Whistler, B.C., Canada
January 14th, 2010
 
When you combine both Whistler’s snowboard scene with Vancouver’s notorious Partysnake crew and put them into a great venue like Buffalo Bills Bar, you are bound to have a ground shaking experience.

Partysnake Again? is the second of two Vancouver based films that showcase the antics and shredding of some of Mount Seymour’s liveliest contributors. The Partysnakes’ presence is unmistakably legendary. When you walk into a party featuring the Snakes you will notice there is no party like it; fasten your seatbelts. Buffalo Bills Bar had no problem filling their establishment with wall-to-wall partiers. With outstanding DJing from the Eh Teams DJs, featuring DJ ILLO and HEDSPIN, the night was rocking all night long.

Partysnake has definitely made an impression on the Whistler scene; but even more so now, it has become one of the most talked about movies of the year. One has to wonder if perhaps the Partysnake himself, and his venomous bite, has something to do with it.

What really needs to be said here right ?

PARTYSNAKE PREMIER - BUT MOSTLY PARTY !!!!!!!!

Buffalo Bills, Whistler, BC

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Doors at 9pm

Partysnake's own DJ Ricky Mars with EH TEAM DJ'S

So here's calling all the snakes in whistler to rally and bring down the roof.  If you missed the legendary Vancouver event don't worry because we are bringing the city to you for this one.

On Wednesday, November 17th join us at Buffalo Bills for one of the best season kick off parties Whistler has ever seen.

Party starts at 10pm with the screening of Standard Films new movie, " Black Winter ", followed by a little teaser from : " Partysnake ".

Once we are done getting jacked up from watching epic pow lines we have DJ Fashen from LA & DJ Neoteric to spin until are legs fall off from dancing.

This isn't just another night out in Whistler. Don't be the guy hearing about it the next day, be the guy people hear about the next day.

Wednesday, November 17th - Buffalo Bills - Whistler Village.

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17,000 give or take a few. Photo by Blake Jorgenson

Photo: Russell Dalby

 A dreamy vantage point for the slopestyle finals was the Monster Energy Hospitality Rig nestled beside the SRAM Tunnel of Love feature on the course. Here you could catch the perfectly stomped landings alternated by bone crushing slams including Cam Zink’s over-rotated front flip which left him with a broken foot (but I heard he enjoyed a self-administered cocktail of over-the-counter pain killers and bubbly to ensure he didn’t miss a moment of the slopestyle). The crowd reaction was insane! “This is our X Games!”, exclaimed Kona’s Graham Agassiz who was sidelined because of a broken collarbone from a previous event. Other contenders joining Graham on the bench were injured Monster athletes, and Kranked's "Revolve" film stars, Jamie Goldman and Lance McDermott.

Monster rig: deluxe roastbeef sandwiches and premier viewing for Monster Energy Slopestyle. Photo by Blake Jorgenson.

Contributing to the allure of one of Whistler’s most anticipated annual events were the professional athlete sightings including Monster Energy Athletes Sam Hill and legend Shaun Palmer. Twenty-four year old Australian Sam Hill is infamous for crushing races with massive time gaps and Sunday’s Canadian Open DH (Downhill) event unfolded accordingly with Sam crossing the finish line eight seconds ahead of fellow Monster Energy athlete, UK’s Brendan Fairclough. Steve Smith rounded out an impressively stacked podium by placing third. Racing in a different category was Monster Energy athlete and action sports legend Shaun Palmer who dropped into the Giant Dual Slalom course and made an impressive Quarter Final finish.  An amazing achievement for someone who is pushing fourty years old and is simultaneously a professional mountain biker, snowboarder, skier, and amateur tattoo artist (the latter is just a speculation).

Shaun Palmer. Pushing fourty….and his bike. Photo by Russell Dalby.

