
United Kingdom
James Woods is quite the accomplished pro: A couple of X Games medals, an FIS Overall title, 100K edits, and the like. Where he differs? He didn’t grow up in the lavish terrain parks of CO, the rugged mountains of BC, or even the hardscrabble slopes of New England. He grew up skiing in England. On what are basically toothbrush bristles. He has transformed from a dry slope club kid to one of the more accomplished freeskiers on the scene. With a couple more successful seasons under his belt, Woodsy will have graduated from bonafide pro to all-time legend. Not bad for a kid from heart of Great Britain.