He broke his jaw on a knee-to-face landing here at Mt.

B&E at Cascade Mountain, Wisconsin

Whaleback, New Hampshire.

B-Dog in the Midwest with a lot of tickets stacked up.

The Inspired Demo Tour: A Look Back

Phil pulls out a leather-bound photo album and hands it to me.

Inside are photos of the tour crew in front of the sign for each resort they visited.

There are 50 in all.

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Jess, Tanners trainer, made these for us, he says.

Killington, Vermont

Wild Mountain, Minnesota

Where was that house party where we played chess?

The crew begins to toss around names of friends and ski resorts, from Minnesota to New England.

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You gotta mention Dougie Fresh!

someone says, mentioning a good friend they stayed with in Detroit.

There isHenrik’s Olympic training videofrom Quebec and skiers going wild to theBackstreet BoysandSlayer.

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There arefour B&E Showsdocumenting the tour, with more reputedly on the way.

I was lucky enough to see Phil’s personal highlight reel, which is dripping with bangers.

It went by so fast," says Phil.

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“Once we were in it, it was just nonstop.

Phil on a unique feature at Stowe, Vermont.

B-Paul nose buttering at Blackjack, Michigan

Brady Perron at Boston Mills/Brandywine, Ohio.

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It was a hectic, intenseNo, let me rephrase.

It was the most hectic, intense and fun experience Ive ever had, says Emil.

Dollo at Hyland Hills, Minnesota

Ive never really trained much for contests, says Henrik.

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Skiing so many different mountains, and you only have one day to do any tricks on the features.

We were excited each day for a new mountain and something weve never skied before.

Dollo enjoying the rope tow at Wild Mountain, Minnesota.

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I wasnt expecting that much, and I was really surprised.

Most of the mountains had really nice parks.

At Sunday River the park was rebuilt just for the tours visit.

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At other resorts where snow levels were low, features were quickly set up alongside the ski trails.

On weekends the ski areas were packed.

On weekdays, kids skipped school to ski with their heroes.

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A big crew rolls at Mt.

First lap at Sunday River, Maine.

A crew at Pine Knob, Michigan.

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A packed park at 100-foot vertical Elm Creek, Minnesota.

But people in these locations are really what make the ski world go round.

What particular places stood out for you?

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I ask the crew at the Ark.

Names come flying back: the big turnout at Mt.

People were awesome, showing us so much hospitality on the road, says Phil.

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Its super grass-roots in a sick way.

You get to meet everyone involved in the resort.

Will the Tour be back next year?

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Casabon says he plans to be back on tour next year connecting with fans.

Alpine Valley, Wisconsin.

The purity of it is overwhelming.

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A young Inspired fan in Vermont.

There is an incredible wealth of videos and blog posts over atinspireddemotour.comdocumenting the whole tour.

Let’s hope the van has legs for another go-round!

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Terry Peak, South Dakota.

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