shredding gnar snowboarding blog

After a sucky skate session last night I was cruising around looking for a new spot. Didn’t find one, but I did find this epic handrail set at a local high school.  I’m adding it to the list of spots to hit when we get our first winter dumps this year.  For the time being, I’m keeping this location a secret.

The one on the left in the picture (rider’s right from the approach) is straight for about 25 feet before it curves mildly for the last segment.  Beautiful space fora run-up, the light-post is a few feet from the rail but I’d be hesitant to do a BS lipslide anyways.  The one on the right is straight all the way and has a decent run-up for a goofy rider, or regular rider hitting it switch.

There is a similarly epic handrail on the north side of Romeo High School, in Romeo Michigan, which we used to hit back when I was a kid doing inline.  If memory serves me, it was every bit of 30-40 feet long. From Google Maps you can’t really see it, but it looks like it’s probably still there.

I’ve been watching clips here and there, some good, some not so good, some inspired, some not.  Gotta do something during the summer to keep the shred alive.  Anyways, here’s two you might not have seen but take a look at them.

First, a pro-edit teaser from Horsefeathers: Shit Happens — When half your crew can’t get their Visa to shred Iran, stay in Europe and shred the Czech republic! Castle drops and windmill handplants. Seriously. I love an edit with a good background story, and what better than the video-shoot that got completely FUBAR?

Next up is an amateur edit: SHORTS & SHADES 3!!! from Tre Squad. — These guys are just having an absolute blast, wrapping up what looks to be the end of the season at Bachelor. Big airs, flippers, and creative jibbing but IMO the soundtrack isn’t killer.