Katie Ormerod’s path to the top of her sport hasn’t exactly been conventional.

She grew up in Yorkshire, England, nowhere near the Alps, and her first taste of snowboarding was on a dry slope near her home.

Proving that geography doesn’t necessarily dictate a dream, Katie not only made history at 16 years of age as the first female snowboarder to land a backside double cork 1080 but four years on from that auspicious moment, Katie’s passion for progression has grown in leaps and bounds.

In her latest film project with the GoPro team, titled White Rose, Katie takes it back to the beginning and gives an exclusive look at her journey so far.

Round 2 resumed this morning at the #ROXYpro France, with 6x World Champ Stephanie Gilmore facing off against Hawaiian, Malia Manuel.

After a slow start, Steph tucked into a clean barrel and scored the highest wave score of the afternoon with an 8.83.

It came down to a close finish in the final minutes of the heat, Steph taking the win and progressing to Round 3 with a 13.50 to Malia’s 13.40

Here are the Round 3 match ups:

Heat 1: Johanne Defay VS Tyler Wright VS Sage Erickson

Heat 2: Courtney Conlogue VS Stephanie Gilmore VS Coco Ho

Heat 3: Carissa Moore VS Nikki Van Dijk VS Alessa Quizon

Heat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons VS Tatiana Weston-Webb VS Dimity Stoyle

Steph has had an epic cheer squad on the beach this week, with the ROXY surf and snow teams cheering her on through the first rounds of competition. Although the girls have had a busy schedule of signing sessions, event hangs, photo shoots, there has still been plenty of time to share the stoke and a whole lotta laughs in between.

Tune in to the @wsl for the call and don't forget to follow ROXY on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for all the updates and behind the scenes exclusives.

After a string of lay days, the #ROXYpro kicked off yesterday in pumping Hawaiian-style conditions at Les Culs Nus beach, near Hossegor. The girls made the most of the epic swell, scoring barrel rides and the first perfect 10 of the competition.

If you missed any of the action, here are our highlights -

Heat one opened with a bang! Tour rookie; Tatiana Weston-Webb claimed the day’s standout performance against Bianca Buitendag and fellow Hawaiian Alessa Quizon, getting pitted in a beautiful set wave barrel and scoring the first perfect 10 of the comp.

The beach was buzzing in the lead up to heat 4, as 6x World Champion Stephanie Gilmore pulled on a comp jersey for the first time since April, at the Margaret River pro. With a tough match up against World number 2, Carissa Moore, Steph struggled to match Carissa’s momentum, coming away with a 12.66 to Moore’s 18.77.

Unfortunately it was not the day for ROXY team riders Bianca Buitendag and Chelsea Tuach, both eliminated in Round 2 (despite the support of the ROXY team on the beach)

As the morning was dedicated to the #Quikpro, Bruna and Lee-Ann found some fun waves a little further down the beach at Capbreton.

We’re looking forward to catching Steph in Round 2, heat 6. Where she will face off against Malia Manuel, when competition recommences.

Tune in to the @wsl Dawn Patrol for the call and don't forget to follow ROXY on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for all the updates and behind the scenes exclusives.

The countdown is on and in a matter of days we’ll be hitting the beaches along the Landes Coast for the #ROXYpro France. Aside from the World class surfing, we have some exciting events we’d like to invite you to….

Tuesday 6th - ROXY snow team signing session. Meet your snow heroes; Torah, Dara, Robin, Aimee, Lena and Katie at Boardriders 162, St Jean de Luz from 6.30pm

Wednesday 7th - ROXY surf team signing session. Come along to grab an autograph, selfie and maybe a high five from Bianca, Steph, Lisa, Chelsea, Monyca, Bruna, Kelia, Justine, Lee-Ann and Rosy at ROXY/Quiksilver store in Hossegor from 5pm

Thursday 8th - Come rock out at our Afterwork Party & Live Music at Boardriders Capbreton from 7.30pm

Saturday 10th - Let your hair down at the ROXY & Quiksilver party! Live music and good vibes are guaranteed. Join us at Hossegor Casino from 7pm

Sunday 11th - Join the fitness fun with the ROXY team at #RUNSUPYOGA Hossegor from 9.30am-4pm at Hossegor lake. Sign up now to secure your spot roxy.com/runsupyoga

Can’t join us at the #ROXYpro? Don’t worry! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for updates, giveaways and exclusives with the ROXY team!

When the temperature drops, our excitement rises as we wait for Mother Nature to drop another blanket of white over our favorite mountains, and now it’s finally here.

Nothing can melt the excitement of a fresh Winter or the anticipation of heading out for new adventures in new #ROXYsnow gear. This season we are proud to present a collection with style and creativity leading the charge.

Take a peek & shop the 2015 ROXY snow collection here.

Join the ROXY snow conversation by sharing your favorite #ROXYsnow moments on Instagram