Volcom PB&J Championships 2008
Photos: Andrew Miller, Johnny Centi
Words: Johnny Centi
Volcom PB&J Championships | Saturday April 26th 2008, Mammoth Mountain, California
The Peanut Butter and Rail Jam is Volcom’s amateur snowboard contest series. Today was the series championships held at Mammoth Mountain and had a turn out of over 200 riders. With the combination of the originality of Volcoms marketing heads and the expertise of the Mammoth mountain park staff you know this was an entertaining show and a sick event for all the kids. This contest continues to push the bar higher and higher for amateur
snowboarding. Shredders qualify from international locations throughout the season to come together for the Peanut Butter Rail Jam Finals held at Mammoth. This is a high energy event that consists of twenty minutes heats for each division and is filled with non stop action all day.
Today nightmare on elm street that came to life in Mammoths Main Park. The riders were pulled from their beds throughout the world and placed on the Mammoth rail playground. More like a dream come true if you ask me. The weather was perfect for shredding, the music from the Drat Pack was bumping, the riders were riding and the Freddi Krugers were judging. The judges were Volcom brand manager Billy Anderson, Ryan Boyes Volcom team manager and guest judges Zac Marben and Elena Hight. If any one knows what to look for, its these guys. There were four divisions of riders throughout the day: 15 and under which had 56 riders, 16 and Over with 55 riders, Girls with 42 riders and Pro-am Open with 61 riders. With over 200 of the worlds best amateur jibbers you can only expect the bar to get raised.
The 15 and under division set it off and proved to be some of the most progressive riders in the world. The hard thing to imagine about these kids is that THEY ARE UNDER 15! This just proves that you can no longer match snowboard ability with age, these kids crushed that theory. Sawyer Dean coming in from Waterville Valley New hampshire took the top honor of the day and $3500 bucks. Collin Wilson from Copper Mountain Colorado placed second and takes home $2750 cash. Corey Schneider from Summit at Snoqualmie took third place and $2000 cash. In fourth place it was Caleb Home from Brighton Utah that is taking home $750 cash. Fifth place went to Canadian Alex Sarrazin from Mont Avila and he won $500 cash.
The 16 and over division podium was dominated by the European crew that rolled in. Annsi Paatero flew in from Europe to come win the international Volcom contest and $3500. Wes Walsh from the United States resort Waterville Valley took second place and $2750 cash. Mark Swoboda also coming in from Europe took third place and $2000 cash. Sam King from Keystone Colorado took fifth place and $500 cash.
Mike Brokoff from Big Bear won the Electric Best Trick contest and was awarded $1000 by Kreepy Kyle.
The girls also had special guest judge pro Volcom rider Elena Hight. She knows what to look for in the difficulty and execution of these tricks so you know it was a fair game. In the end it was Big Bears Laurie Currier that took first place and $3000 cash. Iris Lazzareschi coming in from North Lake Tahoe California rolled down with her brother Johnny Lazz and placed second overall and won $2000. In third place it was European Kari Opsal Maeland that won $1500. In fifth place was Tammie Varner taking home $500 cash.
The Open division seriously went off. These jibbers are seriously on another level and will smoothly throw every trick every which way. Johnny Lazz from North Lake Tahoe won the respect and the cash $5250 to be exact. To no ones surprise Mammoths own Tyler Flanagan took second place and $3250 bones, Tyler killed it all day, he did every trick so smooth. Julien Beaulieu returned for another year of winning at the Peanut Butter Rail Jam and took fourth place and $1500 bucks. Fifth place goes to rider Ben Blocq and he takes home $1000 cash.
2008 Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Championships Results:
15 and under division:
1- Sawyer Dean - $3500
2 - Collin Wilson - $2750
3 - Corey Schneider - $ 2000
4 - Caleb Home - $750
5 - Alex Sarrazin - $500
16 and over division
1 - Annsi Paatero - $35002 - Wes Walsh - $27503 - Mark Swoboda - $20004 - Mikey Radziwon - $750
5 - Sam King - $500
Electric Best Trick:
Mike Brokoff - $1000
Girls Division:
1 - Laurie Currier - $3000
2 - Iris Lazz - $2750
3 - Kari Opsal Maeland - $1500
4 - Joanna Dzierzawski - $7505 - Tammie Varner - $500
Men's Open Division:
1 - Johnny Lazz $5250
2 - Tyler Flanagan $3250
3 - Guillaume Beaudoin - $22504 - Julien Beaulieu - $15005 - Ben Blocq - $1000
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- The scene is set, the stage is lit, and the riders are already going at it.
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- The VBalloon. At the end of the day their was a six year old kid trying to cut this loose with a plastic knife. If he was successful you would have seen this thing until it left the atmosphere.
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- The nightmare king Freddi Kruger. Do you remember the beginning of his first movie when he runs his claw hands along the chalk board?
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- The crowd, plain and simple, the crowd.
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- Kade Madson showed up at Mammoth after placing 3rd at this years Vans Cup Rail Jam this past March.
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- Sean Black frontside rock.
