Behind The Scenes Of The Cattleman's Rail Jam Part 2

The Cattleman's rail is the main access way to the lifts at Mt Buller therefore it is a huge effort by the resort and park staff to shut it down and start the build for the event. The stairs are shut from midday with an event kick off at 6pm

Bobcat bringing in snow for the landing

Just before kick off and all credit to the park staff.

Chris Jepson has been on the mic from the start back in 2006

Judges for the event Russell Holt editor of Transfer magazine and Shane Carter Burton Australia brand manager.Chris Jepson and Paul from SITW where also on the judging panel for the event.

The park stuff worked during the event making sure the set up held up during the contest and the very difficult weather conditions.

Jye Kearney was riding with a radio mic, it will be interesting to hear that audio.

The judges form, notice the number of landed tricks from Robbie and Jye (1 & 3).


Of course what rail event is complete without a double backflip.

Results:
1st Robbie Walker
2nd Jye Kearney
Best Trick Mikey Williams (50/50 Kink)

Cattleman's is done for another year and all involved give yourself a high five and get ready for next year.

MTV Snow Jam 2009 Is On Tonight

This was the scene yesterday as the Falls Creek park staff started construction of the hand rail feature and wall ride for the MTV Snow Jam event tonight(30th of July). The action will kick off at 3.30pm with the rail event starting at 5.30pm.

Follow the Burton Australia Twitter for a up date or two from the event.

Transfer Issue 2

Pick up issue 2 of Transfer Magazine and you can see Jye Kearney spend 48 hours in New York with photographer Jake McBride as well as read about the FRENDS crew at Charlotte Pass.


Jye in Central Park NYC.

Luke Mitrani showing us his method.

Pelley On The Rails

Tom Pelley has an interview on MTV.com about the MTV Snow Jam that is on tomorrow night. Check out what Tom has to say here.

Sollors And Reid Are In Town

Mark Sollors and Charles Reid arrive today for the MTV Snow Jam so if you see them about make sure you say hey.

I Heart Winter Perisher Park

I HEART WNTR - Perisher Park from Mountainwatch.com on Vimeo.

Take a couple of laps Perisher Park with Jye Kearney.

MTV SNOW JAM 2009 Event Set Up Preview

See how theses people are using the stairs to get from point A to point B at Falls Creek. On Thursday night the 30th of July they won't be able to use them as the hand rails are being removed and replaced with a customized handrail and feature for the MTV Snow Jam Rail event.

Good Times Go Bad

Everyones favorite Burton rep Shirvo did not have the best morning. While riding with Nick Gregory and Mitch Allan (who sent us these exclusive iphone pics) Shirvo fell on a rock just under the snow and snapped his femur. To make matters worse the ski patrol thought it was just a dislocated hip and tried to yank it back into place.

We all wish Shirvo a fast recovery so that he is back riding in no time.

MTV SNOW JAM 2009 Rider List

So you want to know who is competing in the MTV Snow Jam Event on Thursday the 30th of July at Falls Creek? Here is the list of invited riders:
Charles Reid (Burton)
Mark Sollars (Burton)
Tom Pelley (Burton)
Jye Kearney (Burton)
Robbie Walker (K2)
Chris Decampo (Burton)
Jess Rich (Nitro)
Andy Llyod (K2)
Kieran McLaughlin (Ride)
Charles Beckinsale (DC)
Charlie Steinbacher (Forum)
Mitch Williams (Forum)
Gus St Leon (Nitro)
Mikey Williams (DC)
Matt Galina
Jason Currie (3CS)
Darragh Walsh (Nitro)

All other information about the Snow Jam can be found on the MTV Website.
Don't forget you could score 2 VIP tickets here at SMM.

Do You Want To VIP It At MTV Snow Jam?

MTV Snow Jam 2009 is on and at Falls Creek Thursday the 30th of July, the event is happening at the base of Wombats Ramble in the new Mirvac hotel. Apart from music from Cut Copy DJs and Phrase, MTV are also removing the existing rails from the busy staircase and replacing them with custom built features so that the event is happening in a true urban environment.

Tickets are free and MTV expect 4000 people for what is going to be a huge party. With $10,000 up for grabs and a solid rider list including internationals Charles Reid (Stylewars 08 Grand Master) and Mark Sollars (Did you see the last Sandbox film?) joining the usual suspects of Tom Pelley, Jye Kearney, Robbie Walker and the rest of Australia's top level riders. The snowboard side of things goes from 5:30pm – 6:30 pm and runs into the music event. Should be a ridiculous night with good riding and the biggest party Falls Creek has ever seen.

We have 2 tickets to the MTV VIP party to giveaway. Entrants must be over 18 and able to get to the event. The winner will be drawn Monday the 27th of July at Midday and will be notified straight away so that they can plan their adventure.

To go into the draw all you have to do is email seemymethod@burton.com.au and tell us 2 Burton riders who will be competing in the MTV Snow Jam. Make sure you include a day time contact phone number. The tickets don't include accommodation or transport so check out the MTV website here for all that information.

Good Luck.

Tom Pelley And The Falls Mystery Tour

DRAGON MYSTERY TOUR FALLS CREEK from jane emerick on Vimeo.

Tom Pelley helped put together this video from the Dragon Mystery Tour at Falls Creek over the weekend.

Jib Ya Head Off Over At The Hub

Over at the Snowboarding HUB they have a collection of photos from when Tom Pelley showed Jeremy and Keegan around Falls Creek. Check the images out here.

Behind The Scenes Of The Cattleman's Rail Jam Part 1

By now you would of all seen the video and know who walked away with the coin. To give you an insight into what went on before the main event here is part one of a behind the scenes look at the action.

