Loon Pipe Dreams

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The Only Pipe Contest in the East... Snowmaking pipe jib contest that is. This summer we built 7 new snowmaking pipe jibs so why not have an event on them? The first of it's kind, or at least that's what we are claiming, Pipe Dreams is an all pipe jib jam session with prizes from heavy hitting sponsors like 32, Etnies, Neff, OneOhEight, and Rome Snowboards. Registration runs from 10:30 - 12:00 and the Jam kicks off at 1:00pm. Registration is $20 with a season pass and $50 if you need a ticket. Whether you have a skinny stance or wide stance, you won't don't want to miss this event. ( B. Norton )

Loon Will Make Your Face Fall Off

This edit has Tanner McCarty, Espo, Dylan, Rego and all the Loon Homies in it, it also has a terrible song in it.

LOON

Like a lot of you, I am still in summer mode and not fully looking forward to the snow flying. But when the temps drop and the flakes fly the guys at Loon will be ready. I liberated this photo from the Holy Toledo site of a new wallride feature that Norton and the crew are working on. There are going to be A frame creeper rails on the side (the green lines) with a gap in between. Looks pretty cool and that's only one of about 15 planned new features at
Loon this year.

LAST CALL

This is the 10th Annual Last Call.... Those of you that have come to any or all of the past 9 Last Call Events know it is the real deal. Each year we build the best features and throw the best event on the eastcoast... possibly the nation.

Past winners have gone on to promising carreers, and we're not claiming Last Call had anything to do with their success, but Pat Moore, Scotty Lago, Shane Flood, Austin Stephens, Chris Grenier, Chris Carr, Teddy Lavoie and Chaz Guldemond all have stepped up to the Last Call podium at some point in the last decade.

We hold Last Call on a Wednesday to keep out the weekend warriors and riffraff.

Team News : Tanner McCarty

Tanner sent over a few new pictures. The first is from Video Park at Crotched Mountain and a couple from Loon where the 18' superpipe is up and running and the lower part of the park is also now open. Tanner is now back up at School in VT. where he is trying not to grow dreads and is filming with the Friendly Fire crew.

OAKLEY SUB ARCTIC CHALLENGE AT LOON

Last weekend Oakley hosted a day of fun for shop employees from around New England. The day's Events included a mini quarterpipe contest where our own Tannr McCarty came out with the win.

Big air small trophy.

Tanner did an air this big.

Face melt to ziggy zaggy
It's pretty safe to say Loon's pipe is perfect.

Team News : Buttercup

Tanner McCarty got 2nd Place at Red Bull's Buttercup at Loon. Brandon Rego got first and took home $400. You can keep up with their crew at frndlyfire.com. There will be another Red Bull Buttercup at Mount Snow Sat. Jan 23rd.

Buttercup at Loon from Skylar Brent on Vimeo.

Check out this footage from the Buttercup afterparty.

Loonatics Episode 1 from Skylar Brent on Vimeo.

Sofa King New England 2010

Sofa King New England is snowboarding's most fun and interactive team contest that not only relies on your riding abilities, but also the friendships you make through this lifestyle. Teams that sign up will be allowed to have up to four riders, one photographer, and one videographer just like last year. Everyone involved will get tickets to WACHUSETT, CROTCHED, WATERVILLE VALLEY, MOUNT SNOW, LOON, and new to this year's list BLUE HILLS. Upon arriving at each of these locations teams will gather their scavenger hunts lists from the mountain contact and will have that entire day to complete as many objectives as possible. As the contest progresses we will also add local urban spots in between stops for added bonus points.

Here's what teams will be responsible for:
-A standard 10-20 minute edit of all your riding, driving, partying, and whatever other crazy footage you can come up with.
-Each team captain must give at least one blog update per week to this site and quickly tell us about your experiences.
-As many photos of anything team related.

This month long contest will start SATURDAY JANUARY 16 at the kick off party. An administrative fee of $50 per team will get each team tickets to all six mountains, access to the blog, and a shit load of fun.


Sofa King New England
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VANS MINI CUP AT LOON

Vans Mini Cup at Loon.

The Vans Mini Cup, a new series of three rail jams going down this winter. The top rider from each Mini Cup stop will qualify for the Invitational Rail Jam at the 2009 Vans Cup at Mammoth, widely regarded as the West Coast's most important professional snowboarding competition.

The first Mini Cup stop, presented by Satellite Boardshop, will take place at Winter Park Resort in Colorado on December 14, 2008, followed by rail jams at New Hampshire's Loon Mountain presented by Eastern Boarder on January 10 and California's Bear Mountain presented by Leroys Boardshop and One Way Boardshop on February 14.

The format features an open jam session, narrowing down to a 10-man final judged by Vans Snow team riders.

The winner from each stop will score an all-expense-paid trip to the Vans Cup at Mammoth and slot in the event's invite-only Friday night rail jam.

A special thanks to Satellite Boardshop, Eastern Boarder, Leroys Boardshop, One Way Boardshop, Winter Park Resort, Loon Mountain and Bear Mountain for their support!