Lucas Magoon and Harrison Gordon From Snowboarder Magazine's "Resolution"

You need to watch this. If somehow you made it to this page without watching Gooner and Har Gor get after it in the Snowboarder Movie: Resolution, you're just doing things wrong. But I'm here to set you right. I don't know how much longer it will be available, but it's still there now. If they let me embed, it will appear below. Check for cameos from Jake OE and a groovy Japanese cop. Best soundtrack this season for sure. Watch it now, thank me later.

Snowboarder Magazine: Resolution

I'm not going to fuck around. Just go watch it, buy it and watch it again. The roster is heavy. You get rails, jumps, big mountain, pow, methods, heli, sleds, dabbing, fuckery, good music, the whole she-bang. Gooner, Grendys, Bang, Louif, Blum, Har Gor, Terje, Jamie Lynn, Guch, Ben Ferguson, Rencz, Blauvelt, Danny Davis, tons of cameos like Bryan Fox, Austin Smith and Shaun White (mmhmm, that guy). Shots get got by John Cavan and Colton Morgan. Peep the intro below and catch a premiere coming to a theater near you: Venice, November 4 or Mammoth, November 11. Whichever way, make it your resolution to check this one out.


The SNOWBOARDER Movie: Resolution - Intro from Snowboarder Magazine on Vimeo.

Snowboarder and Transworld Done Already!?

Dying breed

How are these the last issues of the year? I mean, of these two illustrious magazines, that is. I've let some subscriptions slide and I have some others (shout out to frequency!), but Snowboarder and Transworld are letting it go. It's not even February yet! The meat of the season is still ahead of us and you're done publishing already!? How can you not just shift everything back a month? You know, put the gear guide out in September instead of August (or even October) and then still have an issue in mailboxes in February, aka the best month to snowboard in the Northern Hemisphere.

Are you banking on us not needing as much help getting stoked in February? I could buy that. Usually the snow is flying and the board bags stay packed. Lately, weather is less predictable. I'm spending more time in the weight room than in the white room. Shit, the forecast for this weekend at my local knob is mid-50s and sunny. Farther down the hill, they're not even running the lifts. I know the winter is long, but it's bleak right now.

We need the mags now more than ever. I'm a big fan of sitting by the window with a mug of something warm or a bottle of something cold while thumbing through pages of something with pictures of snow. No multi-tab browsing to distract me. Videos are great and all, but my work is on that machine. When I get away I want to be all the way away. Analog immersion. No keyboards and power cords, just words and pictures. Bring it back, guys. Help me out!

Snowboarder Magazine Superpark 18 Recap

Big method. Big mountain.

Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark is a wrap and like host resort Mt. Hood Meadows it was predictably unpredictable. I can't believe I just wrote that. You know, the weather was a factor, like it always is on Mt. Hood. The features were gigantic and gnarly, as usual. There were even some good mini shred opportunities and a pow morning for good measure. If you want to ignore my unpredictable ramblings and go straight to the hammers, check the videos at Snowboarder.

Before the event even started, the weatherman was calling for a mixed bag. Anyone with an eye on the forecast - as every snowman worth his salt should be - might guess that the schedule could get compressed by a day or two due to rain. With this in mind, every day had to fully count and there was no half-steppin on day 1.

After a quick couple lifts to scope the show, I checked out a session at the Woodward Dam step-up feature. Get an eyeful of this land mass. I can never judge how big things like that are, but the airtime was two to two-and-a-half seconds.

Big dam jump

Dudes were chucking carcass when I got there. I left after an hour or so when they had to do some maintenance. Some bros were spinning and corking as hard as they could. Some went the single cork route. Others didn't spin at all, they just turned their backs to the mountain and grabbed with tweaked out style. It was quite the display.

One thing I don't like about Superpark is I never know who's jumping. You'll notice almost none of my photos have proper credits. Everyone is in full outerwear and it's impossible to tell who's who when they're maching at a jump. It's a little better on the rail features, but it's still pretty quick. Maybe next time I'll bring a two-way radio and listen in on the Snowboarder channel.

The way around that of course was the live webcast. T-Bird and Java Fernandez make it interesting. Now if I had a device that could stream the webcast from the event, that would be the bee's tits or the cat's knees or whatever.

One thing I would not recommend is poaching. I guess the worst that could happen is you get kicked out. I watched that go down on my second lift. No violence at all (at least not in sight). The guy made it up one lift and got shut down by the scanners at the second. Then he got personally escorted (most awkward chair ride ever?) up and out. He would have had to ride past a couple features to get out, but I'm guessing his escort liftie wasn't in good spirits. Maybe if you slip him a Hamilton or some bud he lets you watch for a bit. I don't know. They let my dumb ass in for whatever reason. Apparently all you have to do is tell them you have a blog.

