Alexis Waite
Nickname: Lexi.
Date of birth: October 30, 1981.
Sign: Scorpio.
Height: 5' 6".
Hometown: Seattle, Washington.
Current home: Bend, Oregon.
Marital status: Not happening anytime soon.
Magazine coverage: Cover of SG, December/January 2004.
Sponsors: ThirtyTwo, etnies, Roxy, Velvet Eyewear, Wize Designs, Exit Real World, Clive, Poorboy Wax.
Accomplishments
1st place--2003 Summer Windell's Bonfire Triple Rail Jam, Mt. Hood, Oregon
1st place--2003 Vans Triple Crown Jib Contest, Big Bear, California
3rd place--2003 Vans Triple Crown Slopestyle, Big Bear, California
1st place--2003, 2002, 2001 Steven's Pass Pro Halfpipe, Steven's Pass, Washington
5th place--2002 Chevy S-10 Grand Prix Halfpipe Finals, Northstar, California
1st place--2002 Slopestyle, Northstar, California
1st place--2001 Boarding for Breast Cancer Halfpipe, Sierra at Tahoe, California
2nd place--2001 Superfly Slopestyle, Dodge Ridge, California
2nd place--2001 Vans Triple Crown Jib Contest, Snow Summit, California
2000 USASA National Freestyle Champion, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
2000 USSA Eastern Regional Halfpipe Champion, Stratton, Vermont
Exposure
Magazines
SG Magazine cover, December-January 2003-04, pages 10, 22, 34, 70-71
TransWorld Snowboarding, 2003 and 2004 Buyer's Guides, pages 276, 145
TransWorld Snowboarding, December 2003, subscribe and Santa Cruz ads
Men's Fitness, December 2003, pages 36-37
TransWorld Snowboarding, November 2003, "Girls on the Verge" pages 142, 151
Heckler, September 2003, page 20
FreeRun (Japan), Pajama Party and Trick Tips pages
Snowboarder, March 2003, page 64
Videos
411VM, Issues 6 and 7, Pajama Party and Santa Cruz European Road Trip
Exit Real World team video, 2002 and 2003
Declaration, 2002 16mm film (eight-shot part)
Both on the snow and off, snowboarder Alexis Waite is extremely well-rounded. She started snowboarding in the spring of 1992, and by November 1998 had made the dramatic decision to move from her native Washington state to Vermont to attend her junior and senior years of high school at the Stratton Mountain School, a ski and snowboard academy. After graduation, she returned to the Pacific Northwest and attended the University of Washington for a quarter semester, picking up an eclectic course load of Japanese, geology and art, and declaring a fine art major. It soon became clear, however, that Alexis would not be able to attend school while she was traveling the world snowboarding. She decided that her college career could wait until her snowboarding career was over, and in the spring of 2001 moved to the Truckee-Lake Tahoe area of California for three seasons.
Alexis' snowboarding career took off after she moved to California, and in 2002 she went pro. Her two years at the Stratton Mountain School had placed heavy emphasis on competitive halfpipe riding, but, true to her nature, Alexis refused to be pigeonholed. She decided to take her focus off halfpipe, and for the past few years has redirected it toward slopestyle and rail events. The past two seasons have been Alexis' most successful yet, garnering her increasing recognition as she places at more and larger events. She now saves her energy for big events like the X Games, Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding and The Session at Vail, and spends the rest of her time filming and shooting. Says Alexis, "I feel like I have finally found my niche in the snowboard world, but my eyes are still always open to evolution. My career is heading in the exact direction I want it to, toward the editorial and filming realm."
Lately, Alexis has also been involved in the research, development and design side of the sport. This past season, she played a major role in designing the Planet Earth women's outerwear line and Santa Cruz women's boards, including her own signature model. Additionally, she is the Head Women's Apparel Designer and Co-Owner of Wize Designs, a t-shirt and sweatshirt company that she runs as a fun side project with some friends from high school. Alexis currently lives year-round in Bend, Oregon, and, ever the well-rounded individual, enjoys surfing, skating, mountain biking, running, playing soccer, practicing yoga, sewing, knitting, crocheting, designing, drawing and reading in her free time.