Friday the 13th is generally associated with cheesy slasher flicks, ridiculous superstitions, and all around bad luck. However the students at Arizona State University couldn’t have been luckier last Friday as they were blessed with beautiful weather, beautiful ladies, and of course, the second stop of the Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour.
Gnar Squad
Apparently the Tempe locals were stoked about the 22 tons of snow on campus because over 100 local shreds applied to put on their gnarly boots and get wild. Competitors were lining up to register over four hours before the comp started in hopes of getting to ride in front of family, friends, and faculty. Needless to say, everyone was shocked at the amount of interest the Tour generated in Arizona.
ASU party peoples
One of the great things about ASU is that they don’t have any sound regulations on campus. The Tours’ resident DJ, Kid Couture, took full advantage of this perk and quickly turned the crowds’ brain to mush spinning track after track of fiery beats. Emcee Chimpy T kept the crowd on their toes as he gave away everything from socks and snowboards to frisbees and free dates with the staff. Something about stinky snow slashers drives the Arizona ladies wild, your guess is as good as ours. Even if you didn’t happen to snatch up a free beanie or date with the staff, Cricket Wireless was offering free t-shirts for people to cover with some killer custom art.
Kid Couture getting hyphy
With news choppers circling overhead, three, 20 person heats kept the crowd psyched and the judges busy as riders did their best to impress. Kids in Tempe know how to have a good time and not take things too seriously when it comes to snow sliding. Snowball fights, Red Bull wars, and Friday the 13th costumes were the name of the game at ASU.
Shake it up
After weeding out the bulk of the pack, the finals began and things got hot under the desert sun. Snowboarders from all over the western US came out to drop hammers at one of the largest schools in the nation. But it was Oregon shred-heads Shaun Daley, Eric Singer, and Adam Fleck that let everyone know that they were out to slay the competition as they destroyed the rails sporting “Jason” hockey masks. All you could see were Shaun’s crazed eyes as he stomped the multiple pretzels, pivots, and presses that won him the 1st place spot. Adam Fleck followed in suit and represented hard for Atmosphere Clothing and Epic Boardshop with the smoothest front blunt 270s of the day, landing him a brand new Omatic Snowboard. Nitro team rider Brian Wright rounded up third place with a nosepress to back tail to front 180 out combo on the Red Bull “Tall Boy” box in the smooth style of a true killer.
Adam Fleck – frontboard
Shaun Daley tailslides
Brian Wright
When the skiers began to drop it was clear that youngster Brooks Peterson was going to claim the top spot after stomping a ridiculously smooth 270 out on the handrail. Brooks walked away with a fresh new pair of Boone skis and some serious respect from all the older two-plankers. Second and Third place skiers Tom Nichols and Anton Anger both scooped up some sick new Spyder outerwear for their efforts.
1st Place Skier – Brooks Peterson
Tom Nichols claims second place
ASU lady shredders Kaylee Leadley and Pauleene Kotapka took first and second place respectively with rock solid 50-50s on the box and handrail.
Kaylee gets ready to drop off the “Tall Boy”
(L-R) Brian Wright (3rd), Shaun Daley (1st), Adam Fleck (2nd)
(L-R) Emily Lentz (3rd), Kaylee Leadley (1st), and Pauleene Kotapka (2nd)
(L-R) Anton Anger (3rd), Brooks Peterson (1st), Tom Nichols (2nd)
With the second event of the Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour wrapped up, the Galvanic Design crew is stoked to leave the desert and head to hills of Utah for the next event at the University of Utah on Wednesday, February 25th! Be sure to check the website at www.campusrailjamtour.com for more info!
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