Saskatchewan’s largest contest, Jibfest, went down this past weekend at Mission Ridge. Perfect weather, great set-up and good times made this years Jibfest the best yet… not to mention Class Five was represented very well.
I managed to snap this photo at the riders meeting before the contest started. See if you can count all the Class Five boards that are in just this photo. It is always a nice feeling to see people stoked on our boards and putting them to good use.
Class Five team riders Mark and Craig McMorris both competed in the competition and did not disappoint. Here Mark is midway through a front 270 to board on the box.
And here Craig is stoked just after landing his hard-way 270 to board on the rail.
At the end of the day both Mark and Craig ended up on the podium. Craig took 2nd in the rail jam and Mark took 3rd. For the big air both Mark and Craig rode well, but it was Mark’s clean back 7 that got him 3rd place. Class Five could not be prouder of both Mark and Craig for their amazing riding and great attitudes. Here are the brothers getting their prizes for the rail jam.
Tomorrow is Jibfest at Mission Ridge… so today team riders Craig and Mark McMorris as well as myself got a chance to test out the course. The setup is definitely the most legit thing that has gone down in the province: a nice table with rail setup below.
Here is a shot of Craig testing the jump and showing that front 7’s can go down at Mission Ridge.
And here Craig shows that hamburgers can also go down at Mission Ridge.
Tomorrow should be a great day. Looks like we are going to have great weather and a great course set up. Looking forward to it.
If you’re in Saskatchewan this weekend you have to come check out the province’s largest contest: Jibfest. This is an annual event put on by the folks at Off Axis. We are stoked to have Class Five team riders Mark and Craig McMorris competing.
This year’s event is featuring both a rail jam and a big air. The contest is being held at Mission Ridge, about 45 minutes from Regina. Hope to see you all there.
Wow! That is pretty much all I can say at this point. Class Five team rider Mark McMorris has done something this week that very few people have been able to accomplish. He rode his way through every level of qualifiying to make it all the way to the finals of the US Open at Stratton, Vermont yesterday.
The US Open can easliy be described as one of the biggest contests in snowboarding. It has an increadable history dating back to the early days of the sport. Many of the worlds biggest riders have made their names competeing in the US Open.
Mark did an amazing job in the finals and when the day came to a close he finished in 14th place. This is an amazing finish for 15 year old Mark, given both his age and the fact that this is his first time competing in the Open.
A quick update on team rider Mark McMorris at the US Open in Stratton. Mark qualified 5th today for Sundays slopestyle competition. For those that don’t know the US Open is one of the premier snowboarding events in the world! Riders from accross North America and the globe compete in the US Open for a chance to show their stuff.
You can watch Mark compete live at Sundays slopestyle semifinal on the opensnowboarding.com webcast from 9:30 - 10:15 am. If Mark moves on from the semifinal you can watch the live final from 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday.
We are so stoked for Mark and wish him all the best!
Just a quick shout out to let everyone know that Class Five team rider Mark McMorris is competing in the US Open slopestyle this week in Stratton Vermont. Mark blasted his way through pre-qualifiers today placing 6th in his heat of 54 riders. Tomorrow (Thursday) is a practice day for slopestyle so Mark will be getting his runs dialed in for qualifiers on Friday.
We are wishing you the best of luck Mark! Stoked to see you doing well!
The Class Five Team is super stoked to have Sean be a part of it. Sean Doucet is from New Brunswick but can be found ripping up Big White all winter. His style and attitude are influential factors in snowboarding and also correspond to what Class Five stands for. Welcome to Canada’s newest snowboard company Sean!
I know the last post was about Nuulife Cinema, but man they just put up their teaser for next year’s vid “Sixes and Sevens” and I had to share it. So lets make this short so you can get to watching it.
