Filming and editing by Jeremy Wheaton. Song is: Michael Franti and Spearhead - Hey Hey Hey EXTRA THANKS to A1 SHOP and STEELE SUBARU for making this event happen, they kick ass!!! Re-cap Written by: Sarah Payzant "The girls start rolling in looking super stoked for the day, and in no time I realize it’s time to head to the park to start the beginner and intermediate clinics. We had two pretty sick lines to choose from – an urban step-down tube rail to a flat pink box and an urban kink to an up-down corrugated pipe. Most of the morning was spent sessioning the tube rail and pink box, with girls stomping many rugged tricks! The beginner riders were next to take over the park with a half hour contest jam. Seeing how much these girls improved during just a few hours in the morning clinic always makes me grin from ear to ear. Ten year-old Isabelle walked away with 1st, followed by Chantal in 2nd and Kate in 3rd. The intermediate girls showed the advanced riders what they should be watching out for next season – they KILLED it! We saw front-boards on the down tube and pink box, board-slides, 50-50’s through the kink...even with some 180’s out. Christina took 1st intermediate, followed close behind with Livy in 2nd, and pulling up in 3rd was a new face, Mary Ann, who shredded hard all day! In the advanced jam, the famous (in my world at least) Dallas Rourke slayed the park like there was no tomorrow. Switch tricks, front-boards, lip-slides, switch-ups... you name it, this girl probably tried it. Who knew she could do more than just ride pipe? Her jibbing skills landed her 1st place, followed by Charlotte Butcher in 2nd. I landed myself a nice 3rd place, after fighting with the puddles at the bottom of the first features to get to the second ones." Thanks to Natasha Burgess from Women in Snowboarding and the Adrenaline Divas crew, photographer Jess Tasker, filmer Jeremy Wheaton, Aerobics First (A1) shop, Steele Subaru, Martock, and everyone who helped out! The Kinky Rail Jam series is sponsored by VANS, SBCWomen.com, Matix, DVS, Dialogue Headwear; sanctioned with Women in Snowboarding and BC Snowboard Association.
