This Is Lenny

Lenny is one of the most amped and uniquely authentic guys that we’ve have had the pleasure of working with. He wakes up every morning at 3am (more on why below), loves 90's hip hop, and can ride the rails at Big Bear better than 99% of the boarding population you’ll see out there. And while we rarely get the chance to see his expressions (never rides without a face mask) we’re always eager to get the chance to hang around one of the biggest hype men we know.

Check out our impromptu mountainside interview with Lenny below.

Where you from?

Big Bear Lake, California.

What's your motto?

Head on straight, mask on crooked.

Where'd you get the motto?

MF Doom.

Tell us the craziest thing you've ever seen on a winter weekend up here.

I've seen some pretty wild s#%$ not gonna lie. I saw a car flip over once.

That's pretty crazy. Sounds like you got a lot of stories.. we’ll save those for later haha.

What did you and your friends do in the summertime here growing up?

 

When we were younger we were not too bright, and we would get in wagons and go down hills. And the only way you could stop is running into something.

 

Yikes. You ever get hurt doing that?

 

Oh always. I'm surprised I'm alive.

 

We hear you're from a big Italian family. What does family mean to you?

 

Yeah, very big Italian family. It means don't mess with us or you’ll find out where Jimmy Hoffa is. Haha.

 

Don’t get on your bad side, got it haha. Do you have a favorite place in the world to ride?

 

Wow. I have a lot of fun in Whistler, BC. I've had a lot of fun in Japan, but I've only been there once. And then Tahoe. There's just so much going on up there.

 

Been wanting to check out Japan. I think you already mentioned this once, but we rarely see you on the mountain without a mask… do you wear your mask for SPF protection, style points or to stay incognito?

 

All three. I wear a face mask to protect me from the sun and to hide my face basically, and then I guess for style, too? My face is pretty ugly.

Any particular song/artist that gets you hyped to ride?

 

Right now it's Aquamarine by Danger Mouse and Black Thought.

 

Go-to cereal?

 

Cereal? Oh, I got to say Life cereal, the cinnamon one. Easy pick.

 

We heard you like to wake up super early (like 3am?). What does your morning routine look like most days?

 

I have a four-hour sleep schedule. I wake up in the morning, clean my house, play video games, work out or go on a bike, wax my snowboard, and then head to the parking lot.

 

Clean your house? That’s aggressive. So, you wax up your board every day you ride?

 

When you're up that much you got to do something with the time. And yeah, I do wax every single day.

 

You're one of the most positive people we know. What keeps the stoke alive?

 

It's just fun. I don't know. I don't think I'm that positive. I just like to be honest. That keeps me stoked. If I'm having a bad day, I'm having a bad day. That's okay too.

Okay. Any word of advice for the kiddos out there?

 

Just enjoy yourself.

 

There ya go kids, just have fun.

What was it like to judge the first ever Bum Rush in Snow?

 

That was really cool. Especially because it was not the best weather, it was a little windy, but a lot of people showed up and then a lot of people were ripping.

 

Sick. We have a ‘Would You Rather’ poll going around the office on a weekly basis. For this tweek it’s, “Would you rather drive a 1996 Geo Metro or a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck?”

 

I'll go with the Cybertruck, always look forward.

 

Thanks Lenny, it’s been great. Let’s ride.