Snowboarding skimpy pours pints to fund journey to compete in Freeride World Tour

A Kalgoorlie-Boulder skimpy is hoping the next time she returns to town to pour pints, she does it as a world champion snowboarder.

Michaela Davis-Meehan — known in local pubs as Mia More — has been given a wildcard to compete in the Freeride World Tour.

It is a pricey adventure for Davis-Meehan, who has chosen pouring pints in her lingerie and “talking s . . .” with customers as her main fundraising venture.

Skimpying is something she started doing seven years ago to help fund her travels, and she says she “fell in love” with it, and wouldn’t want to do anything else — aside from snowboard.

This will mark Davis-Meehan’s fourth year on the World Tour — the pinnacle of elite big mountain riding — and after hearing rumours freeriding might make it into the 2030 Olympics, she said she was eager to get the top honours more than ever.

“I know I can do it,” she said.

“I won the last stop last year, which was awesome, I just know I’ve been unfortunate in some of the other ones hitting what we call sharks, which is like hidden rocks underneath which I’ve landed on and they’ve knocked me over.

“But I’m probably the strongest and fittest I’ve ever been, so I’m ready.”

Having placed second in a previous year, Davis-Meehan — who has been skiing and snowboarding from a young age — said she was ready to finally take home the top win.

The 32-year-old will be the only Australian on the World Tour across all categories, and is the only Aussie to win a stop on the tour.

“There’s not a lot of money in snowboarding, so even when I win it’s like $5000 — it’s a tough sport,” she said.

“We do it out of a love for the sport, there’s nothing else to it.”

The professional snowboarder comes from a slopestyle background, having represented Australia at World Cups and World Championships and making the Shadow Olympic team in 2014.

When she is not on the slopes, Davis-Meehan is either in Kalgoorlie-Boulder pubs or travelling the country in her van.

She says working as a skimpy is the best suited to her personality and her snowboarding commitments.

“There’s not many jobs out there where you could say every year ‘I need three months off’ and then still take you back,” she said.

“But I love working here. It’s such a fun job and you meet some really cool people that become your regulars and then become your friends.

“I tell my friends I’m a ‘professional s . . . talker’ because you just chat away and have a good time.

“And, yeah, you’re in your underwear, but I wear less at the beach.”

Davis-Meehan thanked all locals who had already supported her fundraiser, and welcomed further donations or sponsorship to help her on her journey.