Last Saturday

Friday night started off mellow. None of us were feeling like getting too rowdy. We went out to grab a quick beer and holler at some homies... saturday morning rolled around quicker then expected so we were off to a slow start. We made our way down to turnagain with coffee, stories from the night before, fistpumping to the sounds and syncronized dance moves. As we pulled into the pass, it was looking all time. We hiked into a new zone, looking for the mystical unicorns that we have dreamt about. Upon reaching the steepness, we were pleasantly surprised with the slope upon us to shred. Unfortunately as we found our first airtime inducer, we were getting glared at by looming clouds. As the day wore on, clouds turned to a snowy blizzard, but we shredded on, ending the day the best possible way, tweaking methods.

Those clouds. It got dark pretty quick.

Jump #1

BRT popping a little ollie

Chang given'er to a double line

Cliff dropper

Ian was determined to lay it out like Terje. It took a few belly flops before he rode one away.

Classic method. I can't say enough about methods. There so awesome.  I like grabbing melon and then tweaking it into a full on method. I think Ian tweaks before he grabs. I wonder how Brendan does them?

movie making

We have been running around town trying to get down on the last few urban obstacles before we get rain/ash/warm weather. Its been productive at times. We're stacking some fairly appealing snowboard trickery.

Urban pillow line

fairbanks rv

You can't talk about spring break without bringing up some crazy story. For most people it involves Cancun, beer, blackouts, boobs, tans and other events of the sort. Doom/Love decided to do things a little differently. We all went our separate ways, seeking out the best of Alaska. Brendan and Ian made a trip to Valdez, while Josh and I went exploring in Danali, Fairbanks, the North Pole, Delta and the Matanuska Valley in our trusty RV. While our story doesn't involve the characteristics listed above, we still had fun. Enjoy.

One of the first pit stops on our way to Denali.... There's nothing like being outside with nothing between you and the mountains,  except a big, dirty RV.

Some girl on the side of the road... at least she had good taste in stickers.

First hike, it was extremely windy but well worth it. 

And of course, it wouldn't have been a real vacation with out a little snowboard action. Here Ram is getting down at UAF.

We stopped by the North Pole for a hot sec only to find that Santa is kept in a cage. 

Lovely morning somewhere near Delta

800 miles of this. Josh did the math; he figured we drove 8 times more then 100 miles.

Just couldn't pass up the opportunity for a good old cartwheel.

 

After countless tries we finally jumped at the right time

Wondering around...

A view from the bathroom.

At the end of the trip we had a cute-off, Josh obviously won.

the northern slope

Went to Jay Liska's for a little afternoon shred sesh yesterday. This is a quick edit Adam put together.

The Northern Slope from Adam Holzer on Vimeo.

recap of big air

So, the big air went super good, but not without some complications. We started pushing snow around at about 9:00 on Friday evening. Started out with about 20 motivated people, but as the nite wore on, we were left with about 5 people shoveling. We ended the nite at 6:30 in the morning. At this point our spirits were pretty low. It was looking like the jump wasnt going to work out. 

Logan took a quick break to fastplant this mini spine

Peeps started showing at the jump the next day around 1:00. Until about 5, it was still looking grime, but somehow, within the next hour the landing was completely redone and started to look feasible. 

Anchorage Fire Department came through four times to ice the runway.

Last minute preparations

By 6:30, peeps were gettin down. Getting speed showed to be a little tough, but it worked.

Chang bs 180

Brendan nose snatchin

Mule kick

Brady was definately the crowd pleaser. Swanny.

BRT keeping it stylish

Travis gettin creative

Front 3 stale

It was a good event. Everyones already talking about how to make it better next year. 

Big thanks to CEE, Loken Construction, Zak's Boardroom, Mammoth Music, Fur Rondy, Wayne and everyone else that helped.  

Rondy Demo Photos

I found a local photographer via search engine who snagged some shots at the demo. I like his style. Scope here.

Ram's banger shots should be up in the next few days... so check back for more action.

Smaller is Bigger

The day after the Rondy Big Air started off with blue skies, coffee, eggs and shred. We spent the early part of the day educating the neighborhood on how to catch air on 3' to 4' tall/long stunt-jump lines.

After the landings were bombed out (finished) we headed around the corner to a local uni for some rail slides.

The sun set as a handrail session of the gods went down... it was beautiful.

Here are some highlights. Snowboarding is fun.