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Mammoth WCI Rail Jam 2008 Results
Mammoth WCI Rail Jam 2008
Photos: Andrew Miller
Words: Johnny Centi
Video: Mark Dangler
Andrew
Miller and Mark Dangler of the Snowboard Revolution Crew rolled up at
6:30pm to set up in time for the 8:15 rail jam. By the time Lonnie,
Billy and I arrived at the Village the rail jam had already started.
The riders were shredding right away and the announcers Dingo and Pat
Bridges were getting the crowd pumped up. Thanks for the shout out
guys. I walked into the crowd with two Snowrev signs and one Injured
Riders Foundation Sign. I found the Snowboard Rev street crew, passed
on the signs to them and they began representing. Then I moved inside
the fence with a bag full of stickers and passed out about 400 to the
spectators in the front rows. The kids and the Japanese girls loved
them.
Mammoth Mountain assembled a 30-foot down flat down scaffolding with three jibs on it. The set up consisted of a fifteen-foot flat bar on the left; a flat box with two creeper rails on each side and a mellow 20-foot kinked rail on the right. The Mammoth park staff used 2 truckloads of snow they collected from the mountain. 12 of the park staff crew and worked ten and a half hours on Saturday getting this set up and taking it down.
The Snowboarders were competing in the rider judged rail jam for $10,000; winner takes all. The riders/judges included Greg Bretz, James Shoshone, Cameron Pierce, Niko Cioffi, Sage Kotsenburg, Blaze Kotsenburg, Chas Guldemond, Chris Grenier, Sam Hulbert, Brandon Reis, Tevor Jacobs, Logan Short, Darrell Mathes, Jared Dawoud, Torstein Horgmo, Dan Breise, Scott Vine and more.
The Riding highlights included Trevor Jacobs backside 50-50 from the middle box and gap to the kink rail 50-50 180 out of the down flat down kink. Chas Guldemond was on fire and stomped some of the most creative stuff all night. He did a backside 270 gap onto the down of the kink rail and a backside 270 from lip of the middle box to down bar rail. Greg Bretz definitely killed it all night and stuck a front side 50-50 to 270 to front board on the kink rail. Brandon Reis and Sam Hulbert threw down the most technical tricks of the night. Darrell Mathes rode smooth and stomped textbook back lips on the down bar and through the kink
2008 Mammoth WCI Rail Jam Results:
1st - Chas Guldemond $10,000
Click below for Mammoth WCI Rail Jam Video:
- 8:15 pm and the riders are all getting ready to drop in to start competing for $10,000.
- Darrell Mathes textbook back lip.
- Cam Pierce frontside boardslide through the kink.
- Brandon Reis about to switch it up. Front board 180 to board slide.
- This is how I rolled up to the event. Three signs, 800 stickers and a few t shirts.
- Greg Bretz has some great style. This kid shreds everything big air, half pipe and rails.
- Torstein Horgmo absorbing the kink.
- The Dingo and Pat Bridges were announcing the entire night. Thank you guys for the shout outs.
- Kyle Lopicollo gets these crazy eyes when hes drunk. He also says he hates everyone, but I don't believe him when he says it.
- Chas Guldemond backside 270 from the middle jib take off.
- Trevor Jacobs gap from the box to the down 180 out.
- Sam Hulbert threw down some of the most technical tricks of the night.
- Wave Raves graphic designer Traci Heartless and Unbound'sHeather Hensler representing the cloud bling.
- Chas Guldemond shitting on the crowd.
- Niko Coiffi front board 270 out.
- Torstein Horgmo ending out a combo on the kink.
- The Snowrev street crew tagged up everything and anyone.
- Product Toss
- Chas Guldemond 270 gap from the kink rail take off to the box.
- Darrell Mathes dropping off the middle box.
- Sage Kotsenburg and his brother Blaze made it down from Utah for the West Coast Invitational.
- Kyle Lopiccollo crowding surfing and taking the rail jam crowd to the next level.
- The fans rushed the scene when the free product started flying.
- Lucas Magoon rocking the battle beast grenade glove
- Smokesph and Toadsback wiling out as usual
- Darrel Mathes backside five o through the kink. Darrel has one of the best presses
- Chas gap to back lip
- 1st place Treasure chest designed by Traci Hartless filled with $10,000
- Chas is the WCI champ! Taking both the Halfpipe and Rail Jam, walking away with $15,000 for the weekend. Not bad..
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