Raised in Lake Tahoe, Elena was the first female to land a 900 in competition when she was only 13 years old. She went on to compete in the Snowboard Halfpipe in the Olympics, has medaled at the X-Games and was the first ever snowboarder (of any gender) to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo during a halfpipe competition.This year, Elena appears in her first ever Warren Miller film, “Future Retro.” Settle in to hear Elena talk about splitting life between the mountains and the beach, the lessons she's learned about houseplants, helping young girls grow their passions, cooking and that time she won a poker tournament against all odds. Big thanks to our sponsors Sierra Nevada Brewing Company,  OpenSnow and SKI Magazine,