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The Ride Shakedown 2012 Returns to The Summit At Snoqualmie, WA
$50,000 total purse, $20,000 to the winner
The Ride Shakedown, an international snowboarding slopestyle competition, will be returning to The Summit at Snoqualmie for its third consecutive year on March 16 and 17, 2012. As for its big brother, the Canadian event will be celebrating its 11th year at Mont Saint-Sauveur, Quebec (that’s French for Canadian), on March 30 and 31, 2012.
Head up to the Summit & watch all your favorite pros throw down for free!
When: March 16-17, 2012
Where: The Summit At Snoqualmie, WA
Admission: FREE!
Schedule:
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
8:30 to 10:00 Registration
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Amateur qualifying
1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Qualifying riders Announced
1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rail Jam qualifying
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Course Maintenance
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rail Jam Semi-final
5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Rail Jam announce finalist
SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Ride Shakedown semi-finals
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Snowboarder Magazine autograph sesh w/pros
2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Rail Jam final
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Course Maintenance
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Final Ride Shakedown
5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Awards Ceremony
10:00 p.m. Ride Shakedown Afterparty (21 years and older)
We just got this news from Ride Snowboards the other day announcing their 2011/2012 team line up. Congratulations to NW local-boy Austin Hironaka for graduating up to Pro Level status. Check out the rest of the press release below:
The other day, evo, along with members of the Seattle media and one lucky winner of our Facebook friends got to go down to the Ride Snowboards Global Headquarters and take a tour of their offices and R&D Facility. Before we got into the tour we met with Brendan O’Dowd, co-founder of the Ride Shakedown, which will be happening at the Summit at Snoqualmie March 18-19, and got to learn a little more about this upcoming contest.
The Shakedown has been one of the biggest contests in snowboarding the last few years and this will be the second year that the three-stop international contest will be in Washington. We are pretty fortunate to have a contest of this magnitude in the Pacific Northwest as the other stops are in Europe and Montreal Canada. The Shakedown has a unique jam format that combines a big air jump with a jib feature and riders have to call their tricks before their runs in order to be judged.
There were probably about 20 people on the tour and you most-likely were not there, but follow along for a photo-tour of Ride’s headquarters and maybe get a peek at some of next years or next-next years product.
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Compete against fellow snowboarders and artists from all over the globe in Ride’s 9th Annual Snowboard Art Contest! Enter for your chance to win the grand prize that includes a snowboard produced with your winning art and $1000 cash.
Judged by Ride Snowboards in-house creative team, the selected top 30 designs and top 7 finalists will be on display at the evo Timesinfinity Gallery in Seattle for the month of February. Ride and evo will host the SBA9 Art reception near the start of February and announce the winner’s that evening. Additionally, all SBA9 entries will be posted for an online slideshow.
Every year there are many remarkable and imaginative entries, so get a little creative and a lot crazy, and we’ll look forward to seeing your entry for SBA 9! For full contest details, please visit: ridesnowboards.com/sbac
Important Dates& Info:
Intent to Enter Form Due: December 15th
Art Submissions Due: Jan 1st
Entry Fee: $40 for 1-2 entries, $60 for 3 entries (Note – all fee’s go toward making this contest possible, including production of gallery art, prizes, etc.)
Top 30 Announced:
February, date TBD
SBA 9 Reception, in Seattle:
February, date TBD
Grand Prize Winners and Runners’ Up to
be announced at the reception!
Click Here to download full entry guidelines.
Click Here to download Intent to Enter Form.
Click Here to download the Art Submission Form.
Click Here to download the Board Art Template.
RIDE WITH US – Webisode 2 – “Pre-Season Fun”
Ride With Us is a new monthly webisode series brought to you by Ride Snowboards and SixEleven Productions. It shadows riders Scott See, Steven Waters, and Joe Mango throughout the season of filming for their upcoming video “It’s Our Fault” with SixEleven.
Follow the crew and some of our pros through sleepless nights, early morning sessions and life on the road and see what it really takes to Ride With Us.
Check the Ride With US page every month for the next webisode:
http://ridesnowboards.com/ridewithus
Ride With Us – Pre Season Fun – Ep.2 from Ride Snowboards on Vimeo.
As you may have noticed by now (unless you don’t normally read our blog or get our email) next season’s brand new gear is hitting the site faster than the snow on our polar ice caps is melting. Ride Snowboards are the latest to hit the streets.
I don’t smoke, but once I tried to cure my coffee addiction by chewing Nicorette instead. Yes, I developed an addiction to a cure for something I was never addicted to. So I figured I’d start smoking to counteract my Nicorette addiction. Just kidding, I don’t smoke. The point is that withdrawal gets messy and it’s no fun for anyone. Embrace your snowboard addiction! Ride’s 2011 line offers an endless supply of boards, boots and bindings for your pleasure, whether you’re looking for hardcore stuff or are just a recreational user. Get into it here.
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you should repress your need for riding. Get hooked up and keep the love alive!
| Men: | Women: |
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| E-man Alex Cantin Austen Sweeten Austen Hironaka Corey Noble Dan Brisse Darrell Mathes Dustin Craven Forest Bailey Ian Thorley Ivan Marchenko Jason Dubois Jeremy Cloutier Johnny Lazz Jusso Lavisto Lucas Magoon Mark Sollars Sam Hulbert Sebastien Toutant Tyler Flanagan More! |
Bev V Gabi Viterri Hana Beaman Jessica Kimera Joanna Dzierzawski Kimmy Fasani Laurie Currier Leanne Pelosi Lynn Neil Megan Whiteside Megan Ginter - - - - - - |
Calling all amateurs
On Friday, March 13th, riders will compete during the amateur qualifications. The first 80 ams to register will have the opportunity to show off their skills and earn their spot among the three amateurs who will go head to head with the pros during the semi-finals on Saturday, March 14th. For the Rail Jam 40 men and 20 women will have the chance to carve out a place for themselves among the pros. The registration form is available on the Shakedown Website at www.shakedown.ca. Space is limited. First come, first srved!
Good luck to evo’s Ivan Marcinko & Megan Middleton!!!!!
Also, don’t forget to get your $50 2 day pass to the Summit at Snoqualmie, available at evo!!!
Purchase a two day Ride Shake Down Pass from evo for ONLY $50. This ticket needs to be redeemed at the ticket window at the Summit during the event!! Yup, its THAT insane of a deal… check this. This same 2 day package is for sale online for $60 or on the day of the event for $65…get it at evo for only $50!!!!!!!!
Ride Snowboard’s 8th Annual Snowboard Art Contest Reception filled the shop this last Friday yet again! We had people come from as far as Colorado, Utah, Montana and beyond to celebrate the top 30 submissions and to find out who the winner would be for 2010. Congrats to the Grand Prize winner who gets $1,000 cash and a board with their graphic printed by Ride Snowboards!!!!! Enjoy the photos, check out the video, and we will see you next year!
Grand Prize – Matt Jorde
1st Runner Up – Tyrel Thornton (Bozeman, Mt)
2nd Runner Up – Dan Brandon
3rd Runner Up – Brandon Pickett (Denver, Co)
Gallery People’s Choice -Brandon Els
