Oakley Park Jams – Round 1
Oakley Night Jams - Round 1
The first Oakley Park Jam of the season kicked off last night in the Grouse Park. Clear skies made perfect conditions for the throw down and I was stoked to see the turnout and the level of shred at the jam format event. Over 50 skiers and snowboarders showed up to rip the park for prizes and bragging rights. The Park Crew started the crowd off at the rail features near the top of the park. The crew gave the park shreds a short period of time to jam on a decided jib to win prizes from Oakley. Good tricks were called out on the megaphone with the ‘Banger Siren’. After moving through a few rail features they finished off at the Cut Line kicker. And then it started puking snow. The Park Jams are open to everyone. There is no sign up or limited number of runs and anyone can play. All you have to do is show up and drop in on the feature that the Oakley crew and Park Crew call out over the mic. It is just a session like any session except during the jam the you can win prizes. Come out for the next Park Jam on Friday January 20th and don’t forget your tricks!
“Winner winner chicken dinner.” Here are a few of the riders and their banger tricks at the Jam:
- Drew Paxton (skier) – 270 on, Switch Up, Pretzel 270 off on the Flat Down Box
- Mike French (boarder) – 270 on, Swith Up, 270 off on the Down Bar & Hardway Back 180 on to Back 180 off *holy tech!
- Adrien Tognko (boarder) – 50 50 though the kink on the 39′ Elbow Rail to Front 360 off
GPC - Grouse Park Crew holding it down.
Lets squash all this Skier vs. Boarder beef and just ride together. These two are.
The Cut Line kicker was prime.
Now there is a ton of powder up on Grouse right now. So for today, get out of the park!
- Myrosha
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Cut Line Laps with Mike and Tomas
I got some laps in this week on the new Grouse Park Cut Line build. With the sun out, it was time to take out the camera and get some shots. Riders in the edit are Michael Granger and Tomas Smythe. Hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to click the “HD” button.
Look out for the upcoming Oakley Night Jam on Friday January 13th.
See ya there!
Andrew Santos
Hello!
Hello Everyone!
My name is Matthew Waring and this is my first year producing content for the grouse blog! I am exited to get this season going and to spend as much time as I possibly can up in the mountains. I am originally from Ontario and am currently going to school at Capilano University. I have been living in BC for 3 years, one in Whistler and two in Vancouver. My main passions are skiing and photography so I am happy to be able to combine the two using Grouse Park blog as an outlet. When I’m not in school you will see me in the mountains skiing, filming and generally having fun, because we live in an insane part of the world!
Here are a couple of clips from December in the Hike Park – One of the best parts about this set up is that you can re-learn all of those rusty tricks you may have lost from the summer. Perfectly mellow features to get tricks on, before taking them to bigger stuff. That’s it for now – see you up there.
-Matthew
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!
Just wanted to wish everybody a Happy New Years! Threw some of my favourite shots together from 2011 for all you park rats. Check it out!
See ya in 2012!
Andrew Santos
Sunny Sunday Edit
Grouse has been beyond amazing these past days. With the park being in great condition and the sun shining, I have been fortunate enough to get some riding in. Here’s an edit I made of a Sunday ride. Check it out!
Look out for more edits coming soon,
Andrew
Weekend Edit
It’s dumping snow here right now at Grouse and now that we are putting a mellow week behind us, it’s about time that we’ve got some snow. Despite all the rain and slush, I had time to get some weekend laps in with my buddies. I was stoked to get some footy with my new camera and make an edit.
Check it out!
Look out for more edits coming soon.
- Andrew
2010/2011 Bloggers Announced
We have spent the last couple of weeks looking over the applications for this years blogospondent search and out of more then 30 applications we have finally picked our blogger team for the season. Please join me in welcoming and congratulating the following new bloggers:
Andrew Santos
Dylan Gillespie
Simon Stulberg
Jean Lavigne
Also returning for another season will be Jason Macfarlane and Jeremy Cox.
We would like to take the time to thank everyone who applied and if you are still interested, please apply next year. Expect the posts to start flowing with some awesome content, so sit back, relax and enjoy the season!
A Sunset Sesh
One warm day at Grouse, we found the park had melted. So, as the sun set, we pulled out the camera, played on this rail and had just as much fun. Check it out!
Keep it real Grouse!
-Eric Beckstead
Eric Beckstead’s Life
Hey everybody,
Seeing as this season I’m going to be sharing the latest and greatest in the ski world and well, everything else to do with that white stuff that seems to fall out of the sky every year around this time, I thought I’d first share what I’m all about. That way, you know it’s legit.
Getting inverted at Canada Olympic Park
Alright so my name’s Eric Beckstead. I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta for 18 years and I first started skiing at age two and a half. Those first turns…or snow plows, were taken at Kimberly ski hill in B.C. I immediately fell in love with the sport, everything about it intrigued me. From the good vibes, adrenaline rushes, beautiful settings, to generally just the good atmosphere of skiing. I couldn’t imagine a better way too spend a winters day. Throughout the winter, as a kid, I would drive my parents nuts, begging them to take us skiing. By the time I was 6, I was ripping past my parents and I was even giving my then 12 year old sister a run for her money. I would always be cutting into the trees and ripping as quick as I could and launching of anything that, well, could launch me off at all. It wasn’t until I was 14 or so that I began to make skiing my life. I was skiing in the park one day at C.O.P (Canada Olympic Park) when I randomly ran into one of my good friends Ryan Waddell. Remember that name, whenever he’s not injured he’s always out killin it.
Ryan Waddell boostin at the World Cup in France
Anyways, not to digress, but when I watched him and a friend, Noah, hitting the jumps there and floating the smoothest 3′s and 5′s I’d seen up too that point, I instantly decided to make skiing the main focus of my life. I joined C.O.P’s club ski team, C.O.P Freeskiers, the next season where I skied and competed for three years. I also began teaching at C.O.P when I turned 16. I then went on to coach Freeskiers the following season. When i graduated from Lord Beaverbrook High School, I realized I would need to live somewhere where I could go to school and ride as much as possible.
I got accepted into the Art Institute of Vancouver for film and video production. This seemed to workout well with my plan, seeing as I have several incredible ski hills just hours away. Once here, I wanted to be skiing whenever I could and keep in touch with the community. Once again, my plans worked out when I got accepted as a Grousepark.com Blogospondent for this 09/10 season. Here, I plan on letting you guys know the lowdown on all things important on the snow and industry fronts. I also plan on filming as much as i can when out and throwing up something new for you all.
Backflippin a backcountry jump me and the crew built on Rae Glacier
My camera got stolen, so hopefully mom and dad are feeling generous this Christmas and help me out with the camera fund. Then I can throw up some pics. Oh, and any donations are quite welcome! Anyways I’m really stoked on coming out here and spending the season at Grouse. Enjoy it locals, this place has the most beautiful views! (I’d put up some pics if I had a camera..). If any of you see me ridin’ give me a shout, always down to shred! Currently, I’m reppin’ some earth tone gear, green pants, brown jacket and ridin’ Urban Punx or my JJ’s. I like to switch it up so you might have too see through my disguises, hahah. So, there’s a little insight on what makes me who I am. Hope too see all you locals and visitors alike up there!
Keep it real, Grouse!
Shredd it like cheese!!
Eric Beckstead