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"CHILD SUPPORT" filming update April 9th 2007



Last roadtrip was a lot of fun although we had some injuries on the way. Torsti hurt his ankle pretty bad and is still on recovery.


Fredu rode straight into a rail and bruised his shin. He was walking with canes, but is riding again already.



Risto and Fredu scored some final tricks for their parts. Lapland was beautiful with nice weather. We returned to Helsinki for final days in Serena-ski resort, just riding for fun and having a good time gettin ready for the park tour.







Meanwhile back in the US of A...
Simon, Steve Cartwright, and Scotty Vine were all filming at Bear last week. Here are a few photos from their trip.













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Well finally home from the roadtrip.

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Took a roadtrip with Jason to lower MI this weekend so I could buy a surfboard from a guy who works at Boyne Highlands. We rode there Saturday & had a good time & actually got to ride some real snow for a change, although it was a little packed & icy is some areas. Sunday we rode at Boyne Mtn. which is a pretty big resort for the midwest, but the hill left a lot to be desired. It reminded us of Cascade - crowded, beginners everywhere, and everyone crammed onto one or two main lifts. It seemed every person there was a beginner, and we had a hard time finding a place to get away from the crowds. Neither hill had much of a park, but we had fun. Hmmm, I think the drive up and back was just about as fun 8-)
I bought a used 9' long board & am totally stoked to finally have my own surfboard!! I don't want snowboard season to be over, but at least now I'll have something to give me my fix when it is, I'll be surfing!!!
I have also been looking for a 2006 Hyperlite Murray pro model wakeboard since last summer, and I finally found a good deal on one, as well as some new '05 Murray bindings. So I've got a new surfboard, & have a new wakeboard & bindings in the mail, new toys baby!!! New toys!!



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 the most amazing roadtrip!

it was me who broke your damn fence!

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Australia is awesome. Have been on a roadtrip. From Melbourne to Narooma, Sydney, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay. Snowboarding is fun too. Kangarooooos, hippies, surfers, funny birds, weird trees, fish n chips...blablabla, can go on forever. Sep 13th back in Whistler!  Wicked!!!

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Snowboarder Mag fallowed the Banwagon crew trough Canada for the super road trip.
Be sure to check it out in the current edition of Snowboarder Magazine or
check out the preview online.


PHOTO: OLI GAGNON, SNOWBOARDER MAG

Check out the next Sugarshack movie "Banwagon"!



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~sylvan lake weekend
~stampede
~metric show
~fernie roadtrip
~winter

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Day 9 - Los Angeles, CA to Newport Beach, CA
-Stayed at the ultra-swanky Fairmont in the heart of the OC.

Day 10 - Newport Beach, CA to Encinitas, CA
-Set up camp in surfer's paradise - San Elijo State Beach

Day 11 - Encinitas, CA
-Went surfing ... so much fun ! Really nice consistant southern swell, caught some nice tubes. Awesome day!

Day 12 - Encinitas, CA
-Went into San Diego and checked out the sights. Picked Jane up at the airport.

Day 13 - Encinitas, CA to Tijuana, MEX
-Enjoyed the 3rd world which is Mexico. Got pretty drunk off rum & tequila. VIVA MEXICO!

Day 14 - Tijuana, MEX to Grand Canyon, AZ
-Long drive through the desert. Drug dogs and border patrol were at the CA/AZ state line, checking vehicles. We got waived through. I've never breathed a large sigh of releif in my life! Past Phoenix, Flagstaff, and to the GC.

Day 15 - Grand Canyon, AZ
-Hiked about 10KM of the Rim Trail... Spectacular!!!
-Hiked a few KM of the Kabob Trail.
-Watched the Sunset.

Day 16 - Grand Canyon, AZ to Las Vegas, NV
-Watched the Sunrise at 5am. Awesome!
-Drove to Vegas.
-Explored Vegas's sites and went to a nice buffet dinner.

