Pleasure Jammin'

Mario Wanger, Mike Danla and myself made our way over to Dachstein last Weekend for the PleasureJam 2011.  To compete in the comp and as well have a nice weekend meeting some homeboys.

(back then when the truck was cool)

Packed my stuff and made my way to        
Steiermark with our infamous
Moreboards Ride, what nearlly
killed us all.
But we made it and even
came up for the Training day.
Alright unfortunately a bit late (1 o'clock)
but we still managed to
get some runs.

Also this year I did not been
invited so it was the first time
for me that I checked myself one of those packages.
Have to say it was great and definitely the money worth it.
They booked us in at a lovely old couples place and we even got 3 days lift ticket. Plus without knowing the IsenGang and Pleasure Boys where living right next to us.

(our cozy appartment)

 So up on the Mountain it was cool. With this less amount of snow they got together a nice run and a hell of a good rail line. The Kickers been smaler this year but for most of the Riders in the qualification this fact was not affecting their spinning skills. I never saw that much ugly spins in a practice and qulification as at this years pleasure jam. It just seems to me style is not a word anymore, the only thing that counts is rotation for most of the riders. Pure Eye Cancer for me!

Where is it? Where is the Style? I mean, put down your run at the event thats fine.
But put down or trying to put down the same run at every practice run you have, where is the fun about snowboarding?

For example seeing Ethan Morgan snowboarding that little motherf***r make me want to go snowboarding. You see his fun riding snowboard, even if he can spin every direction till he explode, he cares about style and is way more stoked trowing down dope BS rodeos or fives.
But this is the good thing about snowboarding (well if you are not riding FIS), it is up to you! However you wanna progress it is your choice!

(thats my way of snowboarding) 

Anyway back to Pleasure Jam, We did our 2 Quali Runs and I straight went to ride the Rail Line all day long. Normally I'm not so stoked riding rails in the Park specially with a long and stiff board. But at Dachstein it was just sweet and they really did a great job on their rail Line.

(Talking about style before, great style on the right pic. But did not know the speed at my first Gap try)

I made it through Quali and had to ride the next day semi Finals and Finals where CK and a bunch of invited riders where waiting for us. Because I am to stupid to land my shit I did not made it through those. Anyways I could get back to riding more Rails.

But was watching a bit the Finals. Good level there! Stoked on Niklas Mattson, great riding. And congrats Seppe Smith for taking home 1st place.
Did not came back with a good result, but at least I had fun, good to see old faces. Specially Kareem El Rafie, always good to hang with ya boy! Jah bless!
Maybe next year again. If meanwhile our ride is working again. hahah.

(the good thing about american cars, always up for a strike)