Words and Photos: Jamie Walter
Welcomed by sunny skies, warm temperatures, and calm winds, the 2013 West Coast Session finally got underway up at Timberline Lodge on Mt.
Hood.
After yesterday’s wind holds left the mountain closed, the boys and girls were antsy to get up to the mountain and finally ride the parks that had been set up for the week.
Josh Finbow takes a breather after lugging his RED Epic up to the top of the park
Jeff Curry tweaks out a safety on the lower jump
Colin Collins sliding the quad kink
In no time, the huge group of skiers brought their skills to the many jumps and style to the various technical rail features that lined the paintbrush trail, and with bluebird conditions the film crews and photographers had no problem stacking plenty of media.
Some of the notable features include a quad kink rail, cannon box, “S” tube, and a few well constructed jumps that attracted quite a bit of attention as the day went on.
Hennie VJ watches Nick Goepper on one of the more photogenic jumps
The rainbox box with a gorgeous backdrop containing Mt.
Jefferson
John Spriggs, mute 3
There was an exceptionally large turnout in addition to the invited athletes, including Vincent Charette who pressed this down flat rail in the smaller park prior to the opening of Paintbrush
