Toby Miller
Toby Miller got his first snowboard when he was just six years old. In the two years that followed, he took so well to the sport that his parents packed their bags and moved from Southern California to the mountains of Lake Tahoe so he could snowboard all winter. A move that, at the time, likely left many of his classmates (and their parents) scratching their head.
Fast forward five years later and Miller not only proved to his peers the move upstate was warranted, but he started getting the attention of the entire snowboarding industry. At 13, Miller competed at the United States Snowboard Association's National Championships, nabbing first place in the halfpipe competition. Over the next five years, the rising star picked up a slew of big-name sponsors from brands like Burton, Billabong, Capita, and Bonfire, to name a few.
The award wins kept flowing in, as well. Be it the FIS Junior World Championships or the Revolution tour, Miller consistently found himself gracing the halfpipe podium. It should come as no surprise then that today, many dub the young snowboarder (and Red Bull athlete) "the next Shaun White." Given the fact that he's spent the past two years traveling the world with the snowboarding icon, the comparison is spot-on — and despite a 14-year age gap, Miller considers White and him to be "best friends."
Toby Miller got his first snowboard when he was just six years old. In the two years that followed, he took so well to the sport that his parents packed their bags and moved from Southern California to the mountains of Lake Tahoe so he could snowboard all winter. A move that, at the time, likely left many of his classmates (and their parents) scratching their head.
Fast forward five years later and Miller not only proved to his peers the move upstate was warranted, but he started getting the attention of the entire snowboarding industry. At 13, Miller competed at the United States Snowboard Association's National Championships, nabbing first place in the halfpipe competition. Over the next five years, the rising star picked up a slew of big-name sponsors from brands like Burton, Billabong, Capita, and Bonfire, to name a few.
The award wins kept flowing in, as well. Be it the FIS Junior World Championships or the Revolution tour, Miller consistently found himself gracing the halfpipe podium. It should come as no surprise then that today, many dub the young snowboarder (and Red Bull athlete) "the next Shaun White." Given the fact that he's spent the past two years traveling the world with the snowboarding icon, the comparison is spot-on — and despite a 14-year age gap, Miller considers White and him to be "best friends."
