Leanne Pelosi
BIRTHDAY
December 29, 1981
Calgary, Alberta
HOMETOWN
local resort
Whistler Blackcomb
Goofy
stance
SPONSORs
K2
Vans
Dakine
Airblaster
Dragon Alliance
Hitcase
Sandbox
XS Socks
Whistler Blackcomb
Source Snowboard Shop
BIOGRAPHY
Considered one of the most well-rounded professional snowboarders in the world, Leanne has won Snowboarder & Transworld Magazine's esteemed Female Rider Of the Year Award, Transworld Reader's Choice Award and appeared on the 2014 ESPN's Top 50 Women of Action Sports list. With over 10 video parts in Standard Films, Misschief, P.S., and two of her own previous produced Runway Films movies, she is at it again producing and directing her third film 'Full Moon' with some of the best backcountry women on the planet.
In her down time, you will find her in Oregon at High Cascade Snowboard Camp as a signature session'er and exploring the west coast, camping in her BigFoot camper with her fiancé Jeff Keenan and their dog Keita. Leanne is also an active member on the rider's alliance for Protect Our Winters, the leading advocacy group for the winter sports community in the movement against climate change.
"I grew up scouring the pages of snowboard magazines looking for girls that I could aspire to become one day. All I wanted was some sort of proof that one day pro-snowboarding could be a 'job' or maybe far away in my dreams, a reality. I watched snowboard movies over and over and wanted to emulate Tara Dakides' and Barrett Christy's every move on a snowboard. Back then, it was few and far between having role models to see. Fast forward to realizing my dream of snowboarding for a living, I aspired to create a dream project with a legendary crew. My intention and mission with Full Moon is to film some kick ass snowboarding and pay tribute to all the inspirations of the past, present and future. This is my way of giving back to the sport that has given so much to me. We're all doing what we love and
I hope to inspire people to do the same."
Career Highlights
annual awards
TWS Influencer Award - 2016
Nominated for TWS Reader’s Choice Award - 2016
ESPN's Best 50 Action Sports Athletes List - 2014
YoBeat Female Rider of the Year - 2013
Inducted into Snowboard Canada Magazine’s HoF - 2012
Cover of Golden Ride Magazine - 2012
Cover of Snowboard Canada’s Women’s Annual - 2011
Nominated for TWS Female Video Part of the Year - 2011
Nominated for TWS Reader’s Choice Award - 2010
Snowboarder Magazine’s Female Rider of the Year - 2006
TWS Female Rider of the Year - 2005
TWS Reader’s Choice Award - 2005
TWS Rookie of the Year - 2004
Competition
5th, Mt Baker Banked Slalom Women's Pro - 2013
2nd, Rat Race - Mt Hood, OR - 2013
4th, Nanshen Open 5 Star TTR - Slopestyle - 2013
1st, Rat Race - Mt Hood, OR - 2012
Filmography
2016 - Full Moon
2014 - Vision Airs (Snowboarder Mag Webisodes)
2014 - Tres Hard
2013 - PS Webisodes
2012 - PS Intervals
2012 - ESPN's Facetime
2012 - Home Runs (Airblaster Short Film)
2012 - PS Webisodes
2011 - Remix (Standard Films Online Video-Part)
2011 - Totally Board 20
2011 - The Storming
2010 - Women's Show (Standard Films TV Show)
2009 - Black Winter
2008 - See What I See
2007 - La La Land
2006 - Ro Sham Bo
2005 - As If
2005 - Firsthand