A new addition over the years has been the wild card places. The wildcards are designed to give up and coming riders a chance to hit the infamous Cattleman's rail while also stealing some thunder from the pros. This year the qualifiers took place in the TSC park and here is TSC coach Alex Cordingly winning himself a card.

Jye Kearney came along to support the crew competing for the wildcard spots.

Judges Chris Boadle, Burton Australia TM and team rider Tom Pelley

Steve Toga.

The other judges Russell Holt and Chris Jepson with Chris De Campo and Jye Kearney looking on.

Alex The Russian and Mitch Williams came along to check out the competition.

The rail needed some half time repairs as there was a large number of riders competing for the 5 spots.

The 5 guys who made it into the main event:
Tim Laidlaw
Iver Lynn
Alex Cordingly
Nick Woods
Marti Nova

More of the behind the scene action in Part 2 next week.

I Heart Winter - Transitionist Snowboard Camp

Transitionist Snowboard Comp from Mountainwatch.com on Vimeo.

With programs like TSC the future of Australian snowboarding is in good hands.

I Heart Winter - Transfer After Party

I HEART WNTR - Transfer After Party from Mountainwatch.com on Vimeo.

To help get you into the week and ready for next weekend here is the I Heart Winter Transfer After Party episode.

2009 Boost SnoSho

Always an event the riders enjoy the Boost SnoSho is on again this season so make sure you keep the night of August 29th free.

If you think you can mix it with the big guys then they do offer a few wild card spots, all the details are here.

I Heart Winter - Guthega Sessions

I HEART WNTR - Guthega Sessions from Mountainwatch.com on Vimeo.

The boys enjoy some fresh snow over at Guthega earlier this month.

Nick And De Campo Riding Mt Buller

The day before the Cattleman's rail event a large posse of riders rode Mt Buller. The crew was made up of people who keep the wheels turning at Burton HQ here in Australia. Joining the crew was Nick Gregory and Chris De Campo, they came along and reminded everyone why they get the title of team rider.

Rolling deep in numbers.

Full chairs all the time.

Mr Nick Gregory.

Mr Nick Gregory getting in the way of the photo of Mr Chris De Campo.

First hit by Nick.

Nick getting some advice from the crowd.

De Campo's first hit.

Mitch Gets A Fish In

Mitch Allan managed to squeeze in a quick fish on the coast this week with not a bad result.

The B Movie Teaser Is Out

The crew over at Aus & Nz Snowboarder have posted up the teaser to the new Burton film. Now to give you a heads up this is just one version, we have another teaser dropping soon. Here is the rewind teaser to the teaser.

If you want to see it in rewind (not backwards) hit up the Snowboarder post here.

The B: Burton Teaser 2009!

I Heart Winter Cattleman's Episode

The latest I Heart Winter Episode is all about The 2009 Cattleman's Rail Jam.

Watch All The Cattleman's Action Again.

This is for anyone who hasn't seen the 2009 Burton Cattleman's video yet, and for those who have I am sure you will want to watch it again.

Thanks to the POP guys for working around the clock to get this done and out into the world.

Cattleman's Is On Tonight Follow Us

Hope you have been able to make it up to Mt Buller for the event tonight. If you couldn't make it then follow the Burton Australia Twitter page for all the event updates.

twitter.com/BurtonAustralia

Get Amped For Cattleman's

To get you all excited for the Cattleman's Rail jam here is the clip from last years event. Also don't forget the only way to get your hands on one of the limited t-shirts is to be there.

I Heart Winter EP 4

The latest I Heart Winter episode Tom Pelley and Jye Kearney have a chat about the Cattleman's Rail Jam this Saturday the 11th of July.

Ride 2010 Boards At The Buller Demo Tour Stop

Tracy Anderson over at ESPN Snowboarding caught up with Chris Doyle from Burton to get a preview of what Burton has on offer for 2010. Click the image above to check out the interview.

You can do one better than Tracy by actually riding some of the new 2010 boards at the Burton demo tour stop this weekend at Mt Buller. So you can demo boards during the day and then catch the action of the Cattleman's Rail Jam Saturday night. Who could ask for a better weekend.

All the information can be found on the Burton Australia Facebook page.

Tom And The Thredbo Park Report.

Thredbo Terrain Park Report Late June 09 from Samuel Towers on Vimeo.

Tom Pelley as a few shots in the Thredbo Terrain Park Report from the second Freeride rail event in which he got second.

LTD Cattleman's Rail Jam T-Shirts

There are only 150 of these bad boys available and you will only be able to get them at the Cattleman's Rail Jam this Saturday night the 11th of July at Mt Buller.

I Heart Winter Ep 3

Episode 3 of the I Heart Winter series is now live.

Tom Takes Second At the Second Rail Event

Tom Pelley took out second place at the second Thredbo Freeride rail event over the weekend. This should help keep him in the hunt for the overall Freeride title with the next event Big Air scheduled for Tuesday the 7th of July.


Photos from Snowboardermag.com.au

Burton Fuel TV Commercials

Over winter in between checking out I Heart Winter, The Dew Tour, Attack Of The Show and all the other quality programs Fuel TV broadcast you will see the following Burton commercials.

Chris Boadle Trigger Movie Part

2007 Trigger Bros Team Movie - Chris Boadle from POP Magazine on Vimeo.

He may now sit behind a desk more than on a chair lift but Burton Australia marketing guy Chris Boadle still can ride. Here is Chris getting work done in his 2007 Trigger Brothers movie part.

Thredbo Run With Tom

If you had made it to Thredbo on Monday you would of seen Tom Pelley taking a few laps of the park.