So I'm going to start off this little announcement by squashing some rumors about Washington State. 

 

1)  It does not always rain here.  Yes, it's raining right now but that's beside the point...we don't get that much precipitation (ooo...big word).

 

2)  Kurt Cobain is in fact dead.  I know that some of you were holding on to the belief that he's just hiding somewhere and will one day appear again ready to have another Nirvana tour, but that's just not true.

 

3)  Bill Gates is in fact a robot.  I know a lot of you had some sneaking suspicions and you're right...there's no way one man could create a company like Microsoft.

 

Now that we've gotten that out of the way let's talk Northwest Gromfest.

 

Just like in SoCal, let it be known that the Summit at Snoqualmie is the official host mountain for all things Gromfest in Washington State.  The Summit has one of the best parks in Washington with amazing things to come this season thanks for Krush Kulesza and his amazing park staff.

 

Gromfest and the Summit will be working together on 3 events that will act as qualifiers.  You show up to one of those events and knock the other competitors over into one of those Northwest rain puddles and you just might receive a Gromfest board and the chance to compete in the finals next summer at Whistler. 

 

 

What events can get you qualified you may ask...well here they are:

 

 

 

So last week the Gromfest crew had a trip to the land of bikinis, movie stars and traffic jams...yes that's right, we went to Los Angeles.

 

You know there's something about that city (not that I could live there), but it gives off an exciting vibe when it comes to the world of skateboarding and snowboarding.  If you want to work in the industry that's the place to go.  Yes, yes I know you could always go work for Habitat in Ohio or Burton in Vermont or Mervin in Washington or Never Summer in Colorado or...you know what, that's not the point, the point is that the majority of the industry is based in Caliornia.

 

So for a week the Gromfest crew had meeting after meeting talking with potential sponsors about the big deal next summer.  What also got laid out while we were down there was the schedule for SoCal Snow Qualifiers.

 

Let it be known that Bear Mountain is the official host mountain for all things Gromfest in SoCal.  Yes, you heard me right, the all-park mountain is now the only place to qualify for Gromfest in Southern California.

 

Gromfest and Bear will be working together on 3 events that will act as qualifiers.  You show up to one of those events and kick some major keister and you just might receive a Gromfest board and the chance to compete in the finals next summer at Whistler. 

 

 

What events can get you qualified you may ask...well here they are:

 

 

Oakley Big Day Out

 

 

Feb. 28th