Shawna Hoffman
Birthplace - Chico, California
Winter Residence - Chico, California
Summer residence – Chico, California, or across the U.S. for comps!
Age - 15

What Bern gear are you rocking this winter?
The Brighton and Cougar.

What are your plans for this winter?
I’ll be snowboarding a lot because its another off sport of wakeboarding that I enjoy. And it helps for training and crossovers to wakeboarding with the rails.

Best trip you have taken in your career?
We went to Portland for the last PWT. it was so gorgeous! I’ve never been to a prettier state! We met up with some nice people that decided to give my sister and I a pull on the Willamete river, which was perfect conditions and beautiful as well!

What would you do if you were not a pro shred?
I’d be finishing my last two years of high school, and getting ready for college to be a sub or teacher for elementary.

Influences?
Any of the local outlaw riders of my area in Nor Cal, who I get to ride with and we can all learn new tricks together and help each other. I think that all the pro Women really inspire me. I really like the maven team! They’re all super sweet, and just want to have fun! They’re all really good riders as well as any other Pro women on the tour. All those girls keep me going and make me want to push my self to try more tricks and make history or something else that’s cool!

What are your bad habits?
Hm..I probably biting my fingernails. I don’t think they’re ever going to get long.

What makes you happy?
Spending great time with my family and friends. Going camping, exploring new places. Good music. Getting an A on my Algebra 2 test!

What is your biggest fear?
Blowing out my knee or having any injury to my body from wakeboarding or snowboarding!

What is in your Ipod?
Paramore, Chevelle, 30 seconds to Mars, AFI, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, George Strait, The Almost, Blink-182, Silverstein….it can go for a long time.

Favorite food?
Chinese, fried ice cream w/ bananas

Favorite Movie of all time?
Waterboy

Other Sponsors?
CWB Board Co., Epic Wakeboats, Flojos shoes, Proline Ropes, and NVS Speakers.

Goals in life?
To help progress women’s wakeboarding to a much higher level. To always have fun and to someday have my own family too.

Last Words?
Never give up. Thanks mom and dad and Raequel for supporting me and to all my sponsors!