Thursday night we met up with Christian from Driggs Brothers Productions and Joe from Okoto to check out the Red Bull Snowscrapers event on the East Side. It was a freezing 10 degrees out, but thousands braved the cold to watch Shaun White, Travis Rice and others hit a GIANT spine. Jersey’s own Shayne Pospisil took home the win (and $50,000) as Rice and White failed to make the finals.
Saturday, with Cody and Patty (from I Chose to Live) in town, we headed back to the East Side to check out the Winterjam. The spine was still set up as Red Bull put on an exhibition. With temps in the 50’s, the ramp was slow and a few riders were struggling to make the gap. It was a great day, and the park was packed with people checking out the booths and enjoying the foot of snow made for the event.
Just got a new Vivitar 285 and some remote Cybersync triggers for Christmas. There’s a lot for me to learn, but I’m looking forward to playing around with some new techniques. Here’s a shot of Mike prototyping a new deck…I would’ve liked to have his face lit up a bit more, but I thought the shot turned out cool regardless.
Here’s a little video I recently did for Bustin. We spent a freezing cold morning in New York yesterday with riders Mike Dallas, King Solomon and Theseus Williams putting together a quick little promo vid of the new Strike board. Check it out:
The flurries are falling here in Hoboken…just a little reminder that season is right around the corner. I just picked up my Midweek pass to Mountain Creek…hoping to pick up my Okemo/Stratto pass soon as well. All I have left is a quick tune up on the sticks and I’m ready to go.
