aka: lesh, da-lesh-ay, the criminal
age: twenty-four gangster years
hood: born in chicago, grew up in panvel, india and madison,
wisconsin. now lives in breckenridge, colorado
1st place: breck spring massive rail jam, vail snow days rail
jam, mt hood t-line slopestyle, steamboat film festival
silver screen: rage “such is life”, level 1 “real time”, two plank
“set in motion” and “declaration”, a few years in stept,
shades of gray, ata
published in: freeskier, skiing, bravo ski (japan), ski time,
skiing mag (europe), denver post
coached: windells, keystone freeride team, cu boulder
freestyle ski team (cufst), south shore soldiers
hobbies: skiing backwards, eluding police, cliff diving, mtn
biking, steady swervin’ and straight ballin’
biggest challenge: putting up with gapers from texas and
nebraska who stop breeding with their cousins long
enough to find their way into summit county
why First Drop? why not?
yes, lesh may be a convicted felon, but that is all in the past. he has since moved on to hopping freight trains, exploring tunnels, traveling and attending college at CU Boulder, while still managing to ski 12 months out of the year. if he looks familiar, maybe you saw him on judge mathis court tv, or maybe he passed you in a box car at a railroad crossing. lesh also enjoys graphic design, taking photos, and creating content for newschoolers, downdays, and his travelogue at davidleshphotography.com. david has come a long way from his roots of skiing 150ft tall hills in wiscompton to an expanded skill set including park, big mountain, and urban. next time your friendly neighborhood leshy snakes you in the park, don’t take it personally. he just loves to ski really fast. give a friendly shout and i bet he’ll respond in kind.
david lesh
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