Colorado native, Jake Pates, has been making waves on the snowboard scene since 2011, quickly working his way up the rookie ranks. The 2016 season was a huge one for Pates where he won double gold (slopestyle and halfpipe) at the Youth Olympic Games, and had two top-five finishes on the U.S. Grand Prix/FIS World Cup tour. 

In 2014, Pates made a splash on the scene winning two Revolution tour stops, landing a fourth-place finish at the Burton European Open and a seventh-place finish at the Burton US Open in front of his hometown crowd. Pates continued his upward trajectory in 2015, winning two Revolution Tour stops in slopestyle along with a second-place finish in halfpipe, and top-ten finishes at both Sprint U.S. Grand Prix stops. 

FIRST TRACKS
Jake got started riding in Vail, CO at the age eight. Shortly after his first turns he started training with Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before earning a spot on the U.S. Rookie Team in 2014.