OK, back to the park. Feature number two is the obligatory giant-ass hip (see photo up top). More nameless chucking. It's kind of surreal, really.  Dudes just boosting. Big ole volcano in the background. Watch out for that on the cover of a Snowboarder next volume: big method, big mountain. This year, they didn't have a channel cut out of the hip, so there were some dudes going pretty small, too. Hell, I could have hit it. And that is the only marquee feature I can say that about. Well, I could firecracker the stairs on the rail plaza, does that count? Didn't think so.

Days Two and Three were mostly weather wipeouts. They ran the rail plaza, but not the lifts. Dudes ran around Govy. Drinking, smoking. Street shots, bar shots. Mt. Hood in May. You can plan a pretty picnic, but you can't predict the weather. Outkast. Fitting.

Frank April is also a 5-handicap golfer according to the web commentary.

Day Four, back on the grind. Day four was the day I had other plans, so I caught a little of the webcast. T-Bird and Java with some special guests. Woodward Dam step-up/over/big ass jump. Cool to hear the action and pseudo-play-by-play. I guess that's what it's like. Think of a sports game that usually has announcers, then take the announcers away. That's Superpark. Maybe they need announcers. It would add some personality. It would take away that chill vibe of riding on the hill with your friends, though. As if it ever feels like that with me and my friends. We never hike and session anything, much less 90-footers.

Slim Fast. Do they sell that stuff any more?

The Final Day was when the Woodward 'Slim Fast' jump finally got sessioned. This is the jump that Pat Bridges must have had in mind when he spoke of sending riders "to the moon." This is also the jump that Sage Kotsenburg, him of the gold medal on a sketchy slopestyle course, wondered, "Could that jump be any more dangerous?" I managed to miss this session, but as you can see by the Day Five video (that first hit by Jeremy Page is the Slim Fast [there's also a triple cork and a triple rail transfer in that video, if you're into that]) dudes were sending it and the landing was a bit on the narrow side of optimal. They're pros, though, and they have plenty of options. If they don't feel comfortable with it, they can go to one of the dozen other features on the mountain. There's more giant, photogenic features than the pool at the Playboy Mansion.

To wrap up this already-too-long blog post, Superpark's 18th version had it all. Even weather delays. I've never seen so much next-level terrain packed into one spot, on one lift, in my life. The Superparks at Bachelor always had two lifts worth of terrain to work with. That made Meadows' park feel smaller, but denser. The rail plaza was definitely more limited than previous years, but having it visible from the patio bar was certainly a bonus. Giving the public a free show is always fun, especially when you're taking away one side of the mountain. Many thanks to Gatorade, Woodward, Pisten Bully, Sony ActionCam and all the sponsors. Hopefully Snowboarder decides to give Meadows another shot. I'd love to see what they could do with another year of planning.

Pat Bridges Speaks On Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 18 At Mt Hood Meadows

20-foot tall channel hips, 100-foot jumps and 10 photogs per feature, standard Superpark

For the last 18 years, Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark has been spring's final party. One last chance for riders to stack footy, shred insane features put together by the top builders in the world and hang out with all their buddies who do likewise. This year the show is coming to snowboarding's traditional summer home, Mt. Hood, but on the other side of the hill from the camp venues: Mt. Hood Meadows.

The captain of this ship is Snowboarder Creative Director Pat Bridges. You can generally find him at whichever feature has the biggest session. He'll be under the shade of a shrubbery-like beard and a Panama straw hat. If he's not barking orders into a radio, he might be upside down with one hand in the snow or on the coping. Yes, he hits the features. He also dishes out advice on inverts and other low-impact riding to any and all assembled. It's a big moment when Pat spots the real deal in a sea full of up-and-comers. He'll give the kid props and invite him to the sunset photo shoot or webcast session. The kid will express his gratitude. He knows this is a big deal. You will see more from this kid in the future and not just in the pages of Pat's magazine.

Here Pat speaks on everything from his favorite Wu-Tang Clan member (Inspectah Deck) to his interest in lunar launch vehicle design and finally his riders to watch at this year's Superpark. Listen up!

BY: What prompted the move to Meadows after three years at Bachelor? They kicked you out, didn't they?

