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Kirkwood Legendary Banked Slalom 2013 Recap (Snowskate Division- duh)
The Legendary Banked Slalom at Kirkwood took place on April 14, 2013. This was my first time attending the event but for years I’ve heard that it’s awesome and that Kirkwood takes care of snowskaters, laying down sick trophies, cash, and other prizes. My expectations were high going in, and I wasn’t let down. The […]
Snowskate Olympics 2013 Recap
The Olympic Snowskate Championships took place at Hurricane Ridge on March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2013. The event was organized by North by Northwest Surf Co. located in Port Angeles, WA. Owner, Frank Crippen, teamed with terrain park architect Matt Eggleston and Brendon Corroa to create a banked slalom course and a snowskate specific slopestyle […]
Minus 7 Melee 2013 Recap
The Minus 7 Melee took place at Donner Ski Ranch on March 16, 2013. The contest consisted of skatercross, slopestlye, and Chinese downhill heats. At registration, everyone got a t shirt with a playing card printed on the back. The meaning of the cards was revealed at the awards ceremony. Gotta be in it to […]
Broken Snowskater Fund!
Snowskater Todd Delyea broke his fibula in a gnarly crash at the Mission Ridge Snowskate contest. He’s racked up a ton of medical bills due to the ordeal. Bummer. Thankfully this post doesn’t end there! Boyd Hill Snowskates has initiated a fundraiser and raffle to help our homie Todd out. They are raffling off a […]
Bonser Pipeline 2013 Recap
The Bonser Pipeline is the snowskate festival that takes place the weekend of the Ralston Cup. The climax of the festival is definitely the day after the contest, but the party rages from Friday until Sunday and then slowly fizzles (I think there are still a few snowskaters camped at the pipeline partying on…right now). Last year, I neglected to […]
Ralston Cup 2013 Recap
March 2nd was the 6th Annual Ralston Cup at Sierra at Tahoe. There were a handful of media professionals present to cover the event including representatives from Transworld Snowboarding, Newborn Snowskate Magazine, Ralston Snowskates, and, of course, ProjectSnowskate.com. The event was fully commentated by Seth Hall and Ryan Palmer, who also competed in the Pro division […]
Snowskate Contest Season!
The calendar is chock-full of snowskate contests from now until mid-April. It’s time to call in too rad for work. Let them know that you anticipate feeling too rad to come in until the snow melts! Here’s an Itinerary of all the attractions you should visit during your Snowska-tion (get it…like “vacation”- gimme a break): February […]
Posse up for Progression!
My brother Derek was in town a couple of weeks ago, and he really wanted to go snowskating. The last time he was in town, he snowboarded the whole time until the last hour of his last day here, then he unstrapped and stepped on a snowskate. Since then, he’d been jonesing to get on one […]
Fuse Derby 2013 Recap
The 2nd Annual Fuse Derby took place on February 2, 2013. This was the first snowskate event I attended this year, and it was a great way to kick off contest season! I said it last year, and I’ll say it again: if you’re a top level snowskater, like beer, cool dudes, and free stuff you […]
Snowskate Confessions: Terje Haakonsen
Do I need to introduce Terje? He is a world champion snowboarder. The world record holder for biggest snowboard air. He’s had numerous movie parts. He is a rider advocate and activist. He’s one of the most influential snowboarders of all time. From the beginning, he’s been on a mission to keep snowboarding pure and core and keep […]