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- Scotty Blum was not in the house, he was on the hill and double fisted all day. His tally of tall boys was at the six range. Look at the kid in the background getting stabbed by the Volcom logo, Freddi Kruger style. Check out a Five Minutes we did with Scott HERE
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- Iris Lazz is so good. Front board on the up flat down flat down obstacle.
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- Trevor Jacobs is only fourteen years old. Based on his skills, I would have guessed 18-19. This kid was the youngest competitor to make it to the US Open finals. He jibs too.
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- Mammoth Park Manager Chris Zajak keeping it clean.
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- So original. You have to love it. Volcom Grave yard.
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- Taking it backwards from the start on the triple box combo.
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- Utah steez. Six layers of apparel in sixty degrees. I think he lost his dream catcher on this fall.
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- Totally tubular. Sorry don't know who this... come on, I mean there were over 200 kids doing this deal.
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- Desiree Melancon has got some mean style for a chick. Backside one switch 5050 to regular. She broke her collar bone doing a handplant on the bottom box after the comp was done... hope our ok Desiree.
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- Introducing special guest and volcom team rider Zac Marben judging the down tube.
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- E Fed made it down from SLC to grab this mean method off the box obstacle.
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- Peanut Butter and Jelly for my friends.
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- Iris Lazz frontside boardslide on the middle jib.
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- #196 Boned out nose press.... Speaking of boned, check out the new Grenade teaser for "The Boned Age" HERE
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- Freddi Krugers best friend, the crypt keeper Joe Carter. Look how long his finger is... I bet the ladies love that. If you want to know more about Joe especially while he is really drunk click HERE to watch.
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- The most legit trick on the box all day was done by none other than Snowboarder Magazine editor in Chief Pat Bridges. He rips it.. mad respect to him to!
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- Tyler Flanagan, the prodigy, the little shred king, flanbaby, the Future. Just a few nicknames this kid has picked up along the way. I used to baby sit this little grom, some funny times.
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- Mammoth park staff and super shredder Mark Ankenbauer representing the Snowrev BLING..
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- Tail block on the box.
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- Sean Black is also from Utah... This was pretty sick i think it was a backside 180 switch 5050 back to regular..
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- Big Money Birthday Boy Matty Mo. He is the DJ of a weekly party in Mammoth called the Drat Pack. You should go and if you go, buy a drink for Joe.
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- Erik Fernandez skate style frontside rock.
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- The crew lined up for awards.... The Volcom PB&J champs is like the mecca for young jibbers all around the world.
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- The
15 and under division set it off and proved to be some of the most
progressive riders in the world. The hard thing to imagine about these
kids is that THEY ARE UNDER 15! This just proves that you can no
longer match snowboard ability with age, these kids crushed that
theory. Sawyer Dean coming in from Waterville Valley New hampshire
took the top honor of the day and $3500 bucks. Collin Wilson from
Copper Mountain Colorado placed second and takes home $2750 cash.
Corey Schneider from the Summit at Snoqualmie took third place and
$2000 cash. In fourth place it was Caleb Home from Brighton Utah that
is taking home $750 cash. Fifth place went to Canadian Alex Sarrazin
from Mont Avila and he won $500 cash.
![Volcom Peanut Butter and rail Jam Championships 2008 Results | Mammoth Mountain |]()
- The
16 and over division podium was dominated by the European crew that
rolled in. Annsi Paatero flew in from Europe to come win the
international Volcom contest and $3500. Wes Walsh from the United
States resort Waterville Valley took second place and $2750 cash. Mark
Swoboda also coming in from Europe took third place and $2000 cash.
Sam King from Keystone Colorado took fifth place and $500 cash.
![Volcom Peanut Butter and rail Jam Championships 2008 Results | Mammoth Mountain |]()
- Mike Brokoff from Big Bear won the Electric Best Trick contest and was awarded $1000 by Kreepy.
![Volcom Peanut Butter and rail Jam Championships 2008 Results | Mammoth Mountain |]()
- The
girls also had special guest judge pro Volcom rider Elena Hight. She
knows what to look for in the difficulty and execution of these tricks
so you know it was a fair game. In the end it was Big Bears Larrie
Currier that took first place and $3000 cash. Iris Lazzareschi coming
in from North Lake Tahoe California rolled down with her brother Johnny
Lazz and placed second overall and won $2000. In third place it was
European Kari Opsal Maeland that won $1500. In fifth place was Tamme
Varner took home $500 cash.
![Volcom Peanut Butter and rail Jam Championships 2008 Results | Mammoth Mountain |]()
- The
Open division seriously went off. These jibbers are seriously on
another level and will smoothly throw every trick every which way.
Johnny Lazz from North Lake Tahoe won the respect and the cash $5250 to
be exact. To no ones surprise Mammoths own Tyler Flanagan took second
place and $3250 bones, Tyler killed it all day, he did every trick so
smooth. Julien Beaulieu
returned for another year of winning at the Peanut Butter Rail Jam and
took fourth place and $1500 bucks. Fifth place goes to rider Ben Blocq
and he takes home $1000 cash.