Hey it’s Cam!
Alright! So, after many attempts and failed trial runs, the account finally works! I may have, according to many of those who know me, a head full of sawdust, and my luck with blogging so far has been a direct result of it. Until now! I guess I should do this intro thing…
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Cam Harris. Locally grown, I have skied at Grouse Mountain basically for my entire skiing career, which began in a rather recent grade four. I did the race program on the mountain for a couple years, but very quickly migrated towards the park, having a budding and keen interest in big jumps and rails and what not. I’ve been hitting the park avidly for the past 4 years, and have never lost interest.
I love to bring up my camera and get shots of, well, basically anything around the mountain. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, I also like to do a little video editing, provided there is some footy my buds can throw at me. Thanks guys!
I am super, super stoked to be working with the rest of my fellow bloggers. From what I’ve seen so far, this is going to be THE place to stay updated and get learned on everything park-savvy. Like everyone behind the blog, I will do my absolute best to throw some innovative and insightful words together, topped off with pics and the occasional fun, fresh edit. Count it!
So, until next time, I look forward to seeing all of you in the park soon. I’m that guy in the orange helmet, red jacket and white pants, most likely followed by some crazy guy with a cane and his Nikon Coolpix. Feel free to hit me up on Facebook and drop me a line!
Make it artsy, make it poppin,
Cam
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MGT Snowboard Camp at Grouse Mountain
For the girls out there, I wanted to bring you this message from MGT Snowboard Camp:
MGT Snowboard Camp presented by Burton Invades Grouse Mountain January 3-4
It’s time to get really really good! Come session Grouse Mountain with the MGT crew and learn to leap through the air like the other air flyers. MGT coaches Leanne Pelosi, Marie-France Roy, Spencer O’Brien and more can coach you through hitting your first rail or first large jump or learn more complicated and progressive tricks like a cab 540 or advanced rail wizardry. Are you a Shop or Industry Girl? Shop staff receive a special ‘recession session’ discount; register now and pay $199 instead of $299.
The MGT (More Good Times) Snowboard Camp is intended for female snowboarders who want to progress their terrain park skills under the inspirational gaze of professional snowboarders who compete globally and can be found in today’s most progressive snowboarding videos and magazines! MGT has been spreadin’ the shreddin’ across the globe since 2002! These 2-day weekend winter programs put past participants on the path to progression; from tentative to aggressive riders, from rookies to fully fledged pro snowboarders, from recreational riders to movers and shakers in the snowboard industry. We add a little bit of gnar sauce, passionate coaching and good times to your determination and out comes progression and hopefully a lifetime of enjoying the snow.
MGT coaches are professional female snowboarders including celebrity guest coaches and up and coming rippers. In the past this has included national team riders, Olympians and X-Games, Triple Crown, US Open and FIS World Cup podium finishers. The coach to rider ratio varies is about 1 coach for every 5 riders.
Please visit the MGT web site to learn more and to register online.
DO IT TO IT. And get really really good this winter with MGT Snowboard Camp and Grouse Mountain Terrain Parks.
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Help a Brotha Out!
Hello Errbody!
This is just another quick update today and it involves you helping me out. I have made an entry into this SuperU contest about an early season session. Please go vote for it. The top prize for this contest is $3000 and if I won that it could help me take the blogs to a whole different level. SO VOTE IT UP!!!
Thanks guys!
Chuckles
Hello from Scott!
OH HEY! So i found ten minutes in my day! And well its time to write my first entry… So as a few may know already, my name is Scott Titterington, I am a 19 year old, and I like to ski, photograph and party (order may vary due to season). You may see me walking around with my camera in my hand alot of the time, or maybe on my two sticks I like to play around on. Either or come up and say Hello.
With all this snow falling on the city, I am not getting alot of free time due to urban shoots, and Christmas portraits. I still havent done my Christmas shopping! Last night was we found some time to get the original gang together and all went out to have some fun in the city. Turned up with this one:
If you dont already know this kid (Liam Casey) go give him a high five. Dont ask me how he does stuff like this, but he usually says if he has seen it before, he knows its possible. This year I will be doing alot of shooting around Grouse Mountain, so if you see me around, come tap me on the shoulder, or even just come up and introduce yourself if i already dont know you.
Anyways I gotta get back to my regular schedule for this week, and will most likely see you up at Grouse Mountain.
Payce
Scott Titterington
Reverse Camber: Snowboarding’s New Black
As of the 2007/2008 season, boards with reverse camber have been available to the public. Mervin Manufacturing, which include Lib Technologies and Gnu, were the first to put out a reverse camber model. They dubbed it Banana Technology and marketed it on the now well know Skate Banana. The technology was built around the idea that a snowboard is not a ski, according to the Lib Tech website.
There are a couple different types of reverse camber. As more companies catch on to this new direction of board construction, each is modifying reverse camber to suit specific riding needs. The purpose is to take snowboarding back to its skate and surf roots.
