Anssi Manninen

The mini interview: “Third time is a charm”

3 things you can hardly live without:
My 15’’ Macbook Pro, Skateboard and Music

3 things you would buy immediately if you would win the million jackpot in a lottery:
House, car and something shiny for my girlfriend! ;-)

3 city spots with your favorite handrails:
Helsinki, Finland, Krakow, Poland, Saltlake City, USA.

3 things you would do if you knew that today is the last day in your life:
Oh man… that’s too hard. I hope I’m never gonna know that day. I would rather sleep away.

3 things someone should know about you before proposing marriage to you:
What? Who made these questions???

3 peaks with your favorite backcounty line:
Well, I don’t know about peak names, but I can tell that best backcountry I have been riden has been in Hokkaido, Japan, Whistler, Canada and Leysin, Switzerland.

3 things you would change immediately if you would rule the world: I would say bye, bye to Mr. Bush, I would try to stop global warming as much as I can and arrange Private Metal Festival for all my friends where we would have all the sickest bands including Slayer, Immortal, Ensiferum, etc.

3 things that can keep you from riding:
Injuries, Macbook Pro and -35 degrees Celsius.

3 parks with you favorite kicker set-up:
Talma and Ruka in Finland and Whistler in Canada

3 spots you have never been so far and whish to ride at:
New Zealand, Chile, Alaska

3 best snowboard videos of all time: Too hard to choose, but these next ones impressed me: Subject Haakonsen, Stomping Grounds, Laces Out, All Kingpin Videos, Early TB’s, Whiskey Videos, etc. and of course many newer ones, but those older ones made me going.

3 best songs to start your day with:
Slayer – Angel Of Death, Immortal – Sons Of Northern Darkness, Moonsorrow – Kylän Päässä

3 best songs to end your day with: Could be the same list, but if you want me give some different ones they could be: Amon Amarth – Cry Of The Black Birds, In Flames – Clad In Shadows, Pantera – Cowboys From Hell

3 final words or more you wish to shout out here:
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