Mammoth Road Trip

The end of winter is among us and its time to take a trip. I drove with two lovely ladies to Mammoth California to meet a with even more ladies. The drive was quite exciting having a pit stop in the middle of nowhere for a beer during the rise of the blood moon. Ms. Superpark is my most favourite time of the year. It is the time when Snowboarder Mag puts on the event to bring some of the best female boarders together in one perfectly built park. I always have so much fun because I'm around friends as if it were a contest, only theres no pressure. This year I took the role of a rider and photographer and got one of my best shots.

Leaving SLC

Pit Stop, Middle of Nowhere

Blood Moon

Boardslides for dayzzz p:Veroniki

Veroniki, my best shot

Goodbye Cali, thanks for the cone

Neck Gaitors

This post is a bit late, but better late than never! I've created a fundraiser for myself by selling my homemade neck gaiters. For $10 each you can pick any colour you want (permitting it exists) and I will made and send it to you. Money goes toward my education (which by now is looking at about 7 more years of Pre Med, then Med School. I need all the help I can get, but I refuse to be a begger, so I decided to sell a product.

You can check them out at www.gaitorsforschool.com

Thank You!

Ms. Superpark 2013

My favourite event of the year, Snowboarder Mag's Ms Superpark, held at Keystone Resort, CO. All the girls get together to get photos and video, and just have fun. I like this event so much because there's no pressure and I get to practice taking photos as well as hitting some of the best features all year. Here are some of my photos:

Ashley Wendorf

Kumara Kelly

Possum Torr

Stefi Luxton and Possum Torr

Alexa McCarty

Ms.Superpark

I always feel privileged to get invited to Ms. Superpark and this year when the dates and location changed from Seven Springs, PA in March to Squaw, CA in April I was stoked I would actually be able to make it. With the lack of snow this year it seemed to be pretty hard for any resort to put together a big enough course to be considered "super." Squaw made a fun set-up and although I was hit with a cold/fever making it hard to breathe up there, I enjoyed the rail set up rather than the jumps. I still had a good time and it looks like everyone else did as well.

 
 Erin Comstock 


Didn't see this one coming so early in the afternoon, Isabel Derungs backside rodeo


Enni Rukajarvi is a girl of not so many words, she lets her riding speak for itself


This is one luxurious stalefish Stefi Luxton has to offer


Silje Norendal heads back to Norway for Russ, finally graduating boys!


Bright colours could mean a number of things, but this time it's Japanese rider Michelle Zeller


Tres Chickitas, yours truly, Steph Feld, and Ku(mara) Kelly


Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier, Kara Rennie, just a fan of the cartoon movie "Rock-a-doodle"
 
Ashley Thornton wall ride

Airbag camp - Mt Washington, Vancouver Island

I'd been invited to join the Canadian National team on Vancouver Island to hit a very large jump and an airbag. Now this didn't seem like a good idea at first seeing as how I'd have to fly from SLC to Vancouver and travel to the island by myself... and the travel part was terrible, but the airbag was totally worth it. All of the invited riders stayed at the VIMC (Vancouver Island Mountain Center) right on Mt. Washington where the only services are a general store and a sushi restaurant, we took full advantage of both. It was fun to ride with everybody and see them try shit.

VIMC

Breanna Strangeland

Rhett Haubrich

The bag and the jump

Ferry from the island

Horseshoe Bay, B.C.

Stanley Park, Vancouver B.C.

Contest Pow in Tahoe

I was recently visiting Tahoe for the Billabong Flaunt It Finals at Sierra. The weekend started off sunny and warm so I didn't expect a snow day the next day. This led to postponing the contest until the following day which resulted in a pow day. After the pow day I got in Whistler last month, this will be my 2nd pow day of the season. Contest pow day... so fun!

 Myself. Photo from www.billabongflauntit.com

Kirra Kotsenburg. Photo from www.billabongflauntit.com

Been outside for 5 mins, 2 hours ago the streets were bare

California Pow

Bibs n' Pow Slashes

My Lady Kirra

Accumulated in 2 hours

US Open - Stratton VT

30th annual Burton US Open Wrap Report

Favourite pics from the week Jordie Karlinski, Backside Wallride 15-year-old Kirra Kotsenburg placed 12th in semi-finals Sasktachewan's Mark McMorris Spencer O'Brien, Switch Backside 180 Sage Kotsenburg, Switch Backside 180

Whistler Visit

I was thinking that because I needed to get out of the States, I would go back to my old hometown of Whistler, BC. It’s been about five years since I got to ride those mountains in the winter so it was time to visit. I honestly couldn't remember what to expect since it had been so long. According to my friends who still live there I came at the best time. Whistler just got dumped on finally so my first day of riding was a pow day. The leg pain was a nice reminder of how it feels to ride a real mountain. The second day was blue bird, so I got to ride park with my brothers and experience the best of both worlds on both Whistler and Blackcomb. It was really good to see all my old friends, I'm glad I finally got a chance to go back there. -Kara Rennie -Photos by Blake Payne Myself at the top of Whistler Mark, Brian and Derek Peak to Creek Fresh snow overnight at Creekside gondola Slash through the trees Tire bonk on Blackcomb

Pow mow day with the boys

I got to be the Token girl on at cat boarding trip to Powder Mountain, Utah. It hasn't snowed in over a week but there was still pow. So fun!