Mark was the first to complete a backside triple cork 1440 and is the 2012/2013 champion at the X Games. He is currently riding a Burton Process Flying V Snowboard, which is used mainly for park and terrain, it's squeezebox core profiling transfers energy towards the tip and tail for snappier ollies and effortless stability. According to his contract, all of Mark's hard goods have to be from Burton. So he is currently riding with the Burton Imperial Snowboard Boot and the Burton Malavita EST Snowboard Binding.
There was a lot of drama for Mark right before the Sochi Winter Olympics. At the Winter X Games, Mark clipped a rail near the top of the course on his third and final run, landing on his side farther down the rail. He was able to ride down the rest of the course on his own power. Despite this major hiccup, Mark still went to the Olympics and was able to place as bronze in men's slopestyle. Everyone in the snowboarding community believes that if the accident would never have happened, Mark would have gotten Gold.
Mark is one of my favourite athletes mainly for the reason that we come from similar beginnings. prairie land without a mountain in site. I really admire how he is known very widely for his braveness, ability, and willingness to attempt anything.
Watch him in his burton presents video
Information found at: Mark's gear.
Burton Process Flying V
X Games Incident
