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Guerrilla Warefare of 2006
by: Roussel
23/04/05
A season filled with disappointment for some, and applaud from others, has come to an end. An anticipated company faded away and turned out to be not so epic, while the rise of two others, Revel8 and the long awaited Loken Industries flourished into two of the greatest names in skiboarding today. Others such as Summit and Spruce expanded their line up to bring skiboarding some great but debated upon products. The biggest event in years marked a historical time in the new age of skiboarding. A great name in skiboarding went missing, but Canon promises to be back next year continuing it's long line of contribution to the skiboard industry.
New companies Loken and Revel8.
Skiboarders by their very nature are alpine guerrillas, the unwanted child of the snow sport industry, constantly fighting for their right on the slopes while at the same time rarely found on the snow, or simply overlooked. This season saw the warfare happen on a the quiet slope of Wachusett, Massachusetts, where skiboarders came together in a terrain park oriented for and made by snowboarders and skiers, and was used in ways their architectures could never comprehend, or understand. The Skiboard Triple Challenge was held by some of the biggest names in true skiboarding today, Revel8, Spruce, Loken and Skiboards Online. It also saw the first appearance of an up and coming gear company Enurshia, (formerly known as Force) which is under works and should be up and running, supporting the skiboard industry soon.
Skiboard Triple Challenge in Mass.
Two great teams where formed. The Revel8 team featuring some of the best skiboarders today including Ben Wannamaker, Bailey Mitchell, Kirk Thompson, Jonny White, Pike Ponessa and Ethan Mitchell, who threw the biggest 900 since the ancient “glory days” of skiboarding at the Skiboard Triple Challenge. The second team is filled with the constantly growing talents of Dave Lynam, John Fischer and Brandon Harding who showed their stuff at Wachusetts and proved themselves to Ola Loken, who gave them title of Loken Skiboard Team. Courtney Celley from GST was later added to the team and became one of the only double X chromosomed riders ever sponsored by a skiboard company.
Courtney Celley of Loken Skiboard Team and GST
The forums where busier then ever this season, proving that the skiboard community is tightly nit thanks to the great invention of the Internet, and as always these forums became a place to debate the direction which skiboarding should be taking, and what is or is not a skiboard. One thing we can all agree on is that skiboarding has had its biggest season in years, and has paved the way for more to come.
This article could be wrapped up by thanking a few people and companies, but will simply end thanking one small group of dedicated people; skiboarders. Thanks for making this season epic.
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