nitro Snowboards OOM: Who is influencing your riding now? Who are some of the upcoming riders in Oregon and around the globe who get you stoked? JE: I think riders like Arthur Longo and Jake Blauvelt are definitely influencing my riding. They just have that precise, tactical riding that is so impressive to watch. And of course all my friends are super inspiring to watch do their thing. All the Bachelor groms are fun to watch, Elijah Pyle is always getting better too. OOM: At Outdoor we rarely get into politics. We are more about the fun of the outdoor world. There is enough bad in the world, so we focus on the good things that unite us rather than divide us. BUT, I read something where you took a strong political position. Are you ever worried that taking a strong political stance might piss off some friends? JE: I’m not worried about piss- ing someone off for saying “Fuck Trump”. He’s a goon and, to me, you’re just ignorant if you think otherwise. I think it’s super whack if someone with a voice and plat- form won’t speak up for what they believe in because they’re worried about making someone upset. OOM: Is there anybody you want to thank? Or give shouts out to? JE: Friends, family, sponsors, you know the drill.