Super Secret Alterna Shoot
Alterna Films had a private shoot this past week on Grouse Mountain. Taking full advantage of the slushy spring conditions, the crew invaded the Quicksilver park, set up some highly photogenic features, and threw down.
Stepover. 65 feet to the knuckle. Take 'er deeeep.
Riders in attendance included Craig Bealieu, Beau Bishop, Wiley Tesseo, Barry Hartman, Matt Belzile, Tadej Valentan, and many more. Even Grouse Mountain local Liam Casey was invited in on the fun. You can check out the Alterna blog for some behind scenes shots of the action but the only place to see the real goods will be in Alterna’s 08/09 film.
Big enough for ya?
Big thanks to Carlo for letting me in on the session!
-cj
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Grouse Park : Rookie Park Update
The fun factor at the Grouse Mountain Rookie terrain park has increased by a very large number. After the build for the Office Booyz contest, the rookie park is looking better than it has all season…or ever, for that matter. There’s a quarter pip/spine, two tires to do whatever you want on them, filing cabinets and desks to jib, boxes setup in a C formation, a whale tail to down box combo and an exquisitely manicured jump to top it all off. I was going to take pictures of some of the features for you, but I was having the most fun riding park I’ve had all year. I’d suggest going up and checking it out for yourself, you won’t be disappointed. Props to the park crew!
Additionally, the Quiksilver terrain park now has a FIVE hit jump line. What!? Yea, you heard right, the jump set up is so amazing right now. No more needing to straight line from the lifts! Throw up a big ol’ whoop whoop for Shaw Butterworth and his jump building!
I should be studying for exams, but after riding today, I’m pretty sure I’ll be spending all weekend in the parks. You should too!
Don’t hate, just ride,
Sam
New PYP Edit and other goodies!
What you sayin’!
Chuck here, just letting you know about the new PYP edit, check it out and show all of your friends, we have some big plans in the works so hold tight and prepare to be stoked!! Make sure you get up Grouse Mountain very soon, Shaw Butterworth has been making magic from the snowcat and you will see a five table L-XL line in the park, that is unheard of on the North Shore… so thanks Shaw for all your hard work!
Also check out where the 40 box has been moved to, as well has the down rail from Showdown over the City is up and running now. One last thing, the new up-flat-down or battleship rail has also been installed where the 40 box used to be… I am not posting any photos so you guys get up there and see it yourself!
Bright sun, great friends and a sick park, what more do you need?
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Keep it real,
Chuckles
Alterna Shoot – Through the lense of Graham Dalik
Sunday March 29th was a beautiful day. Blue skies, warm temperatures, and a 70 foot stepdown manicured to perfection. The Showdown Over the City was a thing of the past but that beast of a jump used for the competition still remained, begging to be hit. Jeff Silcock, the Grouse Mountain Events Manager, invited the Alterna Films crew to come up and do a shoot on the monstrous jump. Mr Silcock also invited a small group of skiers: pro team rider Spencer Watson, local shredder and all around good guy Liam Casey, and yours truly. The jump was meticulously perfected by the park staff (and a few of the riders), and by noon, the session was on.
Unfortunately Spencer Watson was injured early on after overshooting the jump and landing nose heavy, on his left side, near the flat bottom. He went absolutely, unfathomably, HUGE. Spencer decided to call off the rest of the session. But don’t worry, he’s fine now.
I invited my good friend Graham Dalik to come up and shoot some photos. As promised, here are a few of his shots:
Waiting for the session to start.
Beau Bishop rocking the Westbeach tall jacket.
Huge.
Spotting some transition.
In living colour.
Backflip or BASE jump? CJ loves hangtime.
Liam Casey and CJ. Front flip and back flip.
Dan Jonas. Grousepark.com. Legit.
Gettin tail.
CJ corkin a 540.
Goin huge. Gettin corked. Grabbin tail.
Liam showing Grouse Mountain why he is the man. - Flat Spin 540.
You can check more shots from the session and some of Graham’s other work on his flickr page.
Grouse locals Jason Macfarlane and Brian Choi were also in attendance snapping shots. As this post is already getting a little photo heavy, I will save their shots for another time.
Hope you enjoyed. I sure did.
-cj
Showdown going down…Get up there!
