BASE PARTY YEAH!!!

Hey Team, it's that time of year again, the BASE PARTY is on again and it's gunna be HUGE!! It's a Chirstmas theme this year, so get in early to get your photo with Santa! Once again there'll be 2 rooms of killer beats from the likes of The Nomad, Loki, C:She, Neils C and more. Check out the BASE PARTY link for the full line up.
For anyone local I'll be playing a guest DJ set on Wanaka Beats 107.3 tonight from 7 on Neils C's radio show. Will be rocking some new electro sounds and lots a crunchy funky stuff.
You can prepurchase your Base Party tix online here so don't miss out!

See you there with sleigh bells on ;-)
Matt

Quiksilver, That's it, That's all Movie Premiere

Okay, so I have to admit, I was curious to know more about the Travis Rice film That's it That's all before the premiere this week.

I was already pretty stoked to go on Wednesday night screening, but now I'm completely amping for it, its gonna be sa-weet on the big screen.

So check out the official website and watch the trailer, if you already haven't, it looks so dope!

peace amy :)

Snow Stock is ON!!

Yo Crew,
if you weren't already aware, Billabong are running the newly named Snowstock event at Snowpark starting tomorrow. This event is going to be huge, with a 3 star rated TTR(ticket to ride) Big Air so you're going to have some big names around looking to get points on the board for the TTR championship. There's also the Nixon Quarterpipe Throwdown and the Panasonic Night Fight Rail Jam, so it's shaping up to be a killer event, of course there's going to be plenty of music and partying going down as well, so get yourself up there.
chur
Matt

Cantebury Mission

What an amount of snow. The Canterbury high country is so loaded this year that first ever lines are are having tracks left down them.

I packed up my car, Magoo jumped in the back seat and we headed to Methven. The weather was no go on Saturday which made for preparation for the Annual Casa Del Caird party and Jemu's house.

Yes, it lived up to its reputation and was a fantastic night.

Sunday the weather was great but we were a little late rising so missed out as the road closed due to full car parks and no doubt way to many people.

Then Monday came along. Another beautiful day. As we drove up I was amazed and the amount of snow up at Mt Hutt. I had done many a season at Hutt over the years but have never seen it like it is this season. Prob the best since the infamous 1992 season.

We had a great crew shredding, Q Diddy, Werhle, Big T, Young Josh Brown and myself. As I went to get my camera we met up with Miles Holden (photographer), so gone with my cam.

Under the car park down to the triple chair has some of the most fun terrain around. We shredded it hard. Rock drops, Hips and still bits of fresh. Lovin it.

Then we walked along the road a little and dropped in for some fresh lines. We pottered round and did some work taking photos. Grom boy (Josh) had the line of the session dropping from a rock and landing between rocks. Freaked him but he stomped. Young courage ah..... Super fun session.

Q Diddy was also on the vid cam for a little getting the shots. Keep a check on www.snowflick.co.nz for a video of the day.

Another day was on the cards but the weather was again turning bad so I decided to head back south. Lucky I did as I woke to snow in the backyard. What an epic winter so far.

Stay tuned for more action. Next time I hope to have some photos.

Thanks.

Niels C

Lil Jon will be at the MTV Snowjam!

okay here's the thing about the MTV snow jam announcement. Now i pretty much let the announcement go as it was, but i had to change the by-line.

I couldn't stop cracking up at the idea of Lil Jon in Methven. WHAT!? That's right in Methven. WHAT?!

OKAY.... Well i just keep thinking back to the dave chapelle skits of Lil Jon and then I think about the Lil Jon music clips and it doesn't seem to connect... the whole him being out in the woop woops YAY-YEAH! I mean will he where will he wear that crown? to steelies?

Is anyone going to see Lil Jon because you just love him??? Or maybe are you going because it's something to do??? Or are you going because Dave Chapelle does the best Lil Jon impersonation and you really don't know a single song of Lil Jon's but you know he says, WHAT?! OKAY! YAY-YEAH! I know which question I would be answering.

From the pics can you tell who's who???

peace amy :)

Sweet stretch of sunny days!

Did anyone else notice the real calm and sunny days that we were o so lucky to get strung together for the last few days?

I noticed and I actually did something about it. I went riding 4 times last week. Now that may not be impressive to some, but for me, that's a biggie. Considering I had only been out 3 times so far this winter, prior to last weeks 4 times banger!

My sweet week started on Sunday, with a low vis day at cardrona, where i was so so very thankful for all the orange flags ski patrol put on the trails, so i could find my way around the mt.

I was a bit off it, after sunday, but my mood picked up again on tues as the bluebird skies took over. I got a text that morning from my mate asking me to go riding at Cardies again, and I thought I should give it another go. While the wind was high, the sun was shining and the blue skies just made the day. So super stoked. We met up with some other mates on the mt, and had gt's.

I got a lift to qt that tues night, after a deliciously yummy bevo from barluga (lychee liqueur is so yum), with every intention to ride Remarks the next day with the bf. The next morning i received a sweet phone call to go on a heli-board mission... so i bailed on remarks and my rubber arm was twisted to join the mission.

This was my first time heli-boarding, and the experience is one i will cherish forever, and I cannot even give it the credit it deserves in this blog. All i know is this: people if you haven't heli-boarded yet, you must do so, and if you have, I hope you loved it! I can't describe the feeling of 007 excitement i had, as we drove out to sunshine bay and was met by a boat (i dont know much about boats, but it was a nice one), that took us out across Lake Wakitipu for 30 mins to meet our chopper at Mt Nicholas Station!

My nerves were all over the show! I wasn't sure i could heli-board, I was thinking i might just sink in the snow, i didn't think i could connect my turns, and i had visions of me turning into one of those looney tunes snowball as i rolled all the way down. My fears were completely unfounded, and managed to dumbfound myself as i realised i wasn't nearly as bad as i thought.

We did four runs and i was definitely knackered on the fourth run, but it wouldn't stop me. Every time i looked up and saw the line i just carved, i was gobsmacked, as i tried to believe that was actually MY LINE!!!!

The day was one i won't soon forget. I followed up wednesdays epic heli day, with a super fun and mellow day on Sat at the Remarks. We widened the stance on my board that day and immediate felt the difference, felt way stronger. I've still got to get the nerve to hit anything in the stash, but my bf assures me (after taking me on a tour of the stash) that there are plenty of features i sure can hit. Sweet 50-50's and brilliant boardslides throughout the stash here i come! i am ready now... i mean i was riding 4 days this last week, i'm such a pro now!

peace amy