Overview
Alexis Waite (born October 30, 1981) is an American professional snowboarder. She learned to snowboard when she was 12 years old near her hometown of Seattle. Currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico teaching yoga Hotel Chaco and leading retreats La Vida Retreats and making custom jewelry Feral Stone.
Career
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, Alexis Waite learned to snowboard at local Seattle ski areas Alpental and Stevens Pass. She decided she wanted to be a professional snowboarder when she was a teenager, and began pursuing a career through the contest circuit in New England at 17, where she attended Stratton Mountain School. Waite first gained recognition in snowboarding the following year in 2000, when she won the USSA Eastern Halfpipe Championship in Costa Rica and got her teaching career started at the Yoga Hive in Whitefish, Montana. Alexis currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she teaches yoga at Hotel Chaco.