Kiran Pershad

Rider Bio

Hometown resort?

Earl Bales Park

Favourite person to ride with?

Anyone From The Senders, and the whole Pipe Team at Winsport​

Where’s your favourite place to shred?

Mount St. Louis Moonstone

Who inspires you?

My Mum and Dad are my biggest inspirations, for all the sacrifices they have made for and for the way they continue to support me.

What has snowboarding taught you?

I have a community of people that share the same passion as me, and every time we touch snow, we aren’t competing against each other. It’s just a group of people, having a good time.

How do you mentally prepare yourself for a contest?

Head down, eyes closed, and snowboard playlist in both ears.

What’s your favourite part about competing?

The 10 seconds before I drop in, when everyone is hyping me up.

Where would you hold a contest that doesn’t already have one?

Earl Bales Park (Toronto) needs a pipe, and a World Cup.  The three million people of Toronto are waiting.

Favourite park/pipe to ride?

Park - Mount St. Louis Moonstone

Pipe - Canada Olympic Park

Travelling

What is the greatest snowboard trip you’ve done and why?

First time I went to Calgary for Winter training camp.  I had never seen that many halfpipe riders that were all that good, and all so positive and in one area all to ride the same pipe.

Is there any place in the world you have not yet been snowboarding but have always wanted to?

Japan

What's your best travel tip?

Take your skateboard as your carry on, you’ll get to your gate twice as fast

How do you follow your nutrition plan on the road?

My nutrition plan is to eat a lot of food… so I just don’t stop eating…

Life

What music do you have on your playlist?

Skepta, Kendrick Lamar, Travis $cott, A$AP Mob, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Drake, Migos, Nav, and Rihanna

If there was one song to introduce you as your theme song, what would it be?

Greaze Mode - Skepta​

When not riding, I’m:

With my girlfriend.

Favourite place you have ever been to and why?

Toronto, it’s home, and every time I comeback to it feels better than the last.

Other than snowboarding, do you have a favourite sport?

Driving