Zeb Powell

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Zeb Powell
Born (2000-01-18) January 18, 2000 (age 24)
Waynesville, North Carolina
Occupation
  • Snowboarder
Years active2014–present [1]
Sports career
CountryUnited States
Sport Snowboarding

Zeb Powell (born January 18, 2000 [1] ) is an American professional snowboarder based out of Burlington, Vermont. [2] He is best known for his unforgivingly aggressive style that won him gold in the 2020 Winter X Games Knuckle Huck. [2] Being the first black snowboarder to win gold in X Games history [3] Zeb takes it upon himself to push for more diversity in the sport [4] by partnering with Hoods to Woods [5] an organization aiming to help black kids have a chance to have a place in snowboarding.

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Early life

Zeb Powell was born in Waynesville, North Carolina, [6] [7] and raised by adoptive parents Carl Powell and Valerie Powell. [6] His Father Carl Powell runs a chip mill and his mother Valerie Powell is an assistant teacher. He also has grown up with the same group of friends since elementary school; Jack, Andrew, Luke, and Siler just to name a few. [6] Zeb did not enjoy snowboarding at a young age due to an instructor forcing him to ride in regular stance, opposed to goofy. [6] This did not stop Zeb as he quickly mastered his skills and won his first competition, Red Bull All Snow, at the age of 15. [8]

On the Mountain

The following is a list of accolades earned by Zeb Powell in various snowboarding competitions and events:

Off the Mountain

Hoods to Woods Foundation [5] - Zeb Powell Partners up with Hoods to Woods to help bring more diversity to skiing and snowboarding while bringing new opportunities to people of color. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Bruton, Michelle (2021-04-09). "East Coaster Zeb Powell Is Moving Snowboarding Forward—On And Off The Mountain". Forbes . Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ↑ "Greetings From Planet Zebulon—The Zeb Powell Interview". SNOWBOARDER Magazine. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ↑ Venutolo-Mantovani, Michael (2021-04-21). "Zeb Powell Is Looking for the 'Next Me'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. 1 2 "Hoods to Woods Foundation".
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Who Are Zeb Powell Parents? Age Wikipedia Net Worth And Instagram". pimiso.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Josh (2023-01-25). "Snowboarding isn't new to North Carolina, but younger riders are putting it on the map". WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  8. 1 2 "Red Bull All-Snow at Carinthia Parks - 2016". SNOWBOARDER Magazine. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  9. ↑ "Zeb Powell wins Wendy's Snowboard Knuckle Huck". X Games. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  10. ↑ "Aspen 2022 Snowboard Knuckle Huck". X Games. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  11. ↑ "THAYERS MEN'S SNOWBOARD KNUCKLE HUCK". X Games.
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