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Transworld Snowboarding
Interview with Zac Marben

Hyland Hills. Not the place you think of when you go to look for the next big snowboarder. But lately it seems like more and more you can show up at Hyland and see that guy from Transworld, right there in the park! Zac Marben grew up in Eden Prarie riding ice at hyland, now he's one of 12 riders featured in Transworld Snowboarding's Interview Issue. The 12 riders referred to as "a flood of fresh talent" and "a cross-section of that new blood and raw energy". It's nice to know that becoming a pro snowboarder isn't just something that happens to rich kids in the mountains anymore. Zac gets to travel all around the world, snowboarding year round. He doesn't like to ride at contests, so he films. To him his job is rarely a job. Occasionally he has to do some crazy trick or go somewhere he doesn't want to to get the right shot for the next video or photo. Zac not only gets paid for doing what he loves, he also learns a lot of life lessons. He says snowboardings taught him how to be patient, deal with dumb people, treat his friends, live his life. Stuff like that must be hard not to learn when your job depends on perfect weather, living with friends in close quarters for extended periods of time, and I'm sure there have been lots of cops that get mad at him for riding where he's not sposed to. Zac loves what he does because its an adventure and he never knows what's coming next.


Ashbury Introduces Zac Marben from Ashbury Eyewear on Vimeo.