What the Pros are Rockin’

Name: Jussi Oksanen

Age: 24

Sponsors: Burton, Smith, DVS, MAKIA

Years snowboarding: Twelve

Home: Kirkkonummi, Finland

Height: 5’8″

Weight: 165 pounds

Stance: Regular, 22 inches wide, with fifteen degrees of angle on the front foot and zero degrees on the back.

Forward lean: Just enough to give you a little support.

Board: I’m riding the Burton Jussi 159 ($470) in everything, park and backcountry–and sometimes I ride the Jussi 154 ($470) for jibbing and just cruising around. I love both of them.

Boots: Black Burton Ions in size nine ($300).

Bindings: Burton C16s in black ($350).

Personal settings: Basically, all my stuff is stock, which works perfectly for me. All I need to wear is my own insoles–they give you a nice extra support and keep your feet really comfortable. Also, I put my ankle straps as high I can to give me some support there.

Tuning techniques: When you get a new board, the edges are always a little off, so it’s good to give them a tune–dull them a bit so you won’t catch up on the first run.

Photo: Nick Hamilton