The 22-year-old former alpine racer known as “Big Rig” has been dominant in the World Cup with a sizeable lead in the overall standings. Howden currently has 470 points, with Ryan Regaz and Johnas Lehnerr, both of Switzerland, with 341 and 298 points respectively.
Perhaps the best news for Howden is the venue for the worlds ski cross: Idre Fjall, Sweden, the same race track where he won back-to-back races in late January.
You could say his confidence is sky high.
But what’s with the “Big Rig” nickname?
“I guess you’d say I’m a bit of a country boy and I like drivin’ [a] big truck so they just called me that,” he said to