Tim Durtschi

-Name: Timothy James Durtschi
-Nickname: Timmy, Durtbag,
-Age: 21
-Sponsors: Head, Tyrolia, Bolle, Saga, Mt bachelor
-Toothpaste: Orange Flavor, or mint, or extreme clean
-How has your skiing career impacted you the most?
It has made me a traveling nomad, and a wanderer.

-How has your skiing career changed you as a person?
It has made me enjoy powder even more, and has made me more relaxed and mentally prepared for what life has to throw my way.

-Jumps and Rails (features) these days are starting to grow to such large sizes and are becoming so much more immense they are starting to resemble features seen in video games. With this the number of injuries and the severity of those injuries getting more serious, how much farther do you see yourself pushing the limits?

I won’t hit it unless someone else does, and then I will one up em’!

-With all of the competitions that are starting to pop up, as well as the number of talented athletes that are starting to emerge, where would you like to see your progression and skiing career excel?
Cornice buttering

-At events this past season the color of outerwear/skis/hats has increased to an extensive level. And everyone looks like skittles. What is your favorite color/flavor of skittles?
I like to wear GREEN

-How do your previous film segments represent you? What is something you'd like to change, and what would you like your segment to say or show about you this
season?
I am so sick of urban, I hope this segment shows my backcountry liking, and landing backward enjoyment.

-What do you think about having half pipe skiing as an olympic sport? And how do you think that will change skiing as we know it now?
It would be awesome, I think we are doing crazy stuff in pipe, that will get even better in years to come.

-Besides skiing, what would you say your creative outlet/form of self-expression is?
I have lots of skills, uhm poker, going to the lake, fishing, going to the river, going to the ocean.

-What are your goals/dreams beyond skiing and in your future?
I will keep dreaming about them and get back to you on that

-Xbox 360, Wii, or PS3? Haven’t played any of them yet
-Mac or Windows? Windows

-What (if there are any) are the drawbacks of being a professional skier?
Car breaking down in the middle of lala land, snowmobile breaking down in the middle of lala land, skis breaking in the middle of lala land, body breaking in the middle of lala land

-What mountain did you celebrate Gaper Day at this season?
Well people were calling me that on every chair ride this season!

-What is your best gondola story?
I Rode up a gondola with some girls, and nothing happened.

-Shout outs/Thank Yous?
Mom, Landis Tanaka, Pete Alport, Dad, Troy, All friends