The Quiksilver Showdown Over the City is set to go off this Friday and Saturday, and the course is looking sick! Make sure you get up Grouse Mountain both days to support the riders and check out the event. A full rundown of the goings on can be found on the Showdown website.
The course is shaping up to look like it will be just about as fun to watch as it will be to ride. A large step down, followed by a gap to snow-box, followed by a choice between a down-flat-down rail or a down rail is what competitors will be playing with. Here’s a couple of shots of the course in progress…just to get the stoke up.
View from the drop in.
Step down...
...man sized!
Gap to snow-box to down rail options...in progress...use your imagination.
Shaw hard at work.
EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
11:00am-9:00pm
Rusty Rail Outdoor BBQ
Watch the action on the big screen!
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Qualifying
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Friday Night Session Practice
6:00pm – 9:00pm
DJ MARVEL spinning on-course
7:30pm – 8:30pm
Friday Night Jib Session Main event
9:00pm – Close
Awards in the Peak Chalet
Coors Light Apres in Lupins Cafe
Featuring DJs SEKO + MARVEL
SATURDAY
11:00am-close
Rusty Rail Outdoor BBQ
Watch the action on the big screen!
11:00am-3:30pm
DJ MARVEL spinning on-course
10:30am – 12:15pm
HEAT 1 Practice and Semi-Final
12:30pm – 2:00pm
HEAT 2 Practice and Semi-Final
2:30-3:30pm
Head-to-Head FINALS
3:45pm
Awards in front of Peak Chalet
9:00pm – Late
Coors Light Afterparty at Tonic
Get up there…it’s going to be sick!
-cj
A couple goodies from 48 hours
So as you have already heard. Grouse was pretty darn bangin during the 48 hour sesh. Most of my time was used either riding the park, hiding in my snowcave, or in the chalet munching out. Though i did get some time to snap a couple here and there.
Dan Jonas
And another one of Dan Jonas
Yes it is a whole week past the event, but better late then never eh!
Today I went up to check out the “Your looking good” comp at Seymour with Dan Jonas again. Went and shot some photos of him, and a few other Grouse Mountain locals and pros. It was a super sunny and hot day. Pretty much picture perfect day for having a competition with over 150 competitors from all through out Canada.
On Dan’s second run in qualifiers he busted out a perfect nose press on the staircase down bar, then off to a late 3 on the stepdown booter, to a corked out 7 japan. One of the high end runs in the ametuer category for sure. As they announced the ametuer finalsists, suprisingly his name was not announced.
We then proceeded over to Grouse Mountain at around 2:30 pm to get the last bits of sun.
As we took our first lap through we met up with some Atomic team riders, Paul Welters, and Andrew Jackson. They were currently shooting with Gonzalo Tudela. As well Joe Mickelson and Jeremy Cox were shooting some footage for their next flick. After the sesh on the first table and tram rail, we proceeded to the new huge rail.
This rail is probally one of the biggest and funnest rails ive ever hit. Spinning out of this thing takes little to no effort. Id like to give mad props to Dave Cashen for this monster of a creation.
Well now its time for me to go syphon through around 500 pictures from today.
See Ya!
Scott Titterington
Hello from the middle of the night on Grouse Mountain!
Coming at you tonight/today whatever you wanna call it with just a quick one. I am in the process of editing a quick edit from late Friday night/VERY early Saturday. So look for that to be done soon. I also got to ride along with groomer Matt Rippon while he groomed The Cut, it was super sick to see how those machines work and see what they do for the hill. We owe so much to the groomers, Matt and the other dudes are awesome, so if you see them driving around this weekend, remember they are doing it for you so wave and smile!!:). More updates to come sooooo keep it locked to grousepark.com….
GET UP HERE!
Chuckles
Whats up good lookin?
Mmmmm Quiksilver, you lookin gooooood.
After the BCSA slopestyle this past weekend, the Quiksilver park is in prime condition. There are options galore right now, thanks to the hard working park crew. The park begins with your choice of a rail or jump line. The rail line, on the right, starts with either a mellow up rail or a down rail. The jump line kicks things off with a with a decent sized step down.
Up rail, perfect for some spins out.
Down rail, with the down-flat-down and flat-down in after it.
The step down...super fun.
