TR: The 2008 North American LongBoard Invitational, presented by Le Internationale

[Squirrel99]

That's right bitches. It's LongBoard Day in the PNW. We don't need any of that stuff called sunshine or some reference to a lame point of altitude. This is skiing in it's most pure unadulterated, um, okay adulterated form. At our favorite little ski area, the unofficial home of recyled ski wear year round. The only problem this year was the availability of snow. La Nina kept up her trademark slutness by delivering more powdered blowjobs than a Paris Hilton-Lindsay Lohan convention.

Soundtracks available for each chapter:
(and presented in THX Stereo)


Intro: The lovely and very sensual Chaka Khan



Last week brought not ONE but TWO weather holds.

One of our presenting sponsors, La Nina, decided to rush a late season powder express package to the Cascades.
This in turn caused our guest celebrities Mike Hattrup and Darren Johnson
to bail and ski pow. So we followed.

April 19th Weather Day ©


April 20th Weather Day ©



The Board Members reconvened and finally proclaimed fat skis suck.
And Long Board Day was established on this 27th Day of April in the year Two Mutha Fuggin 8.

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008

The North American Long Board Invitational
presented by Le ‘Internationale at Alpental


Please support our following 2008 unofficial sponsors:

Alpental


Pabst Blue Ribbon


La Nina


And Vucko, official mascot of the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games



<This trip report has been brought to you in high definition ColecoVision>



LOCATION: ALPENTAL, WASHINGTON
DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2008
ON INJURED RESEVED, BUT DULY MISSED: BC-Flow, Buster Highman, BenWA, Girlski & Boyski, and many other former starters
[U]CREW: Hay Muchas Personas Divertidos (yes, I am practicing for Las Lenas)[/B]

CONDITIONS: Cloudy, with spring like temperatures and snowpack

On mark, get set, LONG BOARD


Oh yeah, you think you take the veggie powered VW?


Got snow? Check. Now just gotta find the competition venue


$4.00 Gas or 400 foot snowbanks? I’ll take the snowbanks please.


I think these guys might know the way...


Maybe we'll ask this guy for directions


These look like some experienced Long Boarders


I’ll follow this guy- Kevin Andrews Stunt Double


A good sign we are heading in the right direction



PeeForward getting Xtreme!


Did someone mention EXTRME?


Follow Greydon Clark down Upper Nash in POV!!!


LE INTERNATIONALE!!!!!


The Chairman of the Board, on Le 'Internationale, 2400 vertical feet of radness


AlpenChronic drops some 225 DH Boards down the International




SorryBro




It's LongBoarding, not assriding you metal veggie muncher


Northway bring'n the heat


Even The Heave was represent’n for our Tahoe bretheren


Long Board Day Master Shin-to-Win gets Hella Extreme Yo!


Cranking it up a notch, we chase Rudy’s clan through Bozo Alley


Which makes LongBoarding an interesting proposition

[Squirrel99]

Hot Dog


Rudy told us we couldn't ski Elevator Shaft.
The Rat Pack promptly told him he could kiss our ass.


Peeforward ignores the warnings


The Rat Pack begs to differ


The Elevator Shaft got tapped all day


And almost collected a few casualities


Rudy - Sunny Side Up & DOwn


Zbo took Sunnyside up and took her down the Elevator Shaft.


A closeup of the hotness


So hot, he almost burns in pink


Zbo on the hunt for Sylvia and the Rudettes


Hey look, it’s Harkin Banks



Northway let’s the Rudettes know he’s got the LongBoard


Paris Hilton tried to have a 4-way with this Quad Mocha of Hotness


But she got away


The Trip Reporter takes a break for some no hands White Zee-Infidel!


The recruiting efforts today were strong!


After 50 years, they were still rocking the long planks


Banana Pants Monique with some nice product placement


The evil Dr. ButterGoldfinger tries to catch James “Peeforward Bond” down the Rollen Face


Pied Piper of Stevens Pass (re: LBD 2007 TR)


Brings it old school style down Rockface

[Squirrel99]

It then became time to search for our inner License to Thrill




If Red Bull gives you wings, what can Long Boards do?

Northway wants to find out


SorryBro scores with the Chair2 crowd


Darren Johnson’s stand in double- Greydon Clark is cleared for takeoff


Northway proves the old boards race like new


Sensing some approaching Xtremism, I drag Northway and PeeForward to the Airplane Chute


Peeforward wondering if the longboards will make it through




Northway finds the hole


Shin gets a scare in Rockface – watch the last skier take out the tree well!


Zbo finds the shaft


Squirrel99 makes a rare blinding appearance in front of the lense


If that didn’t blind your eyes, let Mofro261 take care of that for you


Northface, I mean, Northway spouting off


Can anyone compete with Zbo’s radGnar?


