It was rather strange rolling into Whistler for Grenade Games straight off the road from Alaska. First off being that we missed 4/20 which is the usually proclaimed official day that Grenade Games has gone down since its birth 5 years ago. Secondly that this year the Games were stretched over a six day period during the Telus feastival. We rolled up the 23rd which was the scheduled Superpipe comp which was interesting to say the least. Interesting in the fact that it wasn't your typical Grenade Games Superpipe Jam I had come to love after attending the previous 4 years of the Games. I saw start lists, people in ski boots telling me I can't shoot on the deck, Grenade team riders being kicked out of the pipe for not having helmets, overall media circus and completly different vibe than past years. This same mood and hassles went hand in hand with the next day's slopestyle jam. Now ths is just my perspective on the on hill events based on the pervious years. I had a great time every night in the Village and Grenade did what they do best which is party. I doubt it will happen but I would love to see this annual party roll its wheels back to June mtn and bring back some of that old Grenade Spirit. Take or leave it just my two cents.... Grab the links at the bottom to last years Games and compare for your self.
- Strategic parking
- Gates, announcers, ski patrol and start lists... The pipe jam was a little different this year.
- Oh Canada
- The new Peak 2 Peak was pretty sick.
- The grey gondola had a glass floor so you could see straight down to the ground.
- Crazy how this whole set up was engineered and actually works.
- Sammy Luebke getting high.
- This is what most everyones vision looked like every night in Whis.
- Canadas own TJ Schneider getting double inverted.
- Product toss
- Grenade goes Canadian.
- DCP was shredding around.
- Gooner goobing the grenade pinata.
- Louie Vito and some extreme flash techniques.
- This pretty much sums up the pipe jam this year. Skiers slipping the pipe.
- The crowd enjoying free drinks and food.
- Grenade team rider Wyatt Caldwell almost couldn't ride the pipe because he had some trouble finding a helmet.
- Sammy highest air of the day.
- Random Canook.
- Fans!
- Louie best trick for a 12
- Holy media circus!
- TJ taking it all home for the motherland.
- Sammy dropping
- Unknown sending the gap.
- Danny Kass dropping.
- back seven
- Darrell Mathes was jumping for abit.
- another drop.
- Major huck double cork.
- Best part of the week was Wyatt scoring himself a fat 2,500!
Check out our coverage from last years Grenade Games:
