Hike Park Is Out of Commission

Hike Park is shutting down due to an unprecedented weather trend, Spring time.  Thanks to everyone who came out this weekend and packed the base area with technical rail/jump moves. 

While the true season may be shut down, we're planning an end of season rager for the next coming weeks, so we should be able to all get out there again and hit some features.  Always check back here for updates on what we're doing before everyone goes to Hood or South America... or at least start Mountain Biking or skateboarding.  

Hike Park Edit

Turning this footage around quickly.  A few of us working types got out to the hike park yesterday evening (one up that daylight savings time) and filmed on the down bar.  This is what spring riding is all about.  Get it while you can.



Jacket around the waist = Casual.

Lifts are out, hiking is in.

If you've been keeping on the snow report, you'll see that the lifts aren't running for the remainder of the season.  This shouldn't actually effect your attitude towards snowboarding being hiking is the best way to get down to business.  Lifts are for wimps.



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Flour City Edit from Industry Day at South

Flour City Distribution, the Mid-Atlantic  home of Capita, Union, Coal, ThirtyTwo, Ashbury, Howl, and Poler hooked us up with this edit from Industry Day earlier this week.  

Some of this stuff is fire.  Switch back three on flat was a personal favorite.  Haven't seen an instrumental rap song used in 'boarding since the mid 90s.  Great vibe, park looks on point. 

We're running the lift tomorrow so come bring the cam out and clock those edits.  

WE COMMANDEERED THE BEACH LUAU.

Don't ask us how it happened, but we're throwing the Luau down at South this year.

BEST COSTUME WINS A SEASON PASS!
HIGH OLLIE CONTEST WINS A SEASON PASS - 2:30pm!
HULA HOOP CONTEST FOR WATER PARK TICKETS - 1:30pm!

Tons of VitaCoco and special appearance by WDHA DJ Lindsay Klein

East Snowboarder Mag x Chris Szczpala

OG clientele taking back the hill.
That's two hood edits in two days.

Fast Laps IV

Everyone loves web content. 

Nick put it down with another installment of Fast Laps.  

Using a 2Chainz song is pretty unprecedented in snowboarding.  Rap has gotten to a level of ignorance that other genres can only dream of achieving.  Being most hip-hop snowboard edits employ the musical styling of Lil' Wayne or anyone on MMG, this edit certainly ups the ante.  

2Chainz will always have a home in fueling the ironic side of New York skateboard academia, but bringing it into snowboarding?  Nick's a real game changer with this one. 

Fast Laps Vol. 4 from Mountain Creek on Vimeo.

WE OPEN AT 2PM/Industry Day Free Lift Tickets

If you work at a shop or for any snowsports brand, bring your pay stub and a valid ID on Tuesday to pick up your FREE lift ticket.  100% GRATIS just for being employed.  Can't beat that.

SOUTH OPENS AT 2PM.  YOU WANT US TO STAY OPEN LONGER INTO MARCH, RIGHT?  WELL, 2PM WEEKDAYS.

YOU HEARD IT HERE.

Lastly, a photo to get you through the first Monday in March.:  Brett Strother with a proper nosepress.

Industry Day - Tuesday March 6

Can't Hate On This.

K2 Pretty in Pink Girls Only Edit

Nick Dakota put together this edit of the K2 Pretty in Pink Jam.  Girls were throwing down left and right, completely not scared.

The course was basic, but dialed.  Flat box, up rail, down GP box and down rail.  Putting out more basic features really show cases girls who have certain tricks dialed.  While the flat box and up rail got a good amount of play, the competition was all about that down bar/down GP box combination.  Frontboards, front 1's on, and lipslide stalefish's reminiscent of Jonas Michilot were all attempted.  Some were stomped, some were bailed on, and at the end of the day Lauren Longfield took home the win for charging lipslides and front 180s on.  Contest veteran Elise Fugowski took home second with signature front board/back lip style.  Brie Pepe, charging a frontboard through the down bar, took third rounding out a season of exclusive top three finishes.

There was a small, but solid group of younger junior girls giving the features a-go.  Julia Norman took first with lipslides across multiple features, K2 regional ripper Alexa Cerra took home second, and Genie Lavanant took home the bronze.



K2 Pretty in Pink at Mountain Creek from Mountain Creek on Vimeo.


Glad to see this jam is back on the hill!

GoPro Video Lab Update

It's pretty apparent GoPro Cameras are going to be seen on hill for years to come.  They're small, lightweight, and HD.  The only draw back to having all that footage is not having access to quality editing programs.  For that, Mountain Creek has you covered.  Whether you rent or buy a camera from the Showroom or bring your own, you'll be able to enjoy all the fine accouterments of Final Cut Pro.  Final Cut costs something like 900 U.S. dollars, so you all better get in there and start editing.

After editing, tag Mountain Creek on Facebook.  If your edit makes the cut, we'll run it on the park blog, prop it out on the Facebook, or maybe even send it to all those shred sides you guys check everyday.

Check this video below Maria and Nick made explaining the ins and outs of the GoPro Video Lab.
  

If you slacked on watching the first video, Watch It Here