Day 17 - Las Vegas, NV
-Dropped Jane off at the airport.
-Explored Vegas
-Went to a Beatles remake show... just like the real thing!
-Got supremely wasted and gambled the night away with Lorna. I had to pretty much walk her out of the casino... amazing we weren't booted out!

Day 18 - Las Vegas, NV to Yosemite National Park, CA
-Great to be back in the Northern Mountains. Fresh water, fresh air.... ahhh yes :)

Day 19 - Yosemite National Park, CA
-As someone said in the 1800s, Yosemite is the valley of 1,000 valleys. What I saw here in one day is more than I would see almost anywhere else in a year.... my favorite park of all time!
-Hiked the Upper Yosemite Falls Trail.... unbeleivable!

Day 20 - Yosemite National Park, CA to Lake Tahoe, CA
-My friend Ashley from Sacremento came and visited for the night. Nice to see you Ash!

Day 21 - Lake Tahoe, CA to CA/OR State Line
-Hiked around the lake and chilled on a beach for awhile.
-Thunderstorms began to set in so we left at 4pm with plans to drive straight to Whistler. By midnight we were at the state line.

Day 22 - CA/OR State Line to Whistler, BC
-Drove straight through the night and finally made it back to Whistler at 2pm. 1800KM in one shot - not bad at all!




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So I walk into my grandma's house (this was last week, mind you) and my Auntie walks up to me and goes, "So...how do you feel about Canada...?"  I just gave her a blank stare.
Apparently, we're going to be heading over to Niagara Falls in Canada by Van; it'll be an 8-9 hour roadtrip.  That'll be fun I guess...?
I thought I was going to be alone to suffer the wrath of my parents but I came up with the brilliant idea of bring my best friend; Adriana. 
So...guess what?
IT SHALL BE GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND.
Canada will never be the same after this weekend (we're staying Saturday and Sunday...woo woo...).
haahahhaah
(just kidding about the whole Canada never being the same...).

Anybody know of things to do or see or local shows located by the Niagara Falls area (around Ontario-Toronto I guess...)?

Lemme know kiddos.

Payce n Chicken Grease.

<3 M

ps~>this is a photo of my BFF ADDDDYYYYY.  hahah. 


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Roadtrip ’06 – Week 1

The first few days of a vacation are always the happiest. Spirits run high, finances are good, and you have the entire vacation ahead of you. Soon enough, it'll be half over, and then almost over, and before you know it you're sitting back in your office with another year to go before you know what a solid road trip feels like.

The first week was unique as we spanned several different climatic zones and saw a whole slew of different sights. Still, the entire time, we were no more than a stones throw away from the pacific. There is a certain aura which the pacific emits. Sometimes it’s a little intimidating, sometimes a little inspiring, but always humbling and relaxing. It is, after all, the largest ocean in the world. We have it to thank for all of our winter storms and shredable coastal waves. Whenever I visit the coast, whether it's in Tofino, BC or Encinitas, CA or anywhere in between, I am reassured, as Jim Morrison said, that "The West Is the Best".

 

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Day 1 - Whistler, BC to Keystone, WA

-Missed the last ferry and had to camp near the Keystone terminal.

Day 2 - Keystone, WA to OR Coast

-Got a 534usd speeding ticket in Port Angeles.... damnit!!
-Checked out the Hoh Rainforest and the beaches of Olympic National Park... always a good time.

Day 3 - OR Coast to Trinidad, CA

-Went swimming upon entry to CA.... cold water!
-It just wouldn't be Humboldt County if the first person you met didn't offer you chronic. Score!
-The weather was BEAUTIFUL! Set up camp, had a fire, cooked some meals, and played a drinking game version of bowling/baseball.
-Went to visit Colin in Arcata and checked out the house music at the Humboldt Brewery.

Day 4 - Trinidad, CA to San Fran, CA

-Reveled in the grandeur of the redwoods. Did several scenic drives, and even a drive thru tree!
-Set up camp at Samuel P. Taylor State Park in the redwoods near SF.

