A freeskier, designer, filmmaker, and artist from Oregon with 22+ years as one of the most distinctive voices in the sport. He developed the first fully symmetrical ski, co-founded Nimbus Independent, and won Powder Magazine's Movie of the Year for Drawn From Here. In 2020, he co-founded Season Eqpt. with Austin Smith.

Both Eric and Austin have been vocal about the brand's commitment to equality across gender, racial, social, and economic lines, with the belief that bringing skiers and snowboarders together on the mountain can have a real impact off it too. That same intentional, values-first thinking runs through his fine art practice and his approach to design: "The less you have, the more you can say." Eric Pollard operates quietly at the intersection of craft, creativity, and community. He's proof that the most influential people in a sport aren't always the ones making the most noise.