Zeb
Powell
United States
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Snowboarding
Date of birth | January 18, 2000 |
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Birthplace | Waynesville, North Carolina |
Age | 26 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 2014 |
Disciplines | Snowboard Street |
It’s fitting that snowboarder Zeb Powell was born just a couple of weeks after the turn of the century on January 18, 2000. The stylish goofy foot has a knack for melding classic style with creative modern tricks. His signature blend of a super-smooth rail game with shifty spins and tweaked-out grabs has been turning heads at his local Carinthia Park for a few years now.
When he’s not busy training, competing full time on the Revolution tour and filming with Dylan Demers and the EAST crew, Zeb likes to skate, throw double gainers off cliffs, wakeboard and ride with his friends. “What I really love,” he says, “is flying through the air. So I really like anything that involves flipping and spinning.”
Ironically, the first time Zeb went snowboarding, he hated it. “I was with this really mean instructor who kept making me ride regular,” he explains. “When I finally went back with a friend I saw a little box below the lift. I hit that box on my very first run, stuck it and was totally hooked from then on.”
Since those early days at Cataloochee Ski Area, Zeb's kept his focus on riding with creativity, flow and style. “I really look up to riders who inspire me to try out new things," he says. "I’m always hyped on riders with smooth style and gnarly tricks.”
What’s coming next? “I definitely want to be filming a lot," he says. "I love how creative and free it is, but I also love the competitive side of snowboarding… who knows? I just really like being creative and smooth.”
King of the knuckle huck: Zeb Powell
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Alex Cacamo, Jesse Augustinus and Zeb Powell
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Zeb Powell shows his moves on the half pipe
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Zeb Powell hitting the rail at the 2024 Red Bull Slide-In Tour
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