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Posts Tagged ‘snowboard’
Apr
06
2009
Jason Macfarlane Alterna Shoot Shots
Sunny skies, pro riders, and a jump bigger than anything the North Shore has seen before… March 29th was a pretty darn good day for a photo shoot. Grouse local, Jason Macfarlane was up Grouse Mountain to shoot the Alterna/Showdown Over the City after session. Here are some of his shots.
Check the goggle shot at the end…damn!
No grab. Huge.
When the takeoff is taller than the scaffolding, you know the jump is good.
Liam Casey corking out.
Timed perfectly...
I got a shot! Jason said he tried this shot about 30 times and these two were the olny ones that worked out. Click the image and head over to newschoolers.com to vote for it!
Beauty.
More shots to come later in the week. Keep checking back!
Word is Grouse Mountain is in top form right now. Get up there before the season is over!
-cj
Mar
31
2009
Showdown and an Alterna Tease!
The Quiksilver Showdown Over the City invaded Grouse Mountain this past weekend and I was lucky enough to land a spot in the judges booth as the event tabulator. Fortunately for me this made for an amazing place to watch the madness but, unfortunately left little time to get the shot. So bear with me on the action photos for this one.
MC's getting it done.
Anyways, as you all know by now, the jump was huge, the riders were stoked and the weather was…well, crap. But that’s how contests seem to go. The fog would roll in just as fast as it rolled out leaving precious windows of opportunity for the riders to drop. Taking full advantage of the few moments of clarity on Friday during the qualifiers were Wiley Tesseo, Warren Williams, Jason Wexler, Jesse Millen, Gordon Emery, Nathan Ramler, Tim Barker and Max Ritchie, all of whom advanced to the semi-finals on Saturday.
Someone getting a better shot than I...
Along with the semi-finals came the invited riders and the same blanket of fog as the day before. Regardless of the weather, the riders threw down. Making their way through the semis and on to the finals were Jesmond Dubeau, Sebastien Toutant, Dave Fortin, Immanuel Anderson, Chris Collard, Matt Munn (who also won the rail jam on Friday night, and a cool $3000, despite the six stitches in his forehead thanks to an edge to the face earlier that day…that’s $500 per stitch if anyone’s counting!), Atsushi Ishikawa, and the only qualifier to make it all the way, Warren Williams.
The pros.
Impromptu dance 3-6-0 battle while waiting for the fog to clear...
Just when you thought the fog couldnt get any worse, for a change, it didn’t! The sun almost came out (in patches) for the finals and allowed the final 8 to put on a show. As you may already know, Sebastien Toutant took the win and $10,000 with a beautiful double cork 1080, Jesmond Dubeau scored $4000 in a well deserved second, and Atsushi Ishikawa, who came all the way from Japan, took home $2000 with third place.
Judge Duff giving the people what they want.
What you may not know is Chris Collard took fourth, Warren Williams fifth, Dave Fortin sixth, Immanuel Anderson seventh, and Matt Munn eighth (for a full list of results check the Showdown website). These guys definitely deserved the top spots. It’s hard to imagine hitting a jump of that size in less than perfect conditions.
Speaking of perfect conditions…anyone check the Alterna shoot that went down Sunday? Here’s a little tease for now. Check back in the next few days for copious amounts of uber banger shots courtesy of my good friend Graham Dalik and a few others.
Beautiful... Photo: Graham Dalik
Ok, here’s one more…
Best session ever. Photo: Graham Dalik
Mmmhmm it was gooooood,
-cj
p.s. I heard they let some skiers hit the jump…
Mar
27
2009
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
Feb
16
2009
Halfpipe and Rail Jams
Unfortunately injuries happen. Its the nature of our sport. They can (and will) happen at the most inconvenient of times. This weekend happened to be one of the biggest weekends of snowboarding the North Shore has ever seen. Fortunately for me there were plenty of events even a gimp could attend, so missing the 48 hours of winter, thanks to a strained MCL and meniscus, was not all that bad.
I got a call on Saturday morning from a friend who had come across two VIP passes to the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup Halfpipe event taking place later that day on Cypress. I gladly accepted the offer and we rolled up just in time to catch the finals. Some of the best pipe riders in the world were in attendance and all were throwing down under the slightly snowy skies. From the bottom of the pipe, we witnessed some of the greatest riding any of the local mountains have ever seen.
The pipe.
All the men were killing it but, to nobody’s surprise, Shaun White dominated the field and added another notch to the bedpost. The highlights of White’s winning run was his massive first hit and back to back 1080’s. Coming in second was Ryoh Aono from Japan and Iouri Podladtchikov from Switzerland rounded out third.
Kelly Clark took the win for the women with a mix of backside and front 5’s, lofty airs and a front 7. In second was Jiayu Liu of China and Hannah Teeter took third.
After sampling a few bevys in the athletes tent, we dropped down to Park Royal to check the LG Mountian Festival Rail Jam. The setup was fairly mellow which meant the riders could get tech if they wanted to. Jed Anderson slayed it and took home first. Jesmond Dubeau took second and Cory Gallon came third. For the women, only three competed and Jess Kimura ended up on top.
Rail Jam on top of Park Royal? Rad.
My camera could not keep up with the amazingness.
On Sunday the Park Royal rooftop played host to some of the local riding talent with the Shop Rail Takedown. Riders from Pacific Boarder, Second Wave, and Showcase competed for a 37 inch flat screen TV for their shop and $100 cash for their pockets. The riding was almost, if not as, impressive as the pros the day before, proving that the Vancouver riding scene is not to be taken lightly.
Blue skies, slush, and metal make for a perfect Sunday afternoon.
Front board.
Gettin the shot.
Pressin.
Spencer Lundin, who had been riding all night on Grouse Mountain, scored the TV for Second Wave and the $100 cash.
Lundin earning it.
Freestyling for the win.
All in all this weekend was a great taste of what is to come one year from now when the world comes to play in our backyard.
Video of both events to come soon!
-cj
Dec
19
2008
Happy Holidays
So it’s that time of year, kids are starting their Christmas breaks and the malls are madness….if you haven’t started your shopping yet, I feel for ya. So, to help relieve you of your holiday stresses, we have been able to throw a few features into the Quiksilver Park to create a line. All the snow we have been receiving lately has definitely helped as is the cold temperatures for making snow, and if Mother Nature continues to be cooperative we will be up and running at full throttle very shortly.
I would also like to welcome to the Grouse Mountain Terrain Park blog crew, the newly acquired blogospondents, which are; Cam Harris, Charlie Grinnell, Daniel Jonas, Scott Titterington, Chris Jones and Sam Masih. These fellows will be taking pictures, filming and writing blogs for grousepark.com about all things ski and snowboard related within the local scene, so keep an eye out for their informative and interesting views on whats going on.
Also, tonight’s our first Oakley Night Jam event of the season, so come on up for some jibtastic fun and a chance to take home some sweet prizes, but bundle up as its gonna be a cold one.
The Park Crew and myself would like to wish you all a safe and Happy Holiday season.
CASHEN
