A Naturally Imperfect

Snowboard Contest

Several of us were looking for a contest that was different from the norm. An alternative to the contests where riders hit the same jumps trying to out spin one another for the win. We wanted to see an event that would allow riders to tap into their soul. To bring it back to the little things that got us hooked on snowboarding right from the beginning. White room inducing pow slashes, tweaked out grabs, butters, and soul turns. What we needed was a clean slate, a blank canvas if you will.

The question was, where do we find an area with untouched powder fields and natural features to make a contest interesting?

There are plenty of areas in B.C. that fit that description for sure but, where do we find one that’s safe from avalanche conditions and offers the accessibility needed to run a contest?

 

That’s where Baldy Mountain Resort comes in.

Thanks to an amazing community, we had everything we needed to make this event a reality. The first event saw almost 100 riders show up to Baldy, many for the first time. Some of the riders piled into ‘Tucker Toms’ 1955 Tucker Snocat, while others got towed by snowmobile. Not a bad way to get shuttled to the top of the course. Snow conditions were not exactly epic that day but it didn’t matter. The stoke was high!

We knew from that very moment we had something special.

We are now on our 11th event in 14 years. Slackcountry Cup has evolved over the years and is now a celebration of Snowboarding Culture in British Columbia. This year we will be featuring 4 different events over the course two days in mid-march. Saturday will feature two races; Splitboard and a 4 Man elimination Slalom. As the sun starts to set on the first day we will move our attention to the Steel, and an All-ages Rail jam. Sunday our attention moves to the park jam. Riders get to pick which events they want to participate in but, to be crowned the king or queen of Slackcountry cup you must compete in all the weekends festivities to take home the bragging rights.

 

Huge thanks to our incredible sponsors, Freeride Boardshop, Ride Snowboards, BALDY MOUNTAIN RESORT, Nitro Snowboards, K2 Snowboards, Autumn Headwear, ONE Boardshop, L1 Premium Goods, BEAVER WAX, UNITED SHAPES, Ripping giraffe boardshop, AShbury Eyewear, Pabst Canada, Howl Supply, SOCEITY SNOW AND SKATE, King Snow.