Johara Sykes-Davies

Born and raised (location)? ...North Wales, UK

Current location? ... Watergate Bay, Cornwall, UK… well if there is no snow or wind, at least there are waves!

Age? ... 28

Favorite conditions? ... Fresh powder, clear blue sky, nice steady breeze, good friends.

Home slope? ... Occasionally we get good conditions at home in North Wales on the Denbigh Moors, but mostly I head to the Col du Lautaret or Chamonix in France.

Other sports? ... Kitesurfing, mountain biking, running, yoga, swimming, hitting the gym and a bit of horse riding.

Best music to ride to? ... AFI

If you could have any graphics on some skis what would it be? ... My middle name and motto for life is ‘Freedom’, and my image for life is three mountain peaks and a wave… think it would have to be that!

Do tall tees make you look like your wearing a snuggy, or hanging with tellatubbies? ... Hmm… think they make me look like I’m trying to be a hip 15yr old when I’m way past it already!!

Best ski trip ever? ... I lived in Whistler for a year after college and it had to be the best year of my life EVA!!!

Competition results? ... 3rd Snowkite Masters Women’s freestyle ski 2009 . 2nd Snowkite Masters Women’s freestyle ski 2010. 1st 2S Echo Women’s ski 2010 … but mostly I freeride!!!

Plans for next season? ... I’m starting off next season with a trip to Norway with my fellow Flexifoil team mates… I CAN’T WAIT!!  I have been waiting to snowkite in Norway since foreva!  Then we’ll go from there…!

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? ... Could be anywhere… I don’t plan ahead I just have a bunch of different ideas and then go with the one that jumps out at me at the time!!

Been in any films?  links to edits? ... Here is my video from last year with a bunch of snippets from the snow, water events and fun times called the Freedom Chronicles…

And here is a video for Stance Mag that I shot with fellow Kitaddict team mates in Dakhla, Morocco.  It’s on the water but think you’ll have a laugh at it anyway…!!!

Kitaddict Funky Sessions... from Kitaddict on Vimeo.

Other sponsors? ... Flexifoil kites, Kitaddict Ethical Clothing, Prolimit, Brewin Dolphin, Bollé and Oceanantics.

Guilty pleasure? ... My Khiones ;-)

Other information about yourself? ... "While one person hesitates because she feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becomes superior" Henry C Link. Just go for it!  You only live once!!