So TTR champ Jamie Anderson may have gone (What?!?), but Salomon have injected some new blood into their snowboard team with super stylee Salt Lake City / Mammoth local rail slayer Desiree Melancon.
Talented, out spoken and anal about her tricks (pushing progression in women's snowboarding), Des impressed with her part in Runway's See What I See - and was quickly snapped up by the Salomon bosses. We're not sure if she's still riding for Holden outerwear too, but Miss Melancon also rocks Ashbury Eyewear also rides for the Flux bindings, skeleton crew and video grass.
Watch a super impressive video of her after the jump and get stoked to go snowboard...
Desiree Melancon 2008 footage from javier fernandez on Vimeo.
Here's what Salomon say:
Salomon Snowboards is proud to announce the addition of Salt Lake City/Mammoth local Desiree Melancon to the 2009 Am Team. Finishing up last season with two video parts and a grip of editorial coverage, Melancon is pushing women’s snowboarding to the next level.
“Desiree has cool style, is funny as hell, and isn’t scared to get gnarly. She’s part of a small handful of riders who are redefining women’s snowboarding,” said Salomon Snowboards Team Manager Java Fernandez.
Ashbury Eyewear co-founder Lance Hakker states, “I’ve known Desiree for a few years and have always thought she had really good style. She is picky about how she does her tricks, which is rare in snowboarding. If she does a tail press, it’s gonna be straight and it’s not gonna tap. And if she’s trying to do it in the city for her video part, she’ll break her arm before she lets a tap count as a make.”
“Desiree rips. She demands more of herself and women’s snowboarding. She is hell bent on setting a new standard—and she will,” said Transworld Snowboarding Associate Editor Liam Gallagher.
Desiree joins team mate Jed Anderson as a new addition to Salomon’s 2009 Am Team. Be on the lookout for more news on Desiree Melancon at www.salomonsnowboards.com, www.ashburyeyewear.com, www.skeletoncrewforlife.blogspot.com, and www.videograss.com.
via: TWsnow.com
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