Keeping your speed up from the step down, the next jump in line is a floaty stepover. The rail line on the right flows into a XL down-flat-down rail on the left or a XL flat-down rail on the right.
The stepover is bigger than it looks.
Down-flat-down and the step over.
Down-flat-down again.
Flat down just waiting for you.
Up next in the rail line you have a choice between the 40 foot flat box or another down rail. The jump line continues with another floater. In case you lost count that’s three in a row so far…
The 40 footer. Pressss that!
Another down rail.
The third jump.
Next up for the rails is a big rainbow rail or a c-box followed by the big up rail. Last in the jump line, but not least, is another floater. That’s 4 jumps in a row. Perfect line for getting all your spins down.
Can someone please nosepress this?
Side view.
The c-box needs more love.
This one boosts you.
The fourth jump.
Towards the end of lower side cut there are two more rails waiting to be slayed, a down bar, perfect for getting some spins on and another down-flat-down.
Perfection.
Mellow down-flat-down.
Down-flat-down again.
Sessions are going off these days. The level of riding is definitely being reflected by the quality of the park. Props to the park crew for stepping it up! So there ya go, get up there and hit it up while the gettin is good.
If you think anything should be changed, or want to add your thoughts on the park, feel free to comment here and I can pass along the word.
Keep ‘er gnar,
-cj
Just some thangs to talk about…
Coming at you today with a quick one for your viewing enjoyment. Alright so first thing is a music related topic. I was watching MTV news last night and I heard something crazy that kinda blew my mind: Lil Wayne is coming out with a Rock N’ Roll album titled “Rebirth” that is set to drop April 7th/09. The first single “Prom Queen” has been leaked onto the internet and you can find it on downloaders such as Limewire. If you are open to new things, check this out, I think its super cool and I can’t wait for the album.
On another note I got a nice little Facebook message from Mr. Rod Caula, owner of Choice Apparel, and he sent me a quick edit he made from the Quiksilver Park. Just so you guys know, once I have my camera back I will be doing a profile on some smaller companies such as Choice Apparel, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
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I know there have been a couple of build days in the park which led to closures but keep in mind it is a good thing, just cause you can’t ride that day doesn’t mean the end of the world. With Shaw Butterworth in the cat, magic is being made in the Quiksilver Park and I have a feeling he has some amazing stuff in store for us, so don’t complain about closures cause the park is just going to get twice as sick, and you have to give up a little to get a little.
Keep it fresh and eat your veggies,
Chuckles
Christmas Holiday at Grouse Mountain
Hey everyone, haven’t been able to post an update in a while to do the hectic holidays. I have ridden quite a bit through these holidays, but not quite as much I would have liked due to how busy Grouse gets during this time of year.
Some highlights were Dec 24, Christmas eve, Grouse got DUMPED on and no one could make it to the hill (Thanks for driving Jay) so this resulted in an epic pow day full of drop, lines, pillows and hit run laps all day long. No pictures to show for it because it was just too good.
Lots of night riding has been had, once again to avoid the holiday line ups on CUT and OLYMPIC. Park has been pretty non existant due to the large amounts of snow falling, which buries already standing features, and makes the already buried features long gone… time to go probing.
As Scott mentioned, we got alot of our friends out for some good times on Monday night. Snow was soft, skies were clear, and no lineups. Hit run laps all night!!
The park is slowly making progress, Shaw has been in the cat as much as he can pushing snow and decking rails, one jump is up, and a couple more should be on the way. With lots of snow in the forecast, the park should be bangin in the next couple weeks.
With the snow in the city, and in our own yards, some of you may have been hard at work shoveling driveways or making your very own parks in your yard or both!
My brother Nathan and I have been hard at work buildin our extensive snow mini ramp when we arent riding at Grouse Mountain. Our setup has been a drop in to hip into the mini ramp with a roller in the middle. Also have a drop into 2 options: Flatbar or hip. Also have a six pack of jumps down the side of our house. Its pretty sick and learning to ride these tight transitions help in all sorts of situations.
Ramp
Drop in to the hip into the mini ramp is to the left out of the picture
The new year arrived with a bang! I decided to throw a party for all my friends to come enjoy. Some of the infamous GROUSE PARK CREW came to party. Near the end some people decided to jump into the freezing cold pool… I also just saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I liked it. You should go see it.