2009 Back To The BoneYard Contest
Photos by Joe Carter, John Centi
Words by John CentiVideo by Mark Dangler
Pat Moore did something completely unique today. He brought the BoneYard back and while doing it, made a strong contribution to The WaterVille Valley Academy. The Boneyard was a park populated in the mid 90's; around the era that kids like Pat were just getting their start on the snow. These were the days that frontside three stiffies and crossbone methods were the shit, and if a rider did a backflip, they were by far killing it. Today's contenders have surpassed the nineties trick lists by light years but the spirit remains the same. People loved to snowboard then, and they still do.
It was a great thing to see riders like Pat Moore, Chas Guldemond and Ian Thorley in their element. They seemed so much at home and were stoked to share it with both their prior inspiration and the youngbloods that are inspired by them. This multi-decade snowboard gathering was organized in teams of three, on three features, where one rider from each team was the representative of each feature. Pat spent some time putting together a trick list, that was also a representation of the amount of the amount of money he would personally donate to the Waterville Academy. Among the tricks listed was the quattro grab combo and the frontside three tripple grab. It was amazing to see these tricks go down, but what was even more amazing was knowing that every time one was landed that Pat would spread the love by donating a certain amount of money to the Academy.
Mad respect to Pat for throwing such a great event and giving back to the community of snowboarding. Also mad respect to all the riders that killed it in the Boneyard all those years.
- Don't you wish you could give back to your mom by giving her your pro model? Pat and Deb Moore.
- There was a slideshow and video clips from the original boneyard. Some of the younger riders eyes locked on the screen watching some of the Waterville Valley Veterans
- Pat brought everyone, old and new, back to the boneyard.
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- Pat Moore put this event together to help raise money for the Waterville Valley Academy and personally donated a lot of money to the academy.
- Pat Moore learned how to do methods like this right here at Waterville Valley.
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- Chas Guldemond, recent winner of the Burton Global Open Series and he learned it all here at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
- Forest Bailey on the brink of a tindy.
- Ian Thorley yet another rider coming out of the Waterville Academy.
- Chris Carr chris crosses on this back rodeo jump jump.
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- Sarka Pancochova back rodeo on the second stop of the east coast triple crown.
- Chas two days prior won $145,000 for riding his snowboard...really?
- Preston Strout bringing it all back to the boneyard. Mid 90's apparell and K2 Daniel Franck pro model included.
- This crail grab is donating Pat's money to Waterville Academy as we speak.
- Owner of Atmosphere Outerwear, Chris Prosser.
- How do the kids here get so damn good? A poma lift right on the side of a good park isnt a bad start.
- John Centi
- Forest Bailey
- "T-Bird" Tom Montessoro came up riding Waterville and is now working for Snowboarder Magazine
- Pat Moore face pulling the youth.
- It might help your team win if you have Chas Guldemond on it.
- The first place team
- Sarka from the cold, icy slopes of the east...Eastern Europe; overall womens winner.