Due to the mad sun we’ve gotten in the past couple days, Quik park is once again closed, but park is now rebuilt on Cut. I don’t know what’s there, so check the Grouse Mountain Terrain Park site before you head up.
Archive for the ‘Features & Construction’ Category
Mar
15
2010
No Lies This Time
I messed up last time and said that there was a park on Cut. My bad for all the excitement that caused. However, Quik park is up and running again and features two jumps and a bunch of street style rails. Hallelujah, go and ride. Big ups to Park Crew!
Feb
20
2010
Sunset Shot at Grouse Mountain
Bill Hawley and the local crew went up a couple days ago and got some shots in the newly rebuilt park. I got to go ride it last night and it’s a whole bunch of fun. Get up there while the sun’s up and the snow’s soft.
Jan
21
2010
Still Kickin’
There may not be much snow on the mountain right now but that doesn’t mean the park isn’t still awesome! The park crew has used a little creativity and worked their asses off to somehow keep the Quik Park as sick as it always is. The best feature in the park right now is the up box. There are a bunch of other rails and boxes but the up box is definitely number one. Frodo and I went up the mountain last night to do some shooting and got a couple decent shots. They’re all of the one box, but we did our best to get creative.
Get up the mountain tomorrow night for the Oakley Night Jam, it’s gonna be fun no matter what. If you can’t get up the mountain, then you should go to Centennial Theater to check out the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, which starts tomorrow and goes till the 29th. So, if you’re sitting at home tomorrow night complaining that there’s nothing to do, then now there’s no excuse! Here are some shots to get you stoked for the Oakley Night Jam!
Frodo tailpressing the box
Frodo's shifty out
Frodo with a shifty off the box, over the city
(caption: Frodo with another shifty off the up box over the city)
now on to whistler peace!
~Bill
Dec
29
2009
A Little Update from the Park Staff
What up? What up?!!
So we figured it was about that time again. After what can only be called the early season sadness that is rain (I got to spend that week frolicking the beaches of SoCal…suckers), we’re back at it for a little park rebuild.
For those of you who haven’t graced the park in the past week, get in there! Some highlights include a nice mellow jump with a hint of the wu for those who like to get inverted, a 20’ box gap 40’ box combo for your jibbing pleasure followed by a newly renovated s-rail and a handful of other goodies. So, now’s the time with the sick weather inversion to get up and get your shots in.
Below are some teaser pics of things we’ve been working on that you’ll be enjoying soon as the snow starts falling again, and some of the mountain folk on their rounds. Oh, and on that note, a huge shout-out to the Grouse Mountain snow makers, because without them we wouldn’t even be thinking about jumps and park rebuilds.
Dano cutting up puckboard for a fresh double kink box...keep your eyes out for it sometime soon
The crew sporking out the details on the newly designed Butterworth Kicker
A guest appearance by OG park staff Liam Mullaly, down visiting from his new home up in Nelson
A couple local shreds, sorry guys I forgot your names, who helped us out as we struggled to drag the rainbow rail around
Just a neat inversion shot
Tom Robinson showing us the proper technique with a spork. Aussies know best!
And last, I leave you with a teaser of new box pieces, some wood walls, and, if you look real hard, an oversized picnic table?
Warmest regards in this winter season,
Chris and the rest of the park fellas
Dec
13
2009
Quiksilver Park Open Top to Bottom
Lower Side Cut was opened today, expanding the Quik Park to its full season length. To think that last year on this day we had just opened Paradise with 4 features, and this year we’re boasting 19 between Paradise and Quik Park. Go snowmaking! A shout out to our snowmaking crew, without these guys, you’d be riding jib park for the foreseeable future. They have been absolutley killing it for the terrain park at Grouse Mountain this year. More features are being added almost daily, and I’ll have some pictures up here soon.
Seasons Greetings
SHAW and the Park Crew
Nov
24
2009
Grousepark Report- Nov 23/09
With all the recent snowfall, the paradise jib park was rebuilt over the last couple of days. And it hasn’t stopped yet. With the Peak Chair now open, get your freshies in while the getting is good. We’ve been keeping real busy trying to keep up with nature, digging and pulling out rails.
Recently we’ve been trying to split our time between digging and painting and paneling the rails at the top of the Quiksilver Park. Hope you’ve all been enjoying the little setup and have been getting last years tricks on lock.
PS. look for some new features to be snow-ready real soon.
From with love,
Grouse Mountain Park Crew
Shaw, Marcus, Chris, Andrew, Dan, Tom, Conrad, Ryan, Adam.
