Can't wait! Always fun going to Cascade and hanging with the Top of the World guys. Plus, good crew on this one including Beaver, Hesson, Gauley, Skelhorn, Connor, Kirby, Bujok, Cam Hill.
This is what we showed up to. One of the best pre-season set-ups yet, but in the pouring rain.
Bujok busted out space cadet uniforms for everyone. Hesson in perma-space cadet mode and in 2nd Place Skelhorn pre-waterslide jib - don't worry no one got a still or vid of it.
1st Place and New Recruit Cameron Hill - Tha Coop Division The set-up at night when it started puking. and puking and puking.
Always good times at Cascade. Thanks Mike and Eric.
This past weekend Neil W, put on the annual Smith Grudge Match at Snow Valley. Officially, we were there with Sessions. Unofficially, we were there for the spring snow and fun sodas. Jennings and the park crew did a total rebuild. If you haven't been to Snow Valley in a few years, I'd suggest you check it out, things have changed. The Grudge Match is a head to head format, with all the Simple kids, Trevor Jennings, Andrew Skelhorn, Jamie Corneal, Kevin Scriver, Dani Brown, Smashley, Joey G, Travis Mooney, LS on the mic, guest judges Will J, Mike P, and Tim, insert your name here, out to enjoy the sunshine. Highlight might have been the post contest best trick sessions on the mini qp/box and the logjam. D Brown was learning handplants all day and she won girls. As for guys, someone won someone lost, it was either Craig or Greg,
The weather went something like this: Rain, Snow, threat of sunshine, rain, snow, rain, snow, threat of sunshine. This scenario played out until dark, when the weather changed to snow or no snow. The Mont Cascade park crew did a great job with keeping the landing stompable and the Top crew did a great job organizing another fun event.
Results played out as follows: Winners: 1. Andrew Skelhorn 2. Tyrell McEllwiney 3. Joel Dumond 4. Jordan Gibson Fraser 5. David Gauvreau Best trick: Tyrell McEllwiney Brad Hesson also had some huge back 1's but couldn't get the stomp down.
Normally, I'm never around to see this event happen. I'm usually in town for a couple clinics and see the set-up during the day but then have to leave for some clinic on the otherside of the province. So this was a first for me. Craig from Half Cab productions puts on a great event with the highlight being: the set up? Nope, buts it good. The calibre of riding? Nope,but the bars set high early on. The crowd that shows up? Nope, but their a fun bunch. Its the fact that the comp is held in the parking lot of the Clocktower Brew Pub, so easy pints all night long. Anyhow, if you want the full play by play go check out half cab.
Craig from Halfcab and the setup
Andrew Rusk
Andrew Rusk again
Matt Bujok
Matt Bujok again Bradley Hesson....16 in a few hours and still to young for the bars in Hull Skelhorn getting ready to steal a file Stolen file and soon to be missing edges Olympic stretching?
Just got back from Whistler (well not just, more like 10 days ago) from summer Capita, Union and Coal meetings with the US and Canadian reps. Couple pics below
Lefroy - not a bad dude
Skelhorn and his magnet
Meetings
DB on the bus
Capitaaaaaaaaaah bus ride
Summer lube
Ph was there too
Downloadable bear
Downloadable beer
Finished off the trip with nine holes at Murdo in North Van with Neil, Lukacs and not Anderson, becaused I forgot him in Whistler. Sorry
Kontakt films just released the March edition of their 6months2live "webisodic journey". The highlight has to be the footy from the Tropical North Downlow comp at MSLM. Easily one of the best contests of the year, for riders and spectators. It's almost like contests of old and I'll leave it at that. With that said Union/Capita's Andrew Skelhorn made the trek back from Whistler to film and partake. Union's Jamie Corneal has been having the winter of his life!!! Ask him where he's been! And Andrew Rusk has a few shots as well.