2008 Empire Shakedown

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Wed, Apr 9 2008 12:00 am | 0 Comments

Lots and lots of people. My guess, about 25,000.

Charles Reid takes home 15,000 for a nights work. Deserved every penny of it too.

Everyone on the mountain stopped to witness Charles Reid and his magical bag of tricks.

Charles Reid causing chaos in the gap.

The night time finals payed out big for Charles Reid.

Dustin Craven, last years Shakedown winner shows how it's done.

Bode Merrill gaps to lipslides the double kink set-up.

Logan Short made it to the finals with a couple clean runs through the shakedown jump to rail course.

Unknown shredder, if you know who it let us know

Darrel Mathes causes a traffic jam in the gap with this air.

Scott Shaw with at least 5 cameras pointed at him. Looks like maybe his own private photo shoot.

Mat Dano, oozing style.

Sabastian Toutant had more pop than any other rider there. This is a backside rodeo 9, 10, or maybe 12. I couldn't see much after this point.

This skier got a really good shot of Max Baillargeon. It was so good that he even had to show me.

Sorry, but I'm not sure who this is. Nonetheless, he was killing it.

Two local girls not that interested in the jump, they just wanted their photo taken.

TJ Schneider put down his video camera long enough to hit the jump a few times.

In the morning things got really warm which made for a slow run-in to the jump. No fear of knuckling, Logan Short launches a Frontside 7.

Kael Hill interviews for Canada's top sports network. I think the question here was "what was going through your head during the finals" and his answer, "don¿t f***kin fall"

Kael Hill, winner takes all.

Kael Hill won the rail jam with this nollie backside 360 to 5-0 and took home 5 grand.

LNP keeps it legit in the rain.

Backside nosepress backside 180 out by Scotty Arnold.

LNP got grimey on the flat bar in his home province of Quebec.

Mike Cassanova came from Colorado to press the Shakedown flat bar.

Canada's biggest contest brings out thousands of spectators.

Canada's washed up elite now make power moves for some of the industries leading brands. Derek Heidt (Oakley), Risto Scott (Billabong), and Daryl Trinidad (Spy)

Rube Goldberg knows how to make it in TWS.

Some rides were selling their gear so they could buy beer.

Dustin Craven and his war paint.

LMP and Louif Paradis take time out to sign autographs and pose in photos for their fans.

CATEGORIZED: Contest Gallery, Contests, Park, Photo Gallery, Photos, Resort, Resorts, Travel
TAGS: 2008 Empire Shakedown, Canada, Contest, Jump, Night, Photos Scott Serfas, Rail, Snowboarding

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