PB: We have never held Superpark at any resort for more than three years in a row. Bachelor was an amazing Superpark partner and I can see us eventually returning there. The reason we change Superpark venues every two-three years is because we want to mix up the terrain opportunities and get some fresh backdrops in front of the lens. On a side note since 1999 Superpark has never not been welcome back at a resort as proven by the fact that Keystone, Lake Louise, Mammoth, Breckenridge and Mt Bachelor have all held the event multiple times. I am proud to say that the resorts have all been more than eager to have Superpark return and at least three of the names I mentioned above approached us about hosting this Superpark but ultimately we decided to give Meadows the opportunity to prove that they have terrain on a par with the more hyped hills.

We're not exactly known for sunshine up here. How much are you concerned with Mt. Hood's notoriously unpredictable weather?

Obviously we aren't ignorant to the fact that Mt Hood isn't known for having the most predictable weather in late Spring. Of course three years ago when we said we were going to bring Superpark to Bachelor our constituents brought up similar concerns. 150 Superpark hours in Oregon later we only missed out on 10 event hours over the course of three years. I am optimistic that the weather will work out just fine.

That's an army of shreds in a small town. What is Govy going to look like during the week? Summer camp week 0 with Cobra Dogs and Volcano Cones?

Because of its importance as the epicenter of Summer shred in North America most of the Superpark attendees from North America have Govy and Mt Hood entrenched in the fabric of who they have become as riders. Being able to come to Govy and hang at Charlies and lap a side of Mt Hood many have never seen before is gonna be real cool.

Meadow's parks are undergoing a bit of a renaissance the last few years with a couple different partnerships. Who else will be building this year and what kind of new features can we expect at Superpark 18?

Keystone, Woodward and Seven Springs are the visiting builders extending their talents to us. The terrain footprint at Meadows is a great mix of mid angle traditional park style slopes and steep valleys lending itself to both conventional features and weird options. As of late SNOWBOARDER has been seeking out poppier takeoffs that allow for better style due to unweighting. This has prompted me to adopt the motto of "Why send riders around the world when you can send 'em to the moon."

These guys can build anything the snow will allow, has there ever been anything you wanted that they couldn't make happen? I heard rumors of a chairlift gap that got shut down.

Chairlift gaps are pretty gimmicky. I am intrigued by saddle features where riders either crossup in the air or are dealt with multiple fall lines so they needn't be on edge either for takeoff or landing.  I also am interested in incorporating more pitch into the deck of hips like you have with halfpipes. If a world class halfpipe has an 18 degree pitch then why not explore that possibility with hips as opposed to the 6-10 degrees you usually see.

Superpark is not open to the general public, how can folks get a look at the madness that's going down? What's the hashtag to follow?

#Superpark18 is a good start. We also have daily galleries and video recaps on Snowboardermag.com, but the best way is to check out the sessions we are webcasting Friday and Saturday from 1-3pm PST [Note: Those in the area can also catch a free exhibition on the Woodward Plaza feature Saturday from noon until 3. It will be visible from the Meadows sun deck, so you don't even need a lift ticket. Just grab a drink and rock out to DJ Matty Mo while the riders do their thing.]

What does a plaza feature look like? I'm glad you asked.

Got any thoughts on who might be riders to watch this year? Which names are we going to hear the most on the webcast?

Roope Tonterri, Ben Ferguson, Louif Paradis, Jamie Lynn, Mikey Leblance, the Mindnichs, Sam Taxwood, Nils Arvidsson, Dylan Thompson, Jess Kimura, Christy Prior… The list is endless.

Who are the top low-impact riders in the field?

Forrest Bailey, Shane Flood and Dustin Craven with Scotty Stevens a distant 4th.

Any kids coming up that you expect big things from, maybe making the transition from The Launch?

This is Ben Ferguson's year to take the standout.

You've ridden everywhere, what do you like about coming up to the northwest and Meadows in particular?

Meadows has character. It is real. Everything in the Northwest is about the line from the top to the bottom, not the bottom line.

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There you have it. Follow #Superpark18 on all of your favorite social medias (@boredyak, @snowboardermag, @mthoodmeadows), drop by Meadows for the exhibition at the Woodward Plaza feature on Saturday and be sure to check out all the updates on snowboardermag.com including the live webcasts on Friday and Saturday from 1-3pm PST. To the moon!

Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 17 is here!

Hey kids! Wanna watch death-defying snowboard stuntery? What better way to finish up the season up north than Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark (presented by Gatorade because these parks don't build themselves [If they did, you might just find one while you're out hiking in the woods. Wouldn't that be something?])? I don't actually get to attend the park of all parks in person this year, guess I must have contacted The Man a little late, but wait, what's this? In a feat of technormous telecastery, Snowboarder is webcasting the proceedings this year! Just tune in to snowboardermag.com Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday bring your popcorn and prepare for more action than your bladder can handle. You paid for the whole couch, but you'll only need the edge!

