JP Walker and a bunch of dudes like Scott Stevens, Marko Grilc and Chris Grenier throw handplants for days in this edit. Pure radness.

JP Walker brought together a group of snowboarding’s most talented riders for the day-long Handplant Holiday at Bear Mountain. World class planters were treated to a set up unlike anything seen before, created by the innovative park crew at Bear. The exclusive set up, unique team aspect, and jam format, combined with the relaxed and friendly vibe, gave the riders the opportunity to concentrate on their handplant progression as they went for tricks from the hard to undoable lists. Featuring: JP Walker, Jeremy Jones, Simon Chamberlain, Scott Stevens, Marko Grilc, Chris Grenier, Pat Bridges, Cody Rosenthal, Tim Eddy, Ben Bilocq and special guests Dave Downing and Dale Rehberg.

Unique Scoring Format Makes JP Walker’s inaugural Handplant Holiday at Bear Mountain a Total Success.

It was an idea that JP Walker conceived on the comfort of his couch: bring a group of snowboarding’s most talented riders together for a day-long handplant contest. But what was supposed to be “no big deal” to pull together took seven months of intense planning that culminated on April 20, 2013 in the highly successful first annual Handplant Holiday at Bear Mountain.

At Bear Mountain, world-class planters were treated to a set–up created by the innovative park crew unlike anything seen before, which included several transiton based variations ranging from a wall ride, channel, spine, hip and extension.

The riders not only got creative on the feature, they got creative with Sony Action Cams, adapting the mounts to get rare POV video and capture unique angles and technical tricks. In the end, it was JP Walker who took home $1000 of high end Sony electronics gear for Sony’s Best Shot of the Day contest by capturing his perspective of stomping an Eggflip.

What nailed the event home was a unique team aspect and jam format—which Walker came up with specifically for the event—that gave the riders a chance to ride when and where they wanted throughout the day, to session individual sections or lap several features in a row accumulating points for their team. Because of this scoring format, the vibe during the contest was relaxed and friendly—though there was never any doubt that both teams wanted the win.

Both teams benefited from the expertise of their captains, legendary snowboarders Dave Downing and Dale Rehberg. Downing and Rehberg kept track of the riders points, coached, motivated, strategized and even got in the mix throwing down some plants of their own.

Under the guidance of Dave Downing, Marko Grilc, Chris Grenier, Jeremy Jones, Cody Rosenthal and Scott Stevens got down to business early in the day to secure valuable points. Dave’s experience in transitions and coaching came into play helping his team lock in their tricks.

But it was Dale Rehberg’s Team One, which included event mastermind JP Walker, Ben Bilocq, MVP Simon Chamberlain, Tim Eddy and Snowboarder magazine Editor Pat Bridges, who threw down variations of handplants throughout the different features with a combination of talent, teamwork, creativity and experience to earn the win. Team One split the $6000 prize purse and each member received a Sony Camcorder Cradle with LCD to use with the Action Cams they used for the contest.

“Being the Captain of Team One was not only an honor, but also a damn good time. Watching these guys go through the trick list as if it was no big deal pretty much blew me away, especially since the trick list was incredibly difficult. What an insane group of talented riders, who got it done,” said Rehberg.

It was a tight race between Marko Grilc and Simon Chamberlain for the honour of Plant of Day, but Chamberlain took the win with a Switch Andrecht on the Bear Mountain wallride, which also earned him an additional 150 points and a Nixon Player XL Black SR valued at $1200.

Chamberlain also landed several handplant variations including tricks from the undoable category such as a Switch Eggplant Tailgrab and a Phillips 66 over the channel to gain a total individual score of 1270 points. With a final tally more than 400 points above the next highest score, which secured him the Most Valuable Planter award, he ultimately took home the MVP trophy. For this, he scored a Nixon Player XL Gunmetal watch that he graciously gave to Marko Grilc, who Chamberlain felt was “deserving of a win for slaying the features from morning to night.”

“Handplant Holiday was the most fun I have had all season. Team One killed it on every challenge. It’s just that much better sharing the win with your homies. Winning the MVP and best trick was such a surreal feeling. To get those awards riding with all these amazing snowboarders was for sure humbling,” Chamberlain said.