As the slopestyle acrobatics came to a close, anticipation began to build for the grande finale party presented by Monster Energy at the Longhorn Bar featuring Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys. Joining Mix Master Mike were some of the finest music makers in Canada; DJ Illo from the EH Team DJs, Vinyl Ritchie and Mat the Alien. People arrived exceptionally early to claim a piece of Longhorn property so they wouldn’t miss one of the world’s most celebrated turntablists perform. When Mix Master Mike finally took the stage it was body-sardines all the way to his turntables. He blazed through songs in one-minute intervals providing a constant blast of ear candy and turntablism with a good number of Beastie Boys songs thrown into the set. Hands were up in the air for a long time and when they finally came to rest and the bar lights turned on and the smoke machine turned off there was satisfaction in the air. Before the gang at Troy Lee Designs headed out, including Troy Lee himself, Mix Master Mike was handed a limited edition helmet signed by Shaun Palmer and Troy Lee. An appropriate gesture at an event that celebrates the evolution of mountain biking and having a collective good time.

Dont' let the lasers cut your fingers. Mix Master Mike show. Photo: Blake Jorgenson.

Mix Master Mike show at the Longhorn Bar. Photo: Russell Dalby.

And this is what he looks like. Photo: Russell Dalby.

For what has been nothing but a super fun contest this week, the level of riding tonight was amazingly high. They call it the Grand Finale and it certainly lived up to its name. 40 of the best riders of the week came together on a unique slopestyle course that came straight out of the brain of Danny and the rest of the Grenadians, to put on a show for the massive crowd. Monster’s favourite DJ’s (Vinyl Ritchie, Mat the Alien and John H. from the Fort Knox 5) were joined by legendary DJ Ztrip to keep the crowd bouncing around.

The stars of the show though, were the snowboarders. The course started with a bomb drop off some scaffolding, and led down to the choice between a 60 foot channel gap or an even bigger butter box. Riders were hitting both and throwing down crazy combos from one to the other. Lukas Magoon was even trying to air straight into the wall of the butter box. Think of being shot out of a cannon and straight into a vertical wall of ice. He was trying to stick that move. What?

Dave Fortin was charging hard and attempted to air OVER the entire butter box. He tapped it on the way down and landed in an unconscious crumpled heap in the landing. There was a pause on the course as he was taken away and lots of folks were asking about his condition. He called this morning to let me know that he broken his thumb, but other than that, and being bruised and battered, he’s ok. He’s seriously one of the toughest riders I’ve ever seen.

Andrew Burns pumped up the crowd with his double back flip on the channel gap, and Eman Anderson’s switch back 9 attempt off the butter box set the bar high. Wyatt Caldwell answered with a perfect 7.

Lower down there was a choice between a rail setup over wooden stairs, Flat box and a down-flat-down kink rail, or a 20 foot tall tree to jib. Lots of people were trying to bonk spin the tree, but Danny Kass had it dialed in going both frontside and backside. It was a cool and unique addition to the course. Kael Hill was keeping it super progressive on the rail setup and Eman kept it stylie.

In the end though, it was Craig Beaulieu’s consistent riding and solid stomps that took him to the top of the heap. He walked away with 10 thousand and one dollars. The biggest cash prize of the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival. By a dollar.  Here are the complete results:

1.    Craig Beaulieu
2.    Jesmond Dubeau
3.    Wyatt Caldwell

Best Babe: Robyn Van Gyn
Most Radical Dude: Kevin Casillo

As soon as it was done the crowd crushed in to watch the riders get their cheques, and then it was off to the Monster Hotel to take a quick break before we moved to the Whistler Conference Center for “The End” the last bash of the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival. All the DJ’s from the event main stage were on stage together. Ztrip, Vinyl Ritchie, Mat the Alien, John H from Fort Knox 5, and smalltown dj’s.  6 DJ’s and 12 tables playing to 1800 people.

The lineup to get in stretched well into the village as this sold-out event was highly anticipated. The conference center has a crazy liquor license that makes you buy tickets to get drinks, which made the bars a nightmare of congestion, but folks still managed to have a good time and the DJ’s kept switching it up and surprising everyone with their skill and interaction.

This morning we woke up to the final duty of Grenade Games 5…Ceasers. With that taken care of and a round of “goodbyes”, we closed the books on the Grenade Games 5. In the words of Danny Kass; “Best Grenade Games ever.”

Photos by Russell Dalby: