Nina Johansson

Currently Living In: Hawaii

Years Kiting: 4

Beliefs: What you do comes back to you...and each person should do their best in whatever they pursue.

Facts: Lived through an avalanche in 1999 Chamonix, France.

Craziest Stunt: Surviving an avalanche

Info:
Currently living in Hawaii, Nina is half Thai/half Swedish. Growing up in Sweden and spending the winters in Thailand, Nina has a respect and love for the outdoors.
Upon finishing school, she moved to Austria for a ski season...to be followed by four more seasons in Val Thorens and Chamonix, France.

Living in the mecca of alpinism Nina found a home where she could mountain bike, climb, and hike in the summer and ski, snowboard, and ice climb in the winter. Always looking for a challenge and steeper mountains, she ripped her ACL and finally left the mountains after a tragic avalanche accident where she was buried alive for 18 minutes before a ski patroller was able to rescue her. Tragically her boyfriend did not survive.

After such a life changing event Nina thought there were two paths, either back to a "normal" life at home or live for the passion of outdoor sports and adventure. Nina moved to the coast of France where she learned to surf and eventually settled in Oahu, Hawaii where the mountains have been exchanged for wind and waves.