Superpark 15: Adios!

Superpark 15 presented by Snowboarder Magazine and Gatorade has now come to a close. My final day was without question among the most spectacular snowboarding I've ever seen. Every feature was getting hit hard from every angle, like an orgy at a geometry convention.

First off, again, was the big wall. Scotty Blum was at the scene of the crime. His fingerprints were all over the coping. Seriously, t-shirt and bare-handed. White wedding steez. Me, I missed the shot. Don't worry, though, Snowboarder got it.

Yup, I totally blew it.

After that the rumors started flying about jump sessions. I went to the High Cascade booter and saw the slowest rodeo ever. The sort of sickness that you wish was contagious. Didn't catch the rider, but I think it was Chelone Miller. At about the same time, the buzz started about Scotty Vine and his 720 one-footer. I missed that, too. Good thing Snowboarder got it. What would we do without them?

Style arm. Dude's got it. Snowboarder has the one-footer in their video. Link above.

Yes, I did get a chance to peep the Seven Springs-constructed gap hip. Kids were hucking more meat than a fishmonger on meth. Speaking of which, methods were getting issued. I wish I knew who these kids were, so I could give proper props. How 'bout some more mediocre photos instead?

Erin Comstock going bigger than you

The other side.

My day came to a close at the rail cube, where as The Eagles might say, the warm smell of colitas was rising up through the air. Also rising up through the air were dudes like Sean Black and Joe Mango, both 450-ing off the corrugated. The crowd of bros looking on were just enjoying the riding, smokin' dank as the sun sank.

The game cube. Not Nintendo. If it was, I would have hit the 'B' button for backflip.

It was a great end to the day and for me a great end to my first Superpark experience. I'd like to thank Pat Bridges for the invite and all the crews at Gatorade, Mt. Bachelor, High Cascade, Planet Snowtools, Seven Springs and anyone else I might have forgotten. The experience won't be forgotten and may never be replicated. If there is a next time, maybe I'll even get the shot.

Superpark 15: No One Escapes the Rules

Rule number one when snowboarding in the northwest is that weather is always a factor. Rule number two is show us your method.

First person to tell me who this is, I will 'friend' you on Facespace.

My second day at Superpark 15 was much like my first. This time, however, I made it on-time (aided by the late start from mediocre skies) and remembered my camera. More wall-riding madness. More 100-foot booters. More crazy jib cube.

Unknown rider safely exits the cube.

Tim Humphreys with a big gap redirect

I also got in on a slash sesh that included Terry Kidwell and Shawn Farmer. Fizz cut the following promo just as I was riding up, "This is Shawn Farmer at Superpark 15 and I didn't come here to ride, I came here to rap." That should make for some good video.

Like, I said though, the weather rolled in around 4:30 and mediocre skies became excellent skies, if you're into swimming through the air. Visibility went to zero and the rain came down so hard that the thought occurred to me to kayak down the mountain. The park was clear faster than if they were handing out free beer at the base lodge.

Due to this abbreviated session, I still haven't seen anyone hit the big channel gap hip, though. Hence, no pictures. The bigger booters haven't seen much action, either. I'm hoping everyone didn't hit those on day one (the day I missed) and just move on.

Now for my final day at Superpark 15 at Mt. Bachelor. Goals: check out the gap hip and witness a triple cork. You can't fight progression, so just grab the popcorn and enjoy it. As always, check out Snowboarder magazine if you want up to the day pictures and video.

Superpark 15: This Park Sure Is Super

Long story short, I showed up late and forgot everything. Forgot my camera, so I went with the phone. Forgot the sunblock, so I won't be playing games with the other reindeer. The lift had already stopped turning, so I had to hike about an hour to the park. Once I got in the theater, the lights dimmed and the show began.

Superperk 15 is going down right now at Mt. Bachelor. Luckily, I rode right to the wallride pictured above, where Dustin Craven was sessioning. His frontside invert was huge. I didn't get that shot, though, I got this one.

Really captures the magic, doesn't it?

That wall is at least 30 feet high. And Dustin kept going back for more. Forrest Bailey was also owning it with frontside boardslides across the top. That feature had more angles than a dodecahedron. I ended the day riding with Craven, c-3's Johan and Pat Bridges himself as Bridges took a couple shots at the wall. This being a 'must hit' for a handplant fanatic, Pat checked it off.

Keep checking back for more Superpark 15 coverage from all of the other features. If you want some different angles check out Snowboarder magazine and maybe even Johan's blog eventually. I gotta get out there or I'ma be late again...