The Changethattape.com crew is the best. Their new clip from Brighton features not only some all-timers like Bode Merrill, Scott Stevens, Brandon Hammid, Austen Granger and Justin Keniston. No, they teamed up with a bunch of Euros like Dominik Wagner, Benny Urban and Basti Kuhn. The result is rad.

The first new Videograss teaser is out! Their new project is called ‘The Last Ones’, and it features these fine sliders: Bryan Fox, Chris Bradshaw, Danimals, Danny Larsen, Darrell Mathes, Gus Engle, Jake Kuzyk, Jake Olson Elm, Joe Sexton, Jonas Michilot, Jordan Mendenhall, Justin Fronius, Keegan Valaika, Nick Dirks, Scott Stevens, Zac Marben

And what it is about?

This is a special year for Videograss! We have combined last year’s riders and put our focus into what we believe to be one of the best crews ever assembled. This crew and our sponsors stand as the last of few that still know what is best for snowboarding. The Last Ones represents anyone who puts their hearts and souls into an annual project and strives to keep this key part of our culture alive. DONT GIVE IN! MAKE IT SPECIAL! LET US NOT BE THE LAST ONES!

1. Ulrik Badertscher in Shred Bots Do the Dew Tour

Ulrik Badertscher lays down a fricking 1620 and makes it look like a 1260. Amazing.

2. Scott Stevens in Videograss at Bear Mountain

Scotty Stevens is always good for some dazzling snowboard move. Here he is again with some one-footed jib madness. It is as much joy to watch as is every single clip he appears in.

3. Nicolas Müller in his Nixon Welcome Video

While most brands’ welcome videos are pure boredom things change when it is about Nicolas Müller, the most beloved snowboarder on this side of our galaxy. And when you’re done admiring a classic powder turn we recommend checking out his full part from the latest Absinthe snowboard movie Resonance.

And here we go again: After this and this clip yet another extremely entertaining video of pretty much the same guys at Bear Mountain, this time filmed, edited and brought to you by Videograss.

You will get to see the fine boarding of Scott Stevens, Joe Sexton, Chris Grenier, Darrell Mathes, Sam Taxwood, Johnny Miller, Ross Phillips, Austen Granger, Mike Morgan

Here’s more from good-ol Sleepy Stevens, and why would you not click this link RIGHT NOW?

Stevens drives the homies out to bear for a little vacation before things get too serious. featuring Austin Granger, Chris Grenier, Scott Stevens, Sam Staxwood. 
filmed by: Mike Mo additional filming by Meyer, Beef 
edited by: Mike Mo, Stevens 
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And when you’re done with it, check out Bode Merrill’s brand new B-roll edit!

1. Scott Stevens in Bode-Man and Sleepy do a few laps at Brighton

Scotty Stevens is your man for absurd flat tricks on a snowboard. Here he goes again. We call this a switch boneless to front lip 270 off, but we’re not sure, either.

2. Ethan Morgan and Mario Kaeppeli in EthanVsMario

We’re not sure what goes on in the brains of these two jokers, but their new web show ethanVSmario is pretty entertaining. We took the gif from their first video, but the second (which we linked to) even contains some actual snowboarding.

3. Jussi Oksanen in Frontside Double Corks from the Burton Team

According to our photo ed Jussi Oksanen is the most stylish snowboarder that ever lived. We find it hard to disagree with this sentiment after watching him put down this fine front double with such effortlessness. We could look at this all day.

From the archives: Bode Merrill in HCSC 2011 Session 3 Recap

Think Thank’s Primary Parts is a three part web series featuring footage and outtakes from “Mind The Video Man“. The “Primary Parts” title is a reference to the main ingredients used to make a Think Thank video what it is; brain, heart and soul. Or known by their other names; science, art and culture.

Part one is the science of “Mind The Video Man”, the science of getting sick! Enjoy two minutes of some the best shots of the season by the biggest mad scientists’ in snowboarding all stacked together and hosted by the video man himself.
Think Thank’s ninth video “Mind The Video Man” is out now at local shops and on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/movie/mind-video-man-think-thank/id562087677