easier. How was it surviving the Norwegian winters? Oh harsh, but it was all good. We always had an indoor skatepark in my city so I spent most of the wintertime inside the skatepark. If not I was out snowboarding with my friends or something like that. And now do you just try to plan to be on skate trips and avoid those extra cold winters? Yes I try to do that… I don’t really like the snow or the cold anymore so I try to spend most of my winter out of the country. I just travel to warmer places that I can still skate outside. You seem to have a good balance of footy from all over the world. I know you skate Cali quite a bit. What are your thoughts on the difference in skate culture between Europe and the States? I like both, but it’s definitely a little different. Like when you try
to skate in the States you kinda plan it from day to day: ‘today I’m gonna skate here’, Friday to Sunday you skate schools, etc. Europe is maybe a little bit freer. It’s way easier to skate and go around with no cars… Even from country to country inside Europe it’s so easy to travel. There’s way less police and busts in general too. You have such quick feet and your style is so free flowing, like a leaf blowing in the wind you bounce here jump there and slide around… Do you plan out tricks or lines you wanna film? Ha ha, thanks Lou. Yes when I film a line or a trick I always plan out before what I’m going to do. But I usually take a good look at the spot and try to figure out what will be the best way for me to use it. But if I’m not filming or for example skate a contest I’m never thinking about what I’m going to do; I just skate and hopefully my feet land in a good position for the next trick. How’s sponsored life been treating you? I couldn’t ask for much more; it’s treating me really well. It’s pretty much more than I ever could ever imagine. I’m so thankful for all the help from my sponsors. On every enjoi trip you seem to be the guy getting the most footy. You seem like you are very driven and have a strong work ethic… Where does that come from? I will say my parents are