Superpark 16: Go Ahead and Tell 'Em

Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 16 presented by Gatorade, Prinoth and Sunriver Resort (should have been presented by Drink Water or Boneyard Brewing) is officially over. I think some ski contest is desecrating using their jumps now. Mt. Bachelor saw some heavies over the week and it all got critical on the final day.

I didn't witness any of them, but I sure heard the cheers and stories about three triple corks that went down. Two out of three (ain't bad) of them are on the day 5 video (don't miss the frontside 5 to tripod and Big Mike spitting hot fire - shirtless, natch - on the top Boreal feature).  I never did hear who pulled off the third triple cork, but Pat Bridges himself was trying to hunt down video of it as late as the wrap party.

Speaking of the editor of Snowboarder Magazine, he knocked off his 68th different handplant location at Superpark 16. I think he goes by event because he also said he planted three different features at Superpark. What's up, Pat? What's the plant count and criteria? 

Back to the day at hand. The first thing I did on the last day was peep that weird Mt. Bachelor feature:

Not that weird.

All that and a pole jam on the backside. No homo.

Dudes were handplanting and jibbing. No weird simultaneous air/jib/plant action. I hope someone did that though. That feature had more angles than the Missouri River. Wait, maybe that's 'anglers.' Either way, fools were reeling in the transition like walleye.

Handplant-tastic

Wyatt Caldwell jibbin'

After that, I rolled down to this multi-purpose structure you may remember from Thursday:

All about choices. Some of the lines cut in this thing were straight confusing.

Just in time to see this gang mobbing through:

My snowboard for a video camera, STAT!

The resultant Chinese downhill plus innovative slope feature was the best thing I saw all trip. Nothing but homies popping up and disappearing, over and over. Like being in an Airblaster movie.

Not even close to doing it justice. So much fun.

I ended the day and the event at the Boreal feature up top. I didn't really think that thing was ever going to get finished or look good or get hit if it did get finished. Proven wrong once again. It looked like a shred BBQ when I got there. Fools just camped out drinkin', smokin', straight west coastin' and all that. 

Some more interested than others.

Pat Bridges, interested; photog, not.

Jake Olson-Elm with the drop after creeper crawling across the top of the wall.

Bjorn Leines, frontside 5 tail tap, shadows looming.

Fo' real

At the end of it all, riders descended on Bend's Astro Lounge like ants on a forgotten deviled egg. Wes Makepeace rocked a set and Pat Bridges gave some of that Gatorade money to Seth Hill for the Driven from Within award. Said he had to kick Seth off the hill at 7pm multiple times. Said Seth broke a board at the sunrise shoot before most riders were awake. Probably a safe bet it was before some of them were asleep. A member of Bachelor's park staff confirmed it. Said Seth was dropping twice to most others' once. Look for this young Sims rider on the come-up.

Look for me not snowboarding again for a while. Unless it's at Timberline just getting my slush slash fix. Actually look for the Big Wave Challenge recap coming up quick. In a word: awesomefunsurftastic. Hashtag that twerps. 

Superpark 16: Eyes Wide, Shut Up and Sit Down

I feel like I should be riding around this place with a bag of Reese's Pieces and a bucket of popcorn. Maybe some Junior Mints and a Pepsi. Between all the tech rail wizardry and aerial acrobatics performed without harness or net I'm in a constant state of astonishment. I know, I shouldn't give in. I should remain fully with-it and detached. 'He wheelied a little on the landing of that switch backside 12. I wouldn't even use it in the edit.' That should be me. With the cappuccino in the shade. I'm not that guy. Hope I never am. We'll leave that to jaded team manager dude. I just close my eyes and shake my head. Take for example Jaeger Bailey. Watch this video all the way through and tell me what you think of the ender - his second edit-ender, by the way. Did he really just do that? Close eyes. Shake head. Usually I'll talk about someone doing a late front flip as a way of saying he fell on his face. Guess I'll have to come up with a new one. Plenty of guys doing tweaked out shifties and slo-mo spins on these uber-booters, too. Chris Bradshaw's style. Andrew Brewer's backflips. A double cork over here. A handplant on a tree over yonder.

That's the only problem with Superpark. It's too big. You never know where - or when - the epicness is going to go down. Two things to look for are the big inflatable Gatorade bottle and Pat Bridges. One of those usually oversees all things earth-shattering. Pat, being more mobile, is the better bet. But he's also smaller and harder to pin down. Here's a rundown of the shred rad that I managed to witness on this day.

