This Monster athlete is seriously funny. Seriously! So much so that you might forget that Colby’s on-hill skills are dead serious. With a huge bag of switch maneuvers and tons of style showcased through token tricks like his switch seven double nose grabs, his competitors aren’t usually laughing.
A shocker on the podium at his first Winter X Games, West’s Bronze in Slope turned heads and opened industry eyes for the East coast comedian. Surely not a one-trick pony or a one hit wonder Colby capitalized on his winter X momentum by continuing to tear up the competitive ski scene.
Dropping slopestyle runs almost entirely switch, killing’ the Superpipe and performing creative spins and flips was the tip of the iceberg and only hinted at Colby’s personality. This was a personality that could only truly be understood and appreciated on film. Working with Matchstick films, West technical prowess was nearly overshadowed by his wit, humor, and comedic timing.
Humor aside, the Monster-chugging madman loves to ski—backwards … all the time, over the entire mountain. Perhaps that’s where he finds confidence to throw three quarters of his moves switch in world-class competition!
Colby continues to progress, drawing mental and physical inspiration from Monster teammate Jossi Wells and TJ Schiller. With an ever improving game face and a huge repertoire of switch sevens, nines, and tens—and much amplitude in the pipe—Colby is poised to destroy for years running.