As long as Mikkel is around things will never get boring. Growing from a little grom to one of the few tall riders that can still pull off original smooth style, Mikkel has been showing the world what young guns are made of.

Mikkel started riding at the young age of seven and year after year has progressed his snowboarding skills and style. Mikkel won the Rookie Challenge at the Nokia Air & Style Munich 06, which brought him back this year to the Main event. Defying all odds, Mikkel pushed through the field, even knocking Travis Rice in the early rounds. Mikkel landed himself a 2nd place finish at the Nokia Air & Style stomping huge BS 1080s that even short guys have trouble sticking.

The ‘Bangster’, by which he is better known, also finished 4th in the 07/08 5Star Abominable Snowjam in Mt. Hood and currently holds the Title for the 06/07 3Star Hemsedal Nordic Open Slope Style – a contest held on his home mountain.

The 07/08 season certainly showcased Mikkel’s ability to shred, maintaining a lock on the TTR Top 10 for weeks on end. He continued his efforts in Laax Switzerland with a 16th in the Slopestyle at the 6Star Burton European Open, an event that hosted hundreds of riders from all over Europe and the world.

Mikkel really shone in Japan, beginning with his 9th place at the 6Star Nissan X-Trail Jam. But later on in the season, Mikkel took Japan by storm grabbing hold of the 5Star Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open Title in Alts Bandai. Bang was slaying the entire course, with a BS lipslide on the box, a Switch BS 9 off one of the kickers, and a huge alley-oop FS 3 at the bottom. The 6-Star Burton US Open gave Mikkel his final opportunity to post a high scoring 6th result, and although he may not have finished as well as he and other had hoped, he still pulled off a sick finish to the 07/08 Tour, placing 14th in the end-of-season TTR Rankings.

In season 08/09, Bang came out of the gate firing, ready to improve on his previous years finish.  He followed the tour downunder where he took out the 5Star Burton NZ Open Slopestyle and also pulled in some more points over the ditch in Australia. His season continued in the Northern Hemisphere where he was able to place 2nd at the Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge, a non-TTR event, and a win later in the season on the Tour at the 5Star Burton Canadian Open. 

His 09/10 season was paved with some his best TTR results yet. Mikkel kicked off the season with a second place at the 4Star Stylewars in Australia and another second place finish at the Burton European Open in January 2010. Bang celebrated his third podium finish of the season in his home country Norway, at the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge, where he placed third right behind Torstein Horgmo and Peetu Piiroinen. The young rider had his greatest moment of success yet at the Burton US Open, where he left snowboarding's elite behind to take home the first 6Star win of his career in the slopestyle format. Mikkel finished the TTR seaosn in World No. 10.

When not on the snow you can find Mikkel ripping on his surfboard or skateboard, goofing around with his buddies and just enjoying life in general. Check him out in Analog’s moving picture project by visiting www.analogclothing.com.