Knut Eliassen, Robbie Sell and Cory Grove among a crew checking the upper Seven Springs jump.

He could tuck the knee more, but the style arm is right there. That's as jaded as I get.

To the hills.

Oh, we got rails, too. I'll get a better shot of this feature. Too much rad for one shot.

Speaking of rails, the Boreal rail feature was one of those 'right places' last night. Niko Cioffi blasted a wallride across the whole thing, Sage Kotsenburg gapped the whole feature and Halldor Helgason did a sick nose stall to backside boardslide to shut the place down.

As close as you're going to get to a sequence from me...

...because this one's from a non-make anyway. Halldor Helgason

Aaaand here's how to miss the shot. Niko Cioffi with the full-pull wallride.

I've got one more day of Superparking left, so prepare to be astonished just a little more. Bangers and hammers. None of that 'He came off the rail a little early,' bull. Close your eyes. Shake your head. 

Superpark 16: Seeing Ghosts

Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 16 is such a mindjob. So many riders are cruising around and they're all so good. I had never heard of half these kids before I got here and they're all just out of control. Jaeger Bailey sounds like some college-kid drink. Turns out it is a person and he rips. Check out the shin-bang front flip he does to end this video. 

Plenty of old-school shreds are representing as well. Dale Rehberg, Dave Lee, Russell Winfield and Wes Makepeace were cruising. Winfield was riding on '93 rules, "Nothing over a 360 and if you don't poke it, you gotta go home." Chris Brunkhart was even capturing it all on Super 8.

How to give a cop a heart attack. Rider: Brandon Reis, Graffiti: Avert Guldemond

So much fun, even I took a run through.

The mountain in the back is Broken Top, the rider is hoping not to get broken off.

At one point, Austin Hironaka came up short on this burly step-up, sending the photographers on the deck scrambling. Everyone was OK, but it prompted a brief shutdown to reshape the takeoff and change underwear. The photo below shows the deck, photogs and I supposed we might as well put a feature there, too.

Josh Dirksen practicing for this weekend's Big Wave Challenge

Pouncing on the cat

Peter Line, still a big deal. The Burtners know what's up.

Keep checking back. Features are still being built, if you can believe that. Boreal was still working on an even bigger wall when I left last night. Of course, check out Snowboarder Magazine for all the best. It being their event and all. Now go chug a Gatorade and buy a Prinoth! Energy! Snow pushing!!

Superpark 16: This is Not a Contest

Superpark 16. It's all there in the name. It's just like your resort's park, only super-sized. Just like the dudes who ride there, only super-pros. Just like the bloggers who cover it, only, well actually the bloggers are the same. The other photogs and filmers are super, though. The number 16 represents the number of years Snowboarder Magazine has been running Superpark. I'm glad they didn't go with the easy 'Sweet Sixteen' theme and opted instead for a gameshow motif.

You're the next contestant on Superpark 16

Props go out to Gatorade for sponsoring the event and hooking everyone up with liquid sugar. They also have some 'energy chew' candies this year that are basically gummy bears for vegetarians. Wait, do vegetarians eat gummy bears? No? The gelatin, eh? Also on the sponsor tip, Prinoth. Never heard of 'em? They make snowcats, which are important to this event. Look for lots of them parked in the channels and on the decks of jumps. You know, to provide context and texture.

Prinoth: pushing pow for prime pop

Just in case you forgot who was paying for the show

Mt. Bachelor is hosting the proceedings on the Sunrise Lodge side of the mountain, the Sunrise and ultra-slow Rainbow lifts shuttling riders. Park builders from Boreal, Loon and Seven Springs joined the Bachy crew to turn what's left of the snow into features fit for freestyle fantasy.

Keeping the Mongols at bay

Look for some jumps to really start going off tomorrow. Speed should be checked. Conditions should be prime. Corks should be multiplied. Dudes gettin dizzy. 'Til then, this.

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...

Snowboarder Figures It Out

Frequent readers and those with better memories than mine may remember a post I wrote about winning a contest through Snowboarder Magazine, but never getting the prize. Well, turns out Snowboarder is having some legit personnel problems that left my prize in limbo. The crux is this, there never was a physical prize, just a numerical code sent via e-mail. I was one e-mail away from a trip to Colorado that whole time. November to March. Instead, I ended up in Tahoe. For the best week of their season. Thanks? Anyway, Pat Bridges came through personally and I sent the code to a buddy of mine in CO. I hope the snow is good in Breck, Cody. Enjoy.

Now if I could only get Transworld and 686 to admit that they owe me a pair of Smarty Cargo Pants...