The sad thing is that Squirrel99 actually competed in this event


Shin-to-Win gets a trophy for proudly wearing the storm troopers


Chair 2 Yesterday


Chair 2 Today


Somethings never change


And now a word from one of our Sponsors…


Relaxing, Refreshing. Enjoy your next LongBoard day with a cold Pabst Blue Ribbon

[Squirrel99]

International lives up to its Glory


YES!!!


This Greydon Clark-PeeForward POV is sponsored in part by Hattie’s Hat, a great place to drink in downtown Ballard



Shin’s not waiting for anyone!


Squirrel99 pretends to be back at Mary Jane


Phill charging through the titties


Look Ma, no hands!


Alpen Chronic




Mofro261 stuck in the 80’s


Heat kept the Upper Gates closed today – but it didn’t stop One Piece Greydon from enjoying his favourite trail


Camp Shin-to-Win must be within reach




Drinking wine from a glass is far too classy. We decided the plastic white zinfedel bottles were more appropriate


Classic Nash


Followed by the Chuting Gallery




And now, a solo performed by Mofro261


























Thank you PNW, SEE YOU in 2009!
and a special shout out to our friends that joined us from Crystal Mountain and Stevens Pass on this joyous Sunday
Ms. Northway, however, shall be required to rock the 223's in 2009!

[Phill]

YESSSSSSSSS

[powdork]

très bon

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I tip my le cap de'extrem to you gents

[PeachesN'Cream]

WELL FUCKING DONE!!!

I look forward to being in next years LBD photos... (wipes tear from eye). Comon, tell me it wasn't the same without me... just lie so I feel better okay.

[Squirrel99]

WELL FUCKING DONE!!!

I look forward to being in next years LBD photos... (wipes tear from eye). Comon, tell me it wasn't the same without me... just lie so I feel better okay.

The TR has been updated to include those important Star Linebackers who were on the DL this year...

Oh, and btw - each segment's musical features has been carefully selected to fit both the stills and home movies!

[Dug]

Looks like you guys stepped it up this year.

Wish I could have made it.

[Buster Highmen]

Bonjour! Je t'appel les Dauphins et Dauphines du Dumb! Félicitations!

Shin takes the garish outfit award. My eyes!

I wish I could have made it, but my garden will blow all of yours away this year.

[The Dad]

Awesome. Simply awesome.

[bklyn]

Good stuff! I remember when the stuff you guys are wearing was hawt. Ok, it's still hawt.

[Tap]

verrry good, Le Squirrel n' crew!

[Mofro261]

Ah yeah, feelin' it Internationale style.

Nice fuggin write up, it feels almost like I was there-I was enjoying the LB's so much the camera barely came out. By the 3rd run my longboard muscle memory returned along with the late April memories of hop turning in parboiled mank. But The Shaft held up well all day.

Thanks to all who participated to make LBD 2008 such a success, and another thanks to Shin-to-Win for styling the longboard hook ups.

Start looking for LBD 2009 skis and apparel soon and no excuses next year!

[lemon boy]

PROPA! RESPECT

Full on LBD destruction. Way to kill it with the videos I only had three and they didn't really turn out (sorry Zap). Also, videographic evidence that gredon makes p-turns? I had no idea, I'm proud and disturbed all at the same time.

Holy shit though I was really disappointed that it was an actual shot from the movie hotdog and not you guys recreating that shot, maybe next year.

[shirk]

Hell RAD. Nice work team.

[ACH]

Great TR!
And great fun, can't wait till next year!
In the mean time, woke up to 5 inches of new in the drive this morning.
The season rolls on.

[SorryBro]

RAD! Thanks for putting all that together, Squirrel. This will help me relive the LBD for the summer and keep me in good spirits for next season. Long live team USA!

[hop]

And a phenomenal act of documentation from the PNW Crew! Excellent!

[couteau]

Thanks for that. I am diggin the LBD TRs!!

[TyWebb]

Epic LBD post!! Phillll, you look less gay this year.

[FrankZappa]

Extra-Radtacular!!!

Longboards flat out killin it this year. Yeah team(s)!!!

Great use of the POV cams. Full documentation much appreciated.

[Shin-to-Win]

Another rad TR from Mssr. Rodent. Props to BC Flow for providing the hideous jacket . . . you were sorely missed. Viva la LBD!!

[PNWbrit]

Nice work everyone.

If I known you'd be drinking White Zin I'd absolutely have dragged my ass up there. Rather than spend my weekend being splattered with various shades of interior flat latex paint.

Also.

During our recent trip to see Mrs Brits family in L.A. i had the chance to visit with the De Tomaso Pantera that I'm bequeathed by her Grand Father.



As soon as the old boy falls out of his rocker I'll be raffling off the co-drivers seat for the blast up PCH to Seattle. However a question for the LBD rules committee would turning up with a ski rack on a Pantera allow the driver modern ski privileges for the day?