Banana Tech incorporates two flat spots, from under either binding to the effective edge with a banana rocker linking the two. The reinforced tips provide increased stability, pop and lift for those deep pow days. Keeping the rocker between your bindings allows the board to be pressed flat, giving you full edge contact for more board control and pop, while also providing killer edge hold for carving and those especially icy runs. Banana Tech is available on a variety of Gnu and Lib Tech boards this season and most come coupled with Magne-Traction, which are serrated edges in the rocker to give you more edge hold.
Banana Tech, as featured on select Lib Tech and Gnu boards. (c) Mervin Manufacturing
As with all new tech, for the 2008/2009 season, a majority of companies have jumped on board and added reverse camber models in their lineup for the season. These companies are keeping the base flat between the bindings and arches up from binding to the tips (Rocker Tech).
Rocker Tech, known as Flat Kick (Capita), 1985 (Rome) and various other names. (c) Capita Snowboards
K2 is using Rocker Tech for their Gyrator powder board. The stiff flex coupled with a stance setback allows the nose to float above the snow, making riding more comfortable as you don’t have to fight camber to keep yourself from digging in and eating it. For powder option, there’s the Rome SDS Notch 1985.
Softer boards with a centered stance are popping up all over the place for jibbing and park riding.
Stepchild, featuring rail king JP Walker and heavy hitters Simon Chamberlain and Joe Sexton, has catered to the freestyle market by manufacturing their Jib board with reverse camber and soft flex, making it perfect for pressing nose or tail.
If you’re looking for a board that you can use for all mountain freestyle or an all around park board and don’t have the bank to drop on a Lib Tech or a Gnu with Banana Tech and Magne Traction, Rome SDS has adapted Rocker Tech into its Artifact board. For those of you familiar with Rome, you’ll know how sick the Artifact is. The Artifact 1985 features a limited colourway and all the perks of the Artifact’s mid flex goodness for a killer park board.
One board worth mentioning is Capita’s mid season, limited edition release, the Horrorscope FK, featuring Flat Kick Technology, which is Capita’s term for Rocker Tech. This board is NOT made to take in the pow or bomb off jumps. It is purely jib specific. It’s a midrange priced board. If this seems like the board for you, better hurry to grab one, there are only 500 of these beauties being distributed worldwide.
I had the opportunity to ride the Horrorscope at the end of last season. I found that the amazingly soft flex was like butter on any rail or box. The reverse camber and flex helped in absorbing the rail made switching up a little bit easier. I’ve been riding normal cambered boards for, well, since i started and I’ve always been able to do what I need to do in the park. That being said, there is an argument to be made for the comfort and buttery feel of a reverse cambered board. I know there are a lot of riders out there that have rocked both. I want to hear your opinions on the matter. Is it all just hype, snowboarding’s sugar pill, or does it actually make a difference?
Peas,
Sam
Music makes you lose control!
Coming at you today with some cool music ideas for all those park riders out there. Just on a side note: I am currently editing a video of the Oakley Night Jam from December 19th, 2008. I will post it on the blog at some point soon when it is finished. I also have some photos that I took that will go along with the video. Meanwhile back to the music…
The first artist is named Ronald Jenkees, he is a keyboard player/music producer from the southern USA. He has his own Ronald Jenkees channel on YouTube and a website at www.ronaldjenkees.com. This dude is makes super sick beats and his commentary is hilarious.
The second artist is a good friend of mine, her name is Laura Wolfe, I met her while I was attending UBC this past fall. Her style is super cool and relaxing and she uses sick beats. I will probably be using some of her stuff for some of the edits I will be making this season. Here’s her Laura Wolfe MySpace page.
Here are some photos from the Dec. 19th 08 Oakley Night Jam…
Park Crew Member James Anderson and Blogger Sam Masih Coastal Riders staff judging the Oakley Night Jam Cam Harris on the 20 foot box
Cam Harris 180 over the bump
Local boarders lapping the Quiksilver ParkShout-out to Alice Gorton being the only lady to participate in the Oakley Night Jam (Dec 19th/08)
Sorry that I don’t have many photos because I was busy filming for the edit that will be up soon if you check back on the blog.
Catch you on the flipside,
Chuck
YO im Dan Jonas
YO im Dan Jonas, and im a grouse blogospondent!! add me on FACEBOOK and we can have a little chit chat, talk about some snow.
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I’m 19, 2nd year university student at SFU studying geography and urban planning, I ride grouse almost daily, and my schedule for next semester allows me to go riding almost every day. I try to ride in the day for the most part, but ill be there at night quite a bit this season.
I’ve been riding grouse the past 8 years, so i know the place like the back of my hand, and some of my posts may or may not include some of those locals only spots. I love riding park, but if theres pow, im there.
i love to snowboard, i think about it day and night, if i am having a bad day, goin to grouse makes me feel better 100% of the time.
