Spring Get-LoadedBack for the 12th season, the Spring Loaded Snowboard Event attracted many skilled riders from all over the east coast and other places too. Bear Mountain’s Terrain Park (in Killington, VT of course) was the place to be on April 9th and 10th and if you weren’t there you totally missed out on a rad weekend. But at least you are reading this, so you will be informed of the festivities.
Firstly, it wasn’t raining this year! Instead the sunshine was intense which resulted in some serious goggle tan by the end of the Spring Loaded Event. (p.s. I’ve heard on the slopes that the goggle tan is pretty hot right now. I think it is anyways. Spread the word!) Secondly, Real World cast members were there. You heard right, MTV’s wannabe celebrities were loving this event. Probably because they felt really cool when their screaming fans wanted them to sign their chest or snap a hot photo with them. When I saw Brad, that one from some season I don’t know, I asked him who won the Inferno II. Well, if I told you, I would have to kill you. Just kidding, he replied boringly, “shh…I can’t tell you”. Lame except for he had a voice that could make a wolverine purr. There was also some American Idol chick there that looked extremely out of place in a mini skirt. But the boys loved to stare at her, so I guess she served a purpose to some people. Results for Weekend Events Spring Loaded Pipe Results: Women Pro – 1st Karla Gembarowski, 2nd
Stephanie Gervais, 3rd Monique Hyman Men Pro – 1st Chelene Miller, 2nd Chris Rotax, 3rd Theodore Roah Watching the superpipe contest being thrown down was a blast. Just chilling at the bottom of the pipe with a ton of friends and watching snowboarders get mad air while listening to gangsta music is always fun. It was like a mini party at the bottom of the superpipe, anyone who is anyone was there (not really; but it sounds cool). Spring Loaded Slopestyle Results: Women Pro – 1st Monique Hyman, 2nd Jenny Buono, 3rd Daniele Kaine Men Pro – 1st tie Josh Ramharter, Scott Truman, 3rd Lucas Magoon This event took place on Sunday, the day of ultimate hangovers, and the day the weather could be described as hot, hot heat. I was parched, you know really thirsty. And I spotted the free Sobe tent that travels to every competition to share their delicious juice with the world of snowboarding. So, I went to get a free sample and the only kind of Sobe they had left was the milk-based kind. I guess on a normal occasion, yea that would be great. But picture this: your hungover on a day with the description of hot, hot heat bundled in outerwear, watching people go extreme. The last thing you want to taste in your mouth is some milky shit right? I told them milk was a bad choice and opted for some high-quality H2O instead.
Saturday Night Rail Jam Results: Men Snowboarders – 1st Scott Stevens, 2nd Lucas Magoon, 3rd Jeffrey Sponzo Women Snowboarders – 1st Jamie Herbert, 2nd Jenny Buono, 3rd Allie Pacelli The only thing I can remember from the rail jam was Muffin (nickname to protect) throwing cheese into the crowd and then attempting to throw hot dogs until the cops decided to kick him out. The cops didn’t mind the underage drinking at this event, but would not tolerate any immature behavior. (P.s. Muffin didn’t piss anyone off, the crowd was loving it.) At the bottom of the flat to down fun box two huge puddles formed and began to make the contest more interesting. The crowd at the bottom of the rail set up would get sprayed with the slushiness by every rider attempting to hit this fun box. It made for a fun time, even funnier when two riders collided and landed in the puddle together!
The Darkside party at the Bullpen was off the hookdizzle foshizzle. The boys of DeathPact put on a great show and were followed by another screamer band BludWolf. My ears hurt really badly after, but they killed it! Then again with a name like DeathPact, how could they not kill it?! They really knew how to get a party started, mmhmm. And they all had sweet hair and mad steez. Yea, that’s the ultimate combination. After the show, I contemplated ditching the blonde locks and going black to become a hardcore punk rock princess. Let me know if you think that is a good idea. As the party at Bullpen died down, everyone relocated to the pinnacle for an after party. Probably the craziest after party I have ever attended. The condo was completely destroyed within three hot minutes, I swear. It began with a few harmless handfuls of pretzel sticks being thrown (by a culprit I will not disclose) and resulted in a cappuccino machine being smashed (random), tables broken, light fixtures shattered, and a condo relatively destroyed. Therefore, the after party didn’t last very long. My friends and I ended up back at our low-star Comfort Inn crashing in random corners of our hotel room, reciting lines from Napoleon Dynamite. It was a priceless ending to a fabulous evening; I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard in my life. After sleeping for maybe four hours, we all awoke with horrible hangovers and went to Johnny Boy’s Pancake House. The service was great and the food was pretty tasty too just to give you a little restaurant feedback. By Sunday night, I had forgotten what day it was and that always proves a high-quality weekend has taken place or that you have lost some brain cells. At least this snowboarding event didn’t result in any confrontations with the men in uniforms (the Police).
By: Tessa McCullough
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