Day 5 -San Fran, CA to San Jose, CA

-Met Lorna's dad and others for breakfast at Pier 21... wow... properly cooked food and clean utensils!
-Did a walking tour of Alcatraz..... so interesting!!!
-Rocked up to the SJ Fairmont with our dirty car and dirty selves... how embarrassing! Good to have a non-public shower!

Day 6 - San Jose, CA to Santa Cruz, CA

-Drove around SC and saw the sights... checked out some beaches.
-Checked out the Mystery Spot... pretty cool place!
-Set up camp at New Brighton State Beach.

Day 7 - Santa Cruz, CA to Ventura, CA

-We saw tons of scenery today. Hwy 1 is always awesome. Even the chili peppers agree with me (listen to "Road Trippin").

-Stopped to see the Elephant Seals.

-Went to a hot spring near Santa Barbara.

 

Day 8 – Ventura, CA to Los Angeles, CA

 

-Hit up the famous LA beaches for some sunbathing and bong hits. Malibu, Sunset, Venice.

-Stayed at the Motel 6 in the San Fernando Valley, surrounded by the world’s best porn mansions.

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Closing day at Sunshine was hilarious. I got chucked into slush cup and my boots are STILL wet. Luckily my phone survived and I got a free dinner out of it, so it all worked out in the end.

Now it's technically summer and all I have to look forward to is ACL surgery and hopefully many roadtrips with SFAC and others to canmore/banff/invermere etc. for weekends of debauchery....with crutches!

uhhh can't wait for next season? fernie won't know what hit it....

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Bring on the summer!! Well it's about that time anyways so I'll be leaving sunny BC and driving down the west coast hopefully getting wet in SoCal, Baja, Mainland Mex, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and finaly Panama! Going with two great mates. It's going to be the roadtrip of a lifetime. Watch this space!


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* Enjoyed 2 weeks of summercamp coaching at l2a with our Ultimate friends, which was followed by a nice surftrip to Bidart and Molliets with my bro.

* Start of the 06 season in les2alpes as usual. Flow test-center and nice riding with friends

* X-mas to Newyear roadtrippin' madness; Sudelfeld-Kaprun-IBK Axamer Lizum-Davos-Laax. Lotsa km's but nice!

* ISPO visit Munich, followed by the Dutch Championships in Laax. Super-so-sweet event!

* Worthwhile long drive through Sweden when visiting Oslo. Great vibe, nice riding at Tryvann and Varingskollen and good partying :)

* Riding the newest 2007 boards at Saas Fee for the annual Taste-boardtest. It's a dirrrty job, especially with all the pow we got haha!

* Another visit to our homie Jibbalicious in Oslo. Slushy fun in Varingskollen, being tourists at Kongsberg and wakeboarding in a rainy Tryvann. It was all good :)

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I'm back from new zealand. as expected we got our asses kicked at rugby. we did however manage to win a game. total record of 1-3. not bad for a canadian team.

now off the field, thats where we really won. we were there for 12 days, and were waisted for 9 of them(yea, thats gonna be our excuse for losing 3 games). beer is so cheap! a 6 pack is only $5 nz (wesker then canadian money). there beer is also weaker, but if you drink enough of it really fast, it will get you drunk. it got 2 of our guys so drunk that they passed out. so what did we do? we shaved their eyebrows ofcourse. you snooze you lose.

new zealand ladies were very, very disapointing. they've got nothign on canadian girls. After our schools last tour 4 years ago in scotland half the team got laid on the first night. in a total of 12 days and coountless pub, parties and clubs the team total of get downs totaled zero. and no, we didnt try to go after maori chicks.

all in all, it was an awesome trip. many great memories. makes me want to go on more roadtrips. So much funny shi*t happend on our bus.
I haven't posted my pictures on the internet yet, but i will do so in the next week or two.

http://home.claneoc.com

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