Ben Ferguson rides at Red Bull Recharged at Mammoth Mountain, California, USA on May 7, 2021.
Ben Ferguson poses for a portrait during the Natural Selection Tour at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Jackson, WY, USA, on 2 February, 2021.

Ben
Ferguson

United States

United States

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Snowboarding

Snowboarder Ben Ferguson has been turning heads thanks to a host of impressive results and some inspiring riding.

Date of birth

January 21, 1995

Birthplace

Bend, Oregon, USA

Age

29

Nationality

United States

United States

Career start

2013

Disciplines

Snowboard Halfpipe

Ben Ferguson got an early start at competitive snowboarding. When he was 6 years old, Ferguson's father put his son on his first snowboard at their hometown hill, Mt Bachelor. Ferguson got the hang of it quickly. He continued riding with his family, and by 8, he entered his first slopestyle contest at Mt Bachelor.

When he was 10, he competed in the USASA Nationals, and won slopestyle and came second in halfpipe. After that, he uploaded a "sponsor me" video to YouTube and got picked up by the Burton Smalls Team, the junior arm of the snowboard mega-brand. "That made me realize I was pretty good, and maybe I could have a future in snowboarding," Ferguson says.