2009 World Quarterpipe ChampionshipsPhotos by John, Megan Centi
Words by Joe Carter
Video by Mark Dangler
Finally it's back! All season I've been waiting to get back to the World Quarters to jump through some fire and get loose. I'm talking really really loose. Let's put it this way, out of all the events in snowboarding this is the contest your parents don't want you to know about. At a little place called Timber Ridge, for the second year in a row. The Wakers were to host probably some of the most raw snowboarding and drunkest people you could lay your eyes on. I don't really remember it all, but a lot of the people there said I was one of them. However I can give you an idea of what goes on at my favorite contest of the year. Your day starts out at Magic Mountain as you jump on best school bus ever. Where fellow riders are happy to hand you your morning beer to start the day off. As you roll up to the area a lot more people were in attendance this year and so were the cases of PBR's, they were tall cans too. Tim Waker had the fire pit nice and big putting off some heat on the way over the first gauntlet. After making it over the fire you came in to your second firing squad into a roller before the quarterpipe. With people armed to the teeth with snowballs, ice chunks, and beer spit to throw you off a while hauling ass in. Some of the riders, including myself received some hits going through that one. Then to top off the whole thing you have non other than Nate Farrell and Nick Russell announcing on the mic.
Greg Bokenkamp has taken the honor of being the Quarterpipe Champion of the World, after last year coming in second to Bode Merrill, who has been busy filming with Absinthe all season. Jeremy Thompson blasted huge airs all day after competing all week at the US Open. Before getting his nose broken Tim Benasich was seen getting tweaked. Other Vermont riders like Forrest Bailey, Riley Nickerson, Stefan Echo, and especially Chris Waker were putting down moves along with plenty of brews. Rome's John Foy and Marius Otterstad also showed up this year for the mayhem.
Thanks to the Wakers for letting a rowdy bunch of snowboarders invade Timber Ridge again. Josh, Ron, Runke, Paddock, and everyone else at Rome. Pat Bridges of course. Anybody that let me slam their bottle of sauce. The riders and all the other hooligans that showed up to make this World Quarters the most fun contest ever. Not that I remember the a lot of it.
- While Red Bull was a sponsor for the event, I'm pretty sure everyone here ready to drop was drinking a few more PBR tall boys than tourine filled energy drinks.
- The Gauntlet is serious with or without fire
- Nate Farrell held it down on the mic all day with a little help from his friends.
- Notice the tall can falling from the hand. Stefan Echo method over the gauntlet .
- Nate Farrell heckled the shit out of this kid all day. The pants eccentuate the one footer.
- Ain't no pussy footin' round these parts.
- Check the kid in the red sweatshirt. Farnum was tripping on more drugs all week than anyone. Seriously look at his face.
- John Foy cingin' off the bumps.
- Jeremy Thompson one of the few standout riders at the Open that ain't scared of world quarters.
- Tim Waker's associates transporting riders all day. They love snowmobiles, drinking and world quarters just as much as the riders.
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- Pat Bridges held an unofficial spit beer on the youngest competitor contest. T-Bird won drenching a nine year old.
- Not your average fourth of July. Bottle rockets just another element of the gauntlet.
- Teddy Rah definitely backed out on the double backie attempt this year. So here's a method shot.
- Another Tim Waker associate going to swoop up riders.
- Chris Wasted...I mean Chris Waker sending it at his home mountain. How many of you can say that?
- I heart watching kids get instant emphyzyma from the world quarters gauntlet.
- Look at the trail of beers behind Nick Jack Russell Terrier. Probably all his work.
- Sarka Pancochova made it from the Czech Republic and the only girl at world quarters who ain't scared to jump the gauntlet.
- I didn't know the communist manifesto included girls being able to send back rodeos. Again, Sarka over the gauntlet.
- Snowboarder Machine John Centi.
- The recepient of T-Birds backwash during the beer spitting contest. This kid reaked of beer when he left World Quarters and he's only nine.
- These girls were lining up to hook up with the new Quarterpipe Champion of the World, Greg Bokencamp.
- Does this kid ever ride with both feet on his snowboard?
- Stefan Echo, imagine if this kid was goofy footed; Game over.
- "Let me get a good method in while you take a firing squad of snowballs in the nuts"
- Farrell continuously referred to this rider as Terje, but unfortunately Terje couldn't make it due to other obligations.
- Ever seen a 8 year old kid on Christmas Day. Well incase not, here's a picture of one.
- Holy shit, I can't wait to see the outtakes video this year.
- Imagine going through the gauntlet. Now imagine going through the gauntlet on Molly. Mike Farnum.
- Party Naked. Farnum is the man.
- Farnum planting with the same hand that got sliced up by an ice chunk thrown at him in the gauntlet.
- Farnum won his own contest today.
- Greg Bokencamp is the new Quarterpipe Champion of the World.
- Greg's style was easily the least sketchy thing going on at world quarters.
- Greg thinking about what he will do with $1000 in quarters.
- Jeremy Stompson easily the best methods through the gauntlet all day.
- Jeremy Stompson easily the best methods on the quarterpipe all day. Notice a trend?
- There might be more beer cans than wood in this firepit.
- PBR tall cans, fire and fireworks. All three of these things at World Quarters can and will fuck you up.
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