I’ve sought out some feedback in regards to the 2011 course. By and large people loved it and the hard work that went into putting it all together created a bounty for all to enjoy. I’d like to invite any comments or suggestions that you have in regards to building the 2012 course. What did you like/not like and what do you want to see? Take a second to let us know.
It is still just 2011 for another 13 hours or so but preparations for Rhythm n Bruise 2012 are in full swing and it’s time for a quick update. Your calendars need 2 decorative squares in the fourth month 2012. Last season’s May dates made for some exceptional weather. This year we’re going to hope for the same while bumping our dates forward a week. That means one less week to wait for your favorite snowboard event of the year. The official dates for RnB 2012 are APRIL 28th and 29th, 2012. The format will be similar with a wide-open practice the first day (Saturday April 28th) and a slightly more organized (and judged!) event on Sunday the 29th. I expect most of last years competitors and a whole bunch of folks who missed out in 2011 as well. Should be fun, see you there.
Thanks for the RnB amigos who threw these little clips out there on the interwebs
http://the-tackledbox.blogspot.com/2011/05/white-pass-closing-weekend-rhythm.html
THANKS TO THESE BRANDS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF Rhythm N Bruise 2011-
GROM DIVISION WINNER, 10 year old Milo Malkoski dominated his heat.
17 year old WhitePass local Hunter Burks styling into the first berm and 5th place in the PRO MEN division.
mysterious mute grabber over the third hit
Results are in!! Thanks to all the competitors for showing up and making this event what it is!!!
PRO MEN 1st Kent Callister 2nd Austin Hironaka 3rd Ben Hammer 4th Brice Niebuhr 5th Hunter Burks
PRO WOMEN 1st Carrie Uren 2nd Mia Abbett 3rd Hannah Hammer
CRUISERS (40+) 1st Johan Malkoski 2nd Mike Cummins 3rd Dave Wray 4th Bryan Rushforth
EXPERTS (30-39) 1st Kris Melton 2nd Travis Thompson 3rd Matt Roder 4th Tate Vasey
AM1 (18-29) 1st Cory Elliff 2nd Mikey Swearingen 3rd Jesse Gouveia 4th Justin Packard 5th Kraemer Rickman
Am2 (13-17) 1st Jacob Krugmire 2nd Connelly Brooks 3rd Vaughan Gilmore 4th Noah Staley
GROM 1st Milo Malkoski 2nd Seth Berry
SKI 1st Jesse Thrasher 2nd Casey Cannon 3rd Zach Mahre 4th Tyler Forman
Rhythm N Bruise 2011 went off in rare style. Sunny skies and soft snow set the stage for one of the most memorable weekends in Northwest snowboarding history. A solid turnout of devastatingly good riders put on a clinic on h0w to destroy a rhythm section; something that, to my knowledge, had never been done before in an organized event. Those who attended will be talking about this event for some time. For those who couldn’t make it, DO NOT miss this thing next year. A new staple has been introduced to the annual Northwest snowboard event circle.
these trophies were awarded for 1st thru 3rd place in each category. Thanks Matt and Temple for making these happen!!
wish you were here.... this course turned out...incredible. Please thank Jesse Thrasher, Kendell Willis, Casey Cannon, Bryce Erickson, Matt Means and Tyler Forman for their ridiculous effort on this thing
a view of the first section and first berm from the start
day 2
The crew has worked tirelessly through less than optimal weather to create this variable snowler coaster. Despite the typical Cascade spring and it’s wet and windy onslaught, mother nature did give us these glimpses of what we’d created as well as a forecast that looks excellent for the event weekend. Work continues…. more photos coming.
