Tahoe Kicks off season with a bang

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Donner Summit, CA-  Boreal’s 4th annual JPI just happened.  An amazing turnout of 3000 spectators came to see the pros battle it out in a jam session for cash and fame.  Little did I know, if I would have came earlier I could have gone jibbing too.  There’s a patch of snow they’ve set with jibs and even a kicker for the public to hike.  But when the sun set, the hotshots really put on the show.  Local am Andrew Brewer impressed the judges the most, getting the loot and all the glory.
Reno, NV-  Later that night after the contest was finished, local shop Porters & Burton snowboards premiered the new film “It’s always snowing somewhere.”  Following the film, snowboarding legends Bob Klein, Shawn Farmer, Terry Kidwell, and fellow bandmates of “Hunks of Metal” rocked till my ears bled.  They opened for the self-proclaimed “greatest rock n’ roll band in the world”, the Supersuckers… and I kind of agree; amazing show!
Now check the photo gallery.

by Robbie Sell

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Stephen Duke came to the party in shoes, Brandon Cocard came to the party in boots.

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  1. ROCK n’ RAIL - Active Ride Shop News Says:

    [...]   Unless you’ve been in Colorado or Europe, you probably haven’t been or seen any real snowboarding recently.  To fill that void, Boreal just had their 4th annual JPI (Jibassic Pro Invitational).   For the public they even had a big ass patch of snow on the mountain with a few rails and even a jump.  Considering that lack of anywhere being open, they have the best riding anywhere on the west coast right now.    The contest was cool.  Something like 3000 people showed up for it.  The setup was pretty legit, street style and was a jam format. It looked fun.  Reno local am Andrew Brewer beat all the pros and took the cash.  After that it was either the local Truckee after party (boring) or to Reno to see the Burton movie premier and a couple rock shows.  A few pros came out, Heikki Sorsa (Active PRO), Mason Aguirre, Danny Davis, Chris Demolski, Dave Downing, Stephen Duke (Active PRO), et cetera, et cetera.  ”It’s always snowing somewhere” was a cool movie, but what was cooler was that the Supersuckers played after.  They rocked.  Also rocking was Hunks of Metal; a local rock band consisting of a few snowboarding legends, being Shawn Farmer, Bob Klein, Terry Kidwell, and other band mates who I don’t know if they ride.  My ears were bleeding by the time we went partying downtown.    Check the Transworld website to see my photo gallery of the night. Click this link-   http://snowboarding.transworld.net/2008/10/27/tahoe-kicks-off-season-with-a-bang/    [...]

  2. Jibassic Pro Photos Up At The Mags at Boardistan Says:

    [...] didn’t make it to the big show on Boreal. Luckily someone at Snowboarder Magazine and Transworld Snowboarding caught it all. Check out the slideshows right [...]

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