Pip Simmonds is a New Zealand

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. She was the New Zealand freestyle and half-pipe champion for many years. Simmonds represented New Zealand as a finalist at the US Open. Pip is not only a freeskier. She also makes jewelry out of native New Zealand shells. She started making jewelry when she was living in

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. Simmonds has sponsorships with many of the largest companies in the ski industry. She is sponsored by Smith Optics NZ, Icebreaker NZ, and

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. She has written a series of fiction novels and now lives on the beach and surfs as much as possible.

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