Colby James West, a professional American freestyle skier, was born April 8, 1985. He is from Canterbury, New Hampshire and began freestyle skiing at the age of 13. However, he currently resides in Breckenridge, Colorado. He began college at Plymouth State University, but decided to leave college to pursue his dream as a pro skier, and his dreams have become a reality. Colby enjoys the comedy and entertainment scene and loves to do impressions of famous athletes and individuals. He has been involved and filmed in segments for Matchstick Productions.

West united with CoreUPT skis, a solitary freestyle label, where consumers can purchase Colby's pro form skis named The Urban. Colby's sponsors include businesses CoreUPT.com, Spyder Clothing, Monster Energy, Empire Gloves, Giro Helmets and Gloves, Tecnica Boots, Skullcandy Headphones, Paul Mitchell Hair Care Products and Breckenridge Ski Resort. West has won many competitions which include the overall competition in the 2008 48 Straight Super Pipe Series, three Winter X Games bronze medals, a bronze medal in the Dew Tour Super Pipe event and a gold medal in the US Open Big Air.