Next Top Pro Model Presented By Snowboarder Magazine

Words, Photos and Video: Joe Carter

For the first time ever Snowboarder Magazine brings to you America’s Next Top Pro Model. Bringing out a long list of the worlds most elite riders for some fun up at Timberline. On the first day to get things kicked off there was a high ollie contest that after you cleared the bar had a loading dock style landing. Lauri took that one.  Then to change things up a little everyone walked up to the 100 foot rail. There were a few makes to the end, and it was Derek Dennison that got there the cleanest. When day two came around the first event was the spin to win part of the contest. Where Pat Moore did some really fast carcass chucking and took that event down with a 1080 on a jump you would not think is big enough for 3 spins. Then a little beak for lunch, followed up by Highest Air in the pipe. Where Lauri again took, but there were plenty of lofty airs by everyone else too. As everything was coming to a close Pat Bridges still had one more event for the riders. A Chinese downhill race from the top if the Windell’s Lane and ending at the bottom. Where Lauri again came through first. For the awards everyone headed down the road to Windells for some free dinner and the skate contest since Bonfire’s Pipe 2 Pipe contest was also going on the same day. Thanks to Pat Bridges, the rest of the Snowboarder Mag staff, Windells, Timberline, riders, and everyone else that put this on for another really fun event up here and a solid party that night in Govy.

- Gotta have the group shot

- The Mayor of Big Bear Chris Bradshaw giving that shit some pop

- (L-R) Bryan Fox, Louie Vito, Eddie Wall, Danny Kass, Pat Moore, Lauri Heiskari, Keegan Vilaika.

- Lauri making it over the bar with ease

- Pat Moore

- Keegan up and over, but this one is switch

- Kyle Clancy and Tim Zimmerman getting some summertime shredding in

- Kyle Clancy was not in the contest but that did not mean that he would lock in to the 100 footer

- Eero Ettala

- Not really a trick you would expect to see in the spin to win event, but nobody is going to complain about seeing Eero do backside rodeos

- T Bird giving a bird of his own

- E-Tree reminiscing about the old days when he was the head digger at Windells years ago

- Scotty Arnold putting down a front seven
- Bradshaw and Lucas Magoon switched their pro models for the event. Cab 3 on Gooner’s Yucky Charms board

- Lauri backside 7

- Louie Vito getting limber legs on a stalefish in the highest air

- This is how you do an indy nosebone. Eero Ettala

- Chinese downhill

- All the pro model boards were sold in a silent auction and all proceeds went to charity

- Eddie Wall letting campers know they will get chicks if they buy his board

- MFM getting campers pumped

- BRADSHAW!!!

- Derek, Bryan, Eero for the 100 foot rail event

- Pat, Eero, and Lauri for the spin to win event

- Chinese Downhill

- The overall winner was pretty easy to figure out since Lauri won most of the events

Tags: Bryan Fox, Chris Bradshaw, Chris Englesman, Danny Kass, Derek Dennison, eddie wall, Eero Ettala, Joe Carter, Keegan Vilaika, Kyle Clancy, Lauri Heiskari, Louie Vito, lucas magoon, Mark Frank Montoya, MFM, Mt. Hood, Next Top Pro Model, Pat Bridges, Pat Moore, Scotty Arnold, snowboarder magazine, T Bird, tim zimmerman, Timberline, Windells

Daily Mt. Hood Update July 7

By: Joe Carter

For the third session at High Cascade you could say they have made some big changes. For one, the superpipe that was 18 feet has now grown to 22 for the US and Canadian halfpipe teams to come get nasty in. The ropetow has also been made much longer to access much more. Plus, the diggers and cat drivers have also made lots of changes with the rest of the entire park. Keep looking each day this week for lots more action.

- Still plenty of good snow up there on Timberline

- Danny Kass and Louie Vito were lapping all day

Tags: Danny Kass, High Cascade, Joe Carter, Louie Vito, Mt. Hood, Timberline

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 8: A New Grenade Team Rider!

Episode Number eight: The crew heads up to Washington for Grenades Games. A new Grenade team rider is picked from the tour and all mayhem unleases in Seattle for crazy 420 weekend with Fat Joe the Grenade Team and following.

Snowboarders battle it out at the Grenade Games, and after one night the crew gets kicked out of their hotel.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 7: Vans Tahoe Cup

Episode Number seven: The crew takes a break from the tour to ride and compete in the Vans Tahoe cup. Grenade team cleaned up the each event with a Grenade rider making the podium in the rail jam, slopestyle and halfpipe.

The crew charges the Vans Tahoe Cup, taking on the rail, slopestyle, and superpipe competitions.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 6: Raging Buffalo

Episode Number four the last stop of the tour at Raging Buffalo the kids throw down and the last winner of the Grenade Strikes Back Tour is Chaz Chaffe. Magoon and Danny find a rail to session and the then the long drive to Tahoe for the Vans cup.

The last ticket to Grenade Games is handed out, and the crew sets off for the Vans Tahoe Cup.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 5: Layover in Cleveland

Episode Number five the crew parties with Corolla’s mom, Lucas gets a hidden penis in new tattoo and the crew landed at Raging Buffalo for the last stop of the Grenade Strikes back tour.

The crew visit camera man Corolla’s mom in Cleveland and are greeted by a 9:00am happy hour, and Danny and Lucas get tattoos.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 2: NEW YORK! NEW YORK!

New York! New York!  The crew heads to New York for the 2007 NYC Union Square Street Sessions where they meet up with Gooner and Dingo hosts the event.  After a wild night on the town the guys get a 7:30 wake up call leaving New York in the dust for Loon Mountain during stop two of the Grenade Strikes back tour.

Probably the best thing you can take way from this episode is next time your at the bar and any of these Grenerds spit beer in your face don’t get mad.  Just remember it’s the Grenade way of saying hello.

Danny and Dingo head to New York for a rail jam and meet up with Lucas Magoon, and Dingo claims he’s found true love.

The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo episode 1: Launching in Aspen.

There was a lot of talk and rumors floating around about Danny Kass and the Dingo making a reality TV show.  Well all the rumors have actually become a reality via fuel TV where the show made its debut a month ago currently four episodes deep.  All of the shows were filmed two season ago during the Grenade Strikes Back tour so everything and everybody looks a little funny.  It’s crazy how much changes in two years.  Non the less the episodes are entertaining and pretty funny to watch the grenade crew do whatever the hell they want.

Meet the gang as Danny competes at the X-Games in Aspen and Dingo finds a Playboy Playmate who needs a snowboarding instructor.

Danny Kass is one of the best snowboarders on earth. Danny can shred any terrain with finesse, control and power like no other. His style remains me of half Kevin Jones and half Todd Richards. This year he is filming for the new Grenade snowboard video The Boned Age, cannot wait to watch it! Gabe Taylor told me that Danny’s part in powder will be insane. The list of Danny Kass sponsors goes on and on: Gnu, Nike, Oakley, Grenade, Monster, etc, etc.  Plus he is an amazing skateboarder like his brother Matt Kass and a business owner as well. How will be the reality show with Dingo and Danny Kass?