Slash on Grouse Mountain. Photo: Scott Titterington
i love every type of riding. Whether it be groomers, park, handrails, hiking, pow; but..lesson be learned, too much of a good thing isn’t healthy, unless its POW. Pow is always good. Earn those turns kids, don’t take those chairs for granted.
Down flat down
The majority of my posts will be about my days up grouse, including the park, local riders, and just lounging around in the chalet. I will also be posting news from the snowboard industry such as some of the new tech that is being progressed such as reverse camber/rocker, the impact of the recession on the snow industry and I will be posting lots of pics and vids for everyone.
Grouse mountain Pole Jam 2006/2007
So if you guys ever see me around, come and take a chair with me, take a few laps, or come chat.
See you guys on the hill! Smile!
Friday night shred!
Just got back from university on Friday and went straight to Grouse Mountain for some turns! The mountain is looking sick, the coverage is coming and with this recent dump everything should be good to go.
I took a few laps on Olympic to get the legs warmed up.
The machines were hard at work.
The legs felt good so it was time to check the scene over at the Quiksilver Terrain Park. The park is super fun right now given the early season conditions. The park crew has done an excellent job getting a solid rail line up.
Fun box!
The line starts out with a steep little down bar which leads into the 40 foot Quiksilver flat box. After the box there is another down rail followed by the flat box pictured above. Next comes a choice between a barrel bonk or a short up-flat rail. To finish off the line is another barrel jib.
Grouse Mountain has plenty of other rails stashed away just waiting for more snow before they can be installed.
More metal than a Metallica concert.
Mmmm rails.
Friday night was exceptionally cold but that didn’t keep the kids from coming out to toss themselves around for goodies. The first Oakley Night Jam of the season, hosted by Coastal Riders, saw a great turnout despite the cold. Riders threw down on the 40 foot Quiksilver box and many walked away with prizes.
Forum shirt and SkullCandy headphones? Sick!
These guys cleaned up.
Coastal t for a blind side switch up...good deal.
After the competition I lapped the park for a while. There were plenty of sessions going down despite the cold. This kid was getting pumped on tip stands:
Now try it on the barrel.
And the park crew was hard at work keeping all the features well maintained.
James was working hard all night.
All in all it was great to be back on snow. The competition was super fun and everyone was stoked. Now that the snow is falling I just cant wait to bust out the pow skis. This week should be sick!
See ya on the hill,
-cj
Oakley Night Jams: Numero Uno
For those of you who weren’t aware, Friday night was the inaugural Oakley Night Jam of the season, brought to you by Coastal Riders and, of course, Oakley. The cold temperatures may have kept many riders at home, but for those that came out, I’m pretty sure it was a good time. Coastal had a couple boxes full of goodies such as shirts, belts, and a pair of goggles to be given away.
The jam itself got off to a slow start, but eventually picked up as the loot started getting alittle more scarce. It was fun to see those new to the park scene pushing themselves and the up and comers throw down. The format was simple. They called out a trick to be done on the 40′ box in the Quicksilver Park and first person to nail it got a prize.
Don't look so surprised, man. That little frontside board DID just get you a Forum tee.
If any of you know who this rider is, please, let me know so I can throw his name on here.
For those that missed out, this was unfortunately the last Night Jam of 2008. They’ll be back in the new year, trying to convince you that Santa still exists with prizes and high fives aplenty. Till then, up your arsenal and head back in January with a fresh bag of jibtastic flavour.
PS: Ditch the park gear and go play in the pow tomorrow!
[Catch phrase here] I’ll come up with something, don’t worry.
Hi, I’m CJ…
Hey, whats up? My name is Chris but most people call me CJ. I’m the old guy on the blog team, but I still try to shred like the youngins. I’m a 23 year old commerce student at the University of Victoria. The next 8 months of my life are school free so I’m super pumped and will be be shredding as much as possible.
I’ve been a skier since I was 6 months old when my parents tossed me in their backpack and skinned up Mt Garabaldi for some spring turns. I grew up racing on the local Vancouver mountains and turned to park skiing when I was 13. After high school I moved to Whistler and tried my luck at going pro. Instead, I injured myself… repeatedly. So university was the next logical step.
This season I’m super pumped to be blogging for Grouse Mountain. I’ve got a ton of wicked ideas and I need you guys out there to help me make them happen. You can add me on facebook or newschoolers.com.
I plan on posting a few shots, a couple of words, and possibly a video from each time I head up Grouse Mountain this season. I’m always stoked on meeting new people so feel free to say hi (I’m the guy with a little camera, rocking blue pants and a black puffy jacket). We can ride around, get some shots and I’ll throw it up on the internet and make you famous!
Hope to see you all up on the hill this season charging in the park or slashing some pow!
-cj