29 years old - Freeskier - UK/France

Sponsors:
   
Ignite hats, Ortovox, Giro helmets, Snow and Rock

Pat Sharples is at the forefront of the 'New School' of British freeskiing and is one of the UK's best ever ski exports.

A combination of ability, good looks, and friendly manner means that he leaves a lasting impression on everyone he meets.

Pat was the first Briton to turn pro three years ago and now competes in a diverse range of "New School" disciplines from Freeriding to Big Air, Skier Cross to Slopestyle.

When not competing, he can either be found working on the latest ski movie, on the front cover of numerous magazines, in front of the camera as a TV presenter, or passing on his skills to future generations of British skiers.

Recently he has been working increasingly with his company 'Crash and Dance Productions'. As well as working Xbox and Playstation, the company has released the hugely entertaining Season Wars videos, documenting life in for resort workers in Courchevel.

MC WORK
Over the last couple of years I've been getting involved in the commentary/MCing at all the major ski events around the UK. I have hosted the Natives New Breed event at the Birmingham Ski Show in 2003 and 2004 and since then been MC at The London, Verbier and Saas Fee Ride series events, The Natural Born Riders series, and one of the world's biggest newschool events, the Jon Olsson invitational.

THE TOP 50 RESORTS IN EUROPE
This winter my girlfriend Vanessa and I have travelled to 50 resorts researching our first published travel guide book titled 'The Top 50 Resorts in Europe for Skiing and Snowboarding'. This will be released in late-Sep 2005 and will be updated every year. The book is an inside guide to finding the best powder, parks , pistes and parties and everything eles you need to know. You will be able to purchase this book from all major book store such as WH Smiths, Waterstones and most ski and snowboard outlets.

LOOKING FOR NEW TALENT
Recently my sponsors have got me on board to help them find new young talent! Ive helped Salomon and Oakley uk pick the teams they have today and I'm very proud that they have so much trust in me.