#strattonhalfpipe

Terje, 1997 Open, Snowboarder Magazine September 1997 Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #snowboarding #snowboard #strattonusopen #strattonhalfpipe #terjehaakonsen #burtonsnowboards #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #strattonmountain (at Stratton, Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx0Lp8EAa5R/?igshid=1pr2fhaqcn6m9

WEQX Games, Memorial Day 1998 Credit: James Schriebl Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #classicsnowboarding #weqx #weqx1027 #strattonhalfpipe #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #strattonmountain (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwIkM8RgtBm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b142ga11xpe1

US Open, 1998 Phot Credit: Transworld Snowboarding, Jesse Loomis, Shem Roose, John Needham, Jon Foster,Rich Scarpitta,Derek Ketella Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #strattonusopen #strattonhalfpipe #usopenofsnowboarding #snowboarding #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #burtonsnowboards (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFMhTrA2Om/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ybyu0epqqvep

Scenes from 1999 US Open Credit: James Schriebl Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #historyofsnowboarding #snowboardinghistory #strattonusopen #strattonhalfpipe #snowboarding (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwCMexiAo2W/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uio7f2o0sibu

Craig Kelly and the famous unmarked Mystery Air at the awards ceremony....any pictures out there of the board in action? Read more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #classicsnowboarding #snowboarding #historyofsnowboarding #strattonusopen #strattonhalfpipe #vermonthistory #snowboardinginsouthernvermont (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtYwqDdlbXO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c9vudb1sabu5

Some call it the pinnacle US Open spectator moment. In 1996, the editors of East Infection Magazine, Mark Sullivan and Pat Bridges, decided to create their own viewing stand at the half pipe finals. Procuring 4x4s, chicken wire and cases of 40oz beer, the crew arrived at the halfpipe early morning where they were immediately challenged by Stratton staff. Quick thinking in their approach, they told them they were setting up a Burton VIP stand. Once the competition started (probably even earlier),the Cage turned into party central. As the competitors climbed the pipe, many of them hiked the left side, allowing opportunities for mid hike pulls off a beer. Rarely in sports history has the competitor and spectator had such intimate moments! At one point, Sullivan and Bridges donned Tony the Tiger and a muppet -esque costume and performed tricks in the pipe. Eventually the shear amount of partygoers outperformed the amateur carpentry skills and the cage collapsed with the inebriated crowd tumbling down. If there was a building code for halfpipe party, Chicken wire and 4x4 platforms, this one did not make it. Amazingly enough, photographer Skye Chalmers documented the mayhem of both the party and its collapse. Thankfully, nobody was hurt and the Cage remains today a defining moment in what it meant to attend the Stratton US Open during the 1990s. Find out more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com Photo credit: Skye Chalmers, Shem Roose, Hubert Schriebl #classicsnowboarding #snowboarding #historyofsnowboarding #snowboardinghistory #strattonhalfpipe #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #strattonusopen #eastinfection #patbridges (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTLbhcl3Os/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m4by47w69sm6

Some of my favorite US Open posters from the Vermont days- only allowed ten in the post- what’s your favorite? What did I forget? Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com #usopenatstratton #strattonusopen #strattonhalfpipe #burtonsnowboards #snowboarding #classicsnowboarding #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #snowboardinghistory #historyofsnowboarding #scottlenhardt #noahbutkus (at Stratton Mountain Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtN-1Zbl8v_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15aa1eumnyv9l

Named for its lack of hygiene and not illicit behavior, the crack den was a crash pad for Stratton’s half pipe talent in the 1990s. As a revolving cast claimed a bed (or floor spot) at the den as their home, some of its residents included Neary, Seth Miller, Jim Moran, Doug Byrnes, Alvah Wendell, Kris Swierz and the Fusco brothers. Spending as much time in the half pipe and competing in the Green Mountain Series, the crack den folks spent most of their money on the sport, so they lived on a steady diet of microwave hamburgers from the Grampy’s convenience store across the street. “That house was probably the most progressive group of snowboarders at the time.” Seth Neary continued, “It was a four-bedroom house with like twelve people in at a time....You know what, if I could click my heels and go back in time, I would be right there.” Discover more in the book Snowboarding in Southern Vermont available at www.snowboardinginsouthernvermont.com Photo credit: Neil Korn, Alvah Wendell, Tricia Byrnes #snowboard #strattonhalfpipe #snowboardingarchives #snowboardinginsouthernvermont #historyofsnowboarding #snowboarding #snowboards #snowboard_world #snowboardingisfun #winhallcrackden #sethneary #sethmiller #alvahwendell #krisswierz #dougbyrnes (at Bondville, Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDmaGRFJ67/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xzc4i9prva0j