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Hey boys and girls!
So you might have heard the term global warming or noticed that your resort is missing snow in the last couple years... Everyone is claiming to be going green these days and some companies actually are, but many people still don't understand how global warming is affecting us.
We are asking you to join us this Saturday at 8pm and turn your lights off for an hour. Light some candles, get cozy with that special someone, cook your KD over a fire. Do whatever you have to do, but please think about the environment and turn the lights off.
To learn more about this, you can visit
earthhour.org and get involved.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Torah Bright & Peetu Piiroinen Win $100,000 Burton Global Open Series
STRATTON, Vt. (March 22, 2008) – Glory, fame and fortune were on the line today at the US Open Snowboarding Championships, where the world's top riders battled for five different prestigious titles, two Volvo C30 R-Designs and cash awards worth a total of $471,500. Today's big winners were 2008 BGOS champions Torah Bright (AUS) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN); 2008 US Open halfpipe champions Torah Bright (AUS) and Shaun White (USA); 2008 Men's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion Kevin Pearce (USA); Volvo Most Valuable Riders Cheryl Maas and Shaun White; and 2008 US Open big air champions Cheryl Maas and Tim Humphreys.
Last season's Burton Global Open Series champion Torah Bright had this to say about her second BGOS title and $100,000 title win, "I had tears coming down under my goggles. I just couldn't believe that I could win the title twice. I'm really very happy."
Finnish rider Peetu Piiroinen, who has never won a major title in his snowboard career, said, "I never thought I had a chance to win the BGOS title. I just cannot wait to call my family in Finland – they won't believe it!"
The action-packed day kicked off with the men and women's halfpipe finals, where history repeated itself when 2007 US Open halfpipe champions Shaun White and Torah Bright once again took first place and $20,000 each. Just like at last year's US Open, Shaun also won the Volvo for his overall riding at the event.
At the start of the halfpipe finals, four men and two women were still in contention for the $100,000 Burton Global Open Series title, and every rider in the running had calculated what ranking he or she needed to take home competitive snowboarding's biggest single payout. In the best-of-three run finals Torah Bright took the lead early with a run that featured a backside 3 Indy, switch backside 720 mute (Winner of Zune Best Trick and $5,000), backside 540, melon-to-fakie with a Cab 720 at the end. Coming off a win at yesterday's slopestyle, Shaun White won his third US Open halfpipe title, ending his day with a victory lap. Shaun's winning run consisted of a first-hit frontside 1080 stalefish to Cab 1080 into his signature frontside 540 stalefish, McTwist, frontside 900 with a backside 900 ender—all huge and flawless. Scotty Lago clocked the Zune Best Trick and $5,000 with a double cork frontside 1080.
Later that night, the big air went down and the Volvo Most Valuable Rider awards were given out. Tim Humphreys did every trick in the book from frontside and backside 1080s, backside and switch backside 720s and a backside rodeo 540 to win the title. Cheryl Maas also impressed the judges with her trick arsenal that included a frontside 360, backside 540 and a backside 720 tailgrab (SoBe $2,500 Sick Trick award), earning her the top spot. Chas Guldemond earned the SoBe Sick Trick for his backside 1260 melon.
Cheryl's overall performance at the event earned her the Volvo. "I'm super stoked, I was just about to sell my old car and I never thought I'd have a car this nice,” said Cheryl about her Volvo win.
Kevin Pearce also had a big day as he took third in the US Open halfpipe competition and was crowned the new 07/08 Men's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion, earning $50,000.
After the big air competition, Grammy-nominated heavy metal band Mastodon heated things up with a free show on the concert stage at Stratton's main base area from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Be sure to catch the 2008 US Open halfpipe, slopestyle and big air action on NBC, Sunday, March 23 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT.
Be sure to catch the 2008 US Open halfpipe, slopestyle and big air action on NBC, Sunday, March 23 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT. Webcasts and highlights of the competitions will also be available for on-demand viewing once the event is over on
Go211.com and
opensnowboarding.com .
BGOS STANDINGS
MENS STANDINGS RANK COMPETITOR NATION SCORE 1 Peetu Piiroinen FIN 37988 2 Kazuhiro Kokubo JPN 36815 3 Mason Aguirre USA 36010 4 Shaun White USA 35538 5 Chas Guldemond USA 34877
MENS STANDINGS RANK COMPETITOR NATION SCORE 1 Torah Bright AUS 40482 2 Jenny Jones GBR 40076 3 Kelly Clark USA 39700 4 Jamie Anderson USA 39521 5 Sina Candrian SUI 34737
US OPEN 2008 WINNERS
HALFPIPE RANK COMPETITOR NATION SCORE 1 Shaun White USA 91.00 1 Torah Bright AUS 84.17
SLOPESTYLE RANK COMPETITOR NATION SCORE 1 Shaun White USA 88.33 1 Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas NOR 73.17
BIG AIR RANK COMPETITOR NATION SCORE 1 Tim Humphreys USA -- 1 Cheryl Maas NED
Throwin’ it down at Sun Peaks Resort
March 20, 2008 – Sun Peaks, BC – The season isn’t over yet and skiers and snowboarders alike will be showing off their skills at three upcoming events at Sun Peaks Resort.
The Garden - Sunday, March 23rd , 2008
The Garden, presented by Oronge Board Shop, is set to drop at Sun Peaks for the second time this year. The event format will be based on the basketball game of H-O-R-S-E, where contestants compete against each other on each feature. Skiers will compete against skiers and snowboarders against snowboarders. The jam will take place in the Blue Park, with a fresh layout to keep things interesting. Register between 8:30am and 10:30am on Sunday morning in the Village Day Lodge breezeway.
