Summer riding at Hood never seems to stop and this past weekend was no exception: Saturday the 22nd Bonfire held the finals for the 9th annual Pipe 2 Pipe contest. The event was one part snow rail jam and one part skate street jam, pitting season pros vs. campers head to head for prizes, product and cash.
With a mid-90s, record heat wave blasting down upon Mt. Hood's Palmer Snowfield, the contest kicked in. After an hour of both impressive riding and flailage (and solid MC work) the snow portion was over and the party moved to Windell's indoor skate park for a BBQ and street skate jam. The indoor park was packed and the skaters put on a sick show. "Man-Child" was my easily favorite skater, that guy kills it. After points were tallied, prizes were given away, and money thrown into the crowd, the campers fought for product in a classic 80's style swag-toss. Zac Marben, Nick Dirks, Silas Baxter-Neil, Steven "Man-Child" Reeves each walked away with a cool grand. Desiree Melanchon pocketed 2 thousand dollars (see photo above). Bonfire's Pipe 2 Pipe continues its bilateral success.
9th annual Bonfire Pipe 2 Pipe Contest
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