Murphinator and the Mud Lake Militia

The Murphinator gettin’ his sled on. (photo copyright 2008: Mark Jory)

The Mud Lake Militia’s preferred mode of transport.  Loaded up with three sleds and six dudes, for a half hour trip up the highway.  (photo copyright 2008: Mark Jory)

If you build it, they will come.

Mike Ferrier knows how to party.  (photo copyright 2008: Sarah Peterson)

 

Burning skiis smells funny, and is bad for the environment… but it sure looks cool.  I really wish I had a pair of those skiis.  Yeah that’s right, I ski.  (photo copyright 2008: Sarah Peterson)

Hardingham, Keenan and Sarah Peterson all had fun at the nose-picking party.  Andrew won $30 dollars racing Jeff and Jonas Guinn in boardercross earlier that day; hence his look of pure joy.

Most days shooting I get 1 run.  I quickly realized in Blue River how horrible I am at scoping big mountain lines.  On this particular day I got to hit this rock jump at least 10 times, ending the session with a spectacular scorpion and punching myself in the head.  Awesome.  (photo copyright 2008: Mark Jory)

 

-John S

Signal Park Rocker

park-rocker-press-release1New Signal deck, looks funnnnnnn.

Blue Continued.

So maybe I will just stop posting dates things will be ready… doesn’t seem to work.  I think we still have about 20+ tapes to capture to get up to date… god I hope we get out of the mini dv age next year. 

Blue River gave me a complete new perspective on snowboarding.  Amazing riding, and some of the nicest people I have ever met.  Thanks to James, Mike, Mark, Dave, Barney and Darryl.  These guys dropped some lines the likes of which I have never seen.  Mark, Dave and Barney are three kiwis, who just decided to buy sleds, move to Blue River, and snowboard everyday. These guys don’t quit, day in, day out, they gave ‘er all season. 

Here are some photos courtesy of Mark Jory (all images copyright 2008: Mark Jory).  He just started shooting seriously this year, but damn he’s got the eye. Mike Chapman with another choice double stager.  James “Murphinator” Murphy droppin’ hammers on the noboard.  Pillow lines with no bindings???Barney Wooster makes nice lines.  He reminds me of Indiana Jones. ”ooops.” “Are we aloud to snowboard there?”A perfect ending.    -John S.  

Teaser? Nah… just Blue River her.

Hello, It’s Mikey (Chapman) here… just got back to the Okanagan for a week with the parents.  My time in Blue River with the boys (James Murphy, Darryl Dobson, and threee amazing Kiwi riders: Mark, Dave and Barney)  was amazing to say the least.  After dragging John up we finally got some filming done.  It’s really hard to describe the terrain in the area… it’s kinda like hot chocolate a minus 50 with heated socks just turned on… that good.  While there I watched a sled roll a good 600′ vertical with about 50 rolls, I watched a Kiwi get buried, and a couple 50 footers dropped.  It was my first time but I can guarantee it will not be the last.  I just hope gas chills out a bit.  How the heck can you run a sled on premium at a dollar fifty!? -Mike C (photo copyright 2008: Mark Jory)Mike C doin’ his thing.. Watch for a complete update on monday, when I finally sit down in front of a computer with some power.  And a teaser by the end of the month?  You’ll have to wait and see!  -John S 

JoyTron’s backcountry post of love.

Logan was in the mood to shovel and hike for 4 days. So he got out big red and we trecked. See Big Red in future blog posts.

We didnt know where to build a jump, so we just built them everywhere. We barely finished building and John’s already scoping out the next spot.

Crack a cold one and come on down to Alex Moreofit’s Burger Lounge.

Logan got shots. Suprise! Switch back sev? Perhaps a double cork ten? GUESS THAT TRICK!

Logan Hogwrench b-flipping our ledge jump. Taking the streets to the hills.

Alex scaling 78 degree mountain steeps.

Jon couldn’t land any flashy maneuvers, so Logan decided to do the trick for him. “Strap in Jonny”.

Early morning and not impressed on the tourist to us ratio.

Alex covering his babyish complexion with a tasty Mayday. Hiding from the sun.

Man eater Dave ’twas in the house, getting swell with second angles.

Sunset Whistler is always a delicious sight. Drink it in, it always goes down smooth.

- Jon V

Sliding wood with Chris Seara.

(Photo copyright Rugge Preto, 2008)

So after an awesome powder sesh today, we headed over to a Whistler landmark. Joined by old friend and Big White OG Chris Seara, the crew promptly began to tear this bridge apart. Chris threw down some very interesting grabbed maneuvers.

(photo copyright Rugge Preto 2008)

Probably one of the hardest parts of my job is capturing the footage of one man, Logan Haubrich. Thanks alot smoketart. I don’t even want to guess what I’m gonna end up calling this combo.

(photo copyright Rugge Preto 2008)

Aaron “Trout” Maksymec of recent SBC fame was on hand to help us capture the action.

- John S

JoyTron hits the KNOW?show.

Earlier this week a bunch of us headed down to Vancouver to check out the KNOW?show. We hung out with some old friends, met a lot of cool people, and checked out some sweeet 08-09 gear. Man snowboard gear is cool.

Tim Barnard supplied some pretty amazing live art.

Greg and Jaron chillin’ at the Signal booth. Mmmmm, Signal coffee is niiiiice.

The Time Bomb booths were some of the most amazing displays of design and ingenuity I have ever seen.  They had guys hired specially to help set up and take down the booths.  For a team of 3 they said it took 7 or 8 hours… wow.

Thanks again to Curly Lundgren for putting us up in his luxurious UBC apartment. You’re the best, pal. Curly says: “empty spaces are good for the imagination”.

-John S

Randi needs a home!!!

ATTENTION WHISTLER. Our good friend Randi Metz is in dire need of a place in Whistler. You may remember her name from a few posts ago. She is the founder and owner of Mayday, which means that she makes really cool gadgets to protect your face from the elements. Not only that, she is a real sweetie. So if you are looking for a responsible, respectful roomate (and the possibility of some cool garments), please leave us a comment, or check the contact page to get in touch with us.

Thanks everyone!

-John S

Alex Murovec lives in Whistler.

Team rider Alex Murovec finally made the move from Kelowna to Whistler last week. The 17 year old has been dominating the scene at Big White for years. Keep an eye out for him on the slopes, real nice kid.

(Photo copyright Rugge Preto, 2008)

-John S

Chapman’s back from Japan.

Our good friend and teammate Michael Chapman spent the start of his winter training for a new (real) career in San Francisco and Japan. Now he’s back, and ready to shred. This kid’s good, so keep an eye out for him. He’s in Whistler for a week, and then heading to Blue River, so hopefully in that time I can convince him to stop by, and fill you all in on his travels.

Karla Charlton has been takin’ some sweet photos for us lately. She is funny.

Jon always makes a good impression. During his first session of the season with Mike, he didn’t stop capping him with the airsoft. More fun to come I’m sure.

-John S