Coors Light “Quest for the Holy Rail” – Saturday, March 29th
Explore Sun Peaks Resort and follow the clues in search of the Holy Rail. On the way, Holy Rail teams of two will be collecting clues and playing cards to try and form the best poker hand in the competition. The final playing card is given out at the location of the Holy Rail, where at least one team member must ride the rail to receive that final card. Once your team has all five cards, head back to Bottom’s to see if their poker hand is the highest. The best poker hand wins a Coors Light Peak Party Trip for two people. And there’s plenty of swag being handed out to individuals for best trick, best bail, best style, worst style and best outfit. To register in Kamloops, visit the Oronge Board Shop at 257 Victoria Street, or register the day of the event at Bottom’s Bar and Grill from 10am to 11am.
Chairman of the Board – Sunday, March 30th
The competition is set to be fierce at the first annual Chairman of the Board, presented by 378 Board Shop. This rail jam will be taking snowboarders to the top of the terrain park to session the more advanced rails. Riders will be split into three categories and after a half hour jam session for each group, judges will select the top three riders for each category to face off head to head. There’s cash to be won, plus a ton of goods from event sponsors. Register on event day between 9am and 10:30am in the Village Day Lodge breezeway.
For more information on upcoming events, contact Guest Services at 250-578-5474 or emailguestservices@sunpeaksresort.com
Photo Credit: Corey Wiwchar
About Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks Resort is a four season destination resort located in the interior of British Columbia near Kamloops. In winter, Sun Peaks is British Columbia’s second largest ski area with three mountains surrounding an intimate ski-in, ski-out village. In other seasons, Sun Peaks offers a diverse range of leisure activities including 18 holes of golf as well as numerous events and festivals. Sun Peaks Resort was the first ski resort in North America and is the only resort in Canada to receive the ISO 14001 designation recognizing the resorts environmental policies and practices. Sun Peaks can be accessed by two airport gateways - Kamloops (45 minutes) and Kelowna (2 1/2 hours) and by car, only three traffic lights and a 4 ¼ hour drive separate Sun Peaks and Vancouver, B.C.
Mt. Hood , OR (Immediate Release) High Cascade Snowboard Camp has added a second snowboard park this summer up on Timberline. Campers will now get to ride the original HCSC park with updated features as well as The New Park™ located on the same run used for Burton Snowboard’s Abominable Snow Jam slope-style course.
This lift serviced lap park, chock full of jumps, boxes and rails fresh from the fun-factory will effectively double the HCSC snowboard park size for the upcoming summer.
Doubled! That’s amazing…
Imagine if everything about camp doubled in size… the average camper would be 11 feet tall and weigh 300 lbs., riding 300 cm snowboards and eating Cobra Dogs the size of eggplants. The Bustache’s mustache would be 20 feet wide, the Unicorn Bus’ horn would be 16 feet long and the world’s only 2-tiered dodgeball court would become the world’s only 4-tiered dodgeball court… That’d be crazy. Crazy awesome.
HCSC is the best summer snowboard camp in the world, ever. Located on Mt. Hood , Oregon since 1989, High Cascade offers world-class facilities and professional coaching in a fun and supportive environment… Check out www.highcascade.com to see awesomeness in its purest form.
Presents the amateur qualification.
The top 3 riders to qualify will be invited to the Shakedown to
This is an exceptional chance for the best am’s in Canada to be
Presents the amateur qualification.
On Friday April 4th, from 10am to 4pm
The top 3 riders to qualify will be invited to the Shakedown to
This is an exceptional chance for the best am’s in Canada to be
We are proud to encourage Canada's up & comers by offering
Best of luck to all!
Registration form available online:www.shakedown.ca/registration.php
Only 80 places available, so act quickly!
The 4th annual DownLow presented by Quiksilver and Tropical North Surf Shop is going to happen soon!
Please pass this on to everybody that might be interested in the most fun day of the year! As usual there will be a free BBQ, music, and the craziest snowboard park in Canada
The date has just been confirmed: Sunday March 30th and it’s the last day of the season at Mount St. Louis Moonstone.
Many people have been asking us about this so we have put together an e-mail address downlowcomp@hotmail.com for riders to RSVP and you can get more info on the Tropical North Face book page. Search it, become a member and see you there!
THE BONED AGE
Grenade is releasing another DVD, what a mess!!! Bongs, brew, buds and more buds. Look out for "The Boned Age" coming this fall: Danny Kass, Kyle Clancy, Scotty Lago, Lucas Magoon, Sketchy D, Scotty Arnold, Gabe Taylor and the rest of the team getting baked and ripping.
TEAM NEWS Grenade Canada welcomes Ryan Hall to the team!
Dude !!! Logan Short is now on Grenade Fatigue Project. Logan is a red haired mad man currently ripping rails and shooting for the new Sandbox film. Logan got 5th place at the recent Showcase Showdown, yeah Logan...snap!!
Also new to Grenade, French Canadian power pack Benjie Ritchie.
GRENADE CANADA IS... Scott Shaw / Logan Short / Yan Dofin / LNP / Andrew Skelhorn / Dwayne Wiebe / Ben Biloq / Ryan Hall / Jody Wasniak / Emanual Anderson / Dennis Banock / Kevin Sansalone / P-Nut / Jarod Bunko / Liam Elicott
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