Priscilla Levac
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Priscilla Levac, is a Canadian professional snowboarder based out of Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...

.

Career

After growing up in a small town outside of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Priscilla moved to the resort area of Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America; it is 50% larger than its nearest competitor in terms of size, has the greatest uphill lift capacity, and until 2009, had...

 to snowboard. She began competing professionally in 2002, and has since become known for her multiple wins in international slopestyle
Slopestyle
Slopestyle is a popular type of competition for winter action sports; which originated as a snowboarding competition format. Today, there are many sports that are considered to have this style of competition, of which skiing and snowboarding are two of the most common...

 competitions, including a first place finish in the 2003 US Open at Stratton, and podiums in events such as the Roxy Chicken Jam
Chicken Jam
The Roxy Chicken Jam is an all-female snowboarding competition that was started during the 2004-2005 season created by Roxy Clothing.- Events :...

, The Session at Vail, and the Australian Open. She was awarded the title "Best Female Snowboarder of the year" by Snowboarder Magazine in 2005. She had her own signature outerwear with Ride Snowboards and signature bindings with Drake.
She has also appeared in several snowboard videos, including the all-female releases by Misschief Films
Misschief Films
Misschief Films is a snowboarding film and production company founded in 2005 that produces all-girl movies.-History:Co-founded by female snowboarders Amber Stackhouse and Fabia Grueebler with the goal of progressing female snowboarding and providing more exposure to female snowboarders...

 "As If" and "Roshambo." She was also the only female snowboarder to appear in the DC Mountain Lab
DC Mountain Lab
The DC Mountain Lab was a private snowboard park in Park City, Utah, known as a research and development center. As of 2011, the property is being put up for sale. The property is taken up mostly by the snowboard park, but there is also a house there. It was owned and operated by DC president and...

 Film, in the Kidsknow Production, "Love Hate" by Mikey LeBlanc
Holden Outerwear
Holden Outerwear is a manufacturer of jackets and pants for use in skiing and snowboarding. Based in Portland, OR, Holden is owned by professional snowboarder Mikey LeBlanc and designer Scott Zergebel.-History:...

, and Standard Films
Standard Films
Standard Films was started in 1991 and is a snowboard film company started by brothers Mike and Dave Hatchett. As of 2009 they have produced a snowboarding film every year....

2008 release, "Aesthetica".

Current projects

In 2007, while she was recovering from an injury and unable to ride, Priscilla founded a snowboard apparel company, Cilla, with her mother Suzanne Levac.
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