2011 Quicksilver Downlow

So the time has come again for the Quicksilver Downlow. Its always a great day filled with friends, bands, BBQ, sun and snowboarding! The park is shut for several days in order to get ready for the event. Obstacles are built up bigger and scarier then ever before and are let loose for the riders to shred. It was the first year double corks were landed in Ontario, which got the crowd and other riders hyped up. Things just got out of control you could say.

They started with a street inspired closeout rail with drop, which was a new feel for the downlow and it worked out well.
Next was a best trick on the 140 foot rail which only a couple people made it to the end but unbelievably one rider did a noseslide while grabbing nose and indy...crazy, i know.
Then it moved onto the 62 foot jump, cut out for added dangerous look to it. As I mentioned before a couple double corks and so much rotation I couldn't even begin to add it together.
Then onto the always fun water feature, except this year no one even touched the water. It was the goal post feature with a pool cut out under it, amazing things went down, and Jamie's bad fall stopped the session before it got too out of hand, hope he recovers quick!

Overall it was a great end to the season, and I cant wait for next year.
Here are some photos to let you see the madness that is Downlow 2011.

Have Fun!

Vote for me to win this contest!

Hi Everyone,

Hope you can take time to go to this link and "like" my photo and give it a 5 star rating.

I could win this photo contest, it would be amazing if you could help me out.

Thanks so much!

http://www.zoomflashpow.ca/photo?photoId=ef27b1b7-6c48-4573-8bbe-4631f1234c8f&weekNumber=7

Latest and Greatest!

Just a little update with some new shooting days. Out with Dialogue once again to some spots in Toronto. Weather has been quite nice as of late, so we took advantage of the sunshine and got some shots!

Enjoy will you!

Mt. Cascade Contest/ Ottawa!

So Rob Madill (Union, Capita, Ashbury...rep if you are not familiar) asked me to join the team riders (Brad Hesson, Matt Bujok, Andrew Skelhorn, Brad Gauley, etc.) to a big air step down contest at Mt. Cascade in Quebec, and have a fun packed night in ottawa then shoot some rails in the ottawa area.

So the contest went well with Matt Bujok placing third and Andrew Skelhorn finishing second. It was a fun jump with a lot of falls and a lot of spins. In the end it worked out for everyone! We all had a blast. Turns out after a day full of turning screws and riding gets everyone pretty tired, so a nice relaxing night for some, others took in the sights and sounds of the Ottawa nightlife!

The next day we all got up, packed the cars and headed out looking for spots around Ottawa. Found a couple spots, had a fun session on one spot (which you can see below), then found another nice rail, but soon as everything was set up we got asked to leave because the elderly people were getting frightened and confused as to what was happening.
Overall, awesome trip.

Id like to thank rob for the invite and everything!

PHOTOS!

Hitting the streets.

Toronto Still has quite alot of snow laying around, and that was before this supposed storm of the century that in the end gave us maybe 10cm if that. So with the fact that there was snow on the ground and urban things to hit I joined the Dialogue team once again to capture some action!
Jesse Greer came down to join Matt Bujok and Brad Hesson to get some tricks landed for the new upcoming dialogue flick.

Here are some of the resulting fun action,lifestyle, badass photos!

Push.ca Photos and some Mark Goodall coverage.

So the other day Push.ca posted an interview with fellow deathsquad member Mark Goodall, ragging on his dreads, and anything else they can, asking all sorts of fun questions.
They posted two riding photos along with the interview. Both mine. So thats pretty nice.

Everybody should check it out! Read about Mark, and look at my photos!

http://www.push.ca/blogs/andrewsn/archive/2011/01/24/mark-goodall-not-cutting-it.aspx

Dialogue in Toronto

Here we go again. The season is is full force and Toronto has got a couple heavy snowfalls in the past week or two, which in turn means that the rarely hittable toronto spots are there for the taking. The guys at Dialogue have been filming lots lately for the newest addition to the Dialogue video collection. Its sure to be a seriously good time for any who watch, with a mix of park footage, jumping, maybe a little off trail if were lucky, and of course lots of urban riding!

The other day I went shooting with Mark Goodall, Brady Swartz, and Bradley Hesson. The day started off in a whiteout, but later cleared to be an amazing day. Had a blast with the crew, and these are some things that came out of it.

Enjoy friends!

Early Season Shooting

Went out and shot with the Dialogue crew the other night. The spot was basically some bleachers with a nice round rail at the top. We used the winch to get up to speed, and the guys did their thing, and a lots of amazing tricks were landed.

Here are some photos of the night!

Video Contest!

Hey Everybody!

So me and my friend Matt Bujok have entered the Niagara snow park video wars.
We filmed for two days, and edited for several days, to come up with what we think is a pretty awesome final product!

We just hope you think the same.

Watch the video and if you have a Youtube account, then click "like" right under the video. It would be much appreicated. We would enjoy winning.

Here is the address to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ6tYGotDdM

Thanks so much. have a great week!