Day 4 actually started on the night of day 3…the crew at Rude Boys invited us to come out and party. One thing led to another and we ended up in bed in the early hours of the morning.

None the less, we were up bright and early to enjoy the amazing snow and sun the Sunshine Village is famous for. Evan, Shane, and Dustin Craven + Posse rolled up and we had another great day on hill. Shane has roots in snowboarding dating back to competing against Endeavor’s Max Jenke at the Westbeach Classic fourteen years ago - today he killed the hip with this sick mute! LOL

The day ended as usual - beers and ceasars at the lodge. Thanks to all for a great day.

Today was the best day riding…everyone is BEAT…but 20cm of new snow and some sun, you cant beat it. It’s amazing how much a mountain changes with a little new snow and unlimited visibility. Sunshine Village was definitely a new mountain, especially with another crew taking us around.

We rode with the Source crew today. The Source has been down with Endeavor since day one and are a powerhouse in Alberta. Brett Sanford (who actually rode for Endeavor for a couple of years) brought out an amazing bunch of guys and we had the funnest day.

The last photo is of Kale and some dude. We hit a gas station on the way home and he was talking about Endeavor and the Color board…and he was excited…so Kale gave him a Airhole. Sick. Tonight is Rude Boys’ night on the town and we’re hooking up with them in the morning to do it all again. Talk soon…

-Rob Dow

The crew rolled into Banff Sunday night and hit the town with fellow 8 Mile Crew member Dustin Craven. The boys had a late night at the Auroa Club, rolled to Craven’s house for an after party and crawled home as the sun was coming up.

By mid day with fuzzy brains, Dow, Trout, Johnny, and Kale rolled up to Sunshine Village to go for a shred with Ken and the Mission Snowboard Shop crew from Calgary.

Sunshine Village is known for uncrowded slopes, abundant snowfall, a mountain town alive with spirit - all within Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Sunshine Village is renowned for its lengthy season from mid-November until late May. Just 15 minutes from the resort town of Banff, Sunshine Village offers over 3,300 acres of terrain on three mountains, with an average annual snowfall of over 30 feet!

The crew will be stationed here for the next couple of days, so keep posted to the blog.

The demo tour begins - Rob Dow, Johnny Lyall, Kale Stephens, and Trout are cruising through BC and Alberta shredding with our local shops and getting to know the hills, riders, and how our produce performs. Sunday they hit up Revelstoke Mountain Resort, which has been getting a rep as being one of the best mountains in the world for terrain.

Heading into the third season of operations, RMR boasts North America’s highest lift-serviced vertical at 1,713 metres (5620 ft), 3031 acres of fall line skiing, high alpine bowls, 13 areas of gladed terrain and phenomenal groomed terrain. Revelstoke Mountain Resort is also the only resort world-wide to offer lift, cat, heli and backcountry skiing from one village base. Across our group of companies, that include RMR, Revelstoke Cat Skiing and Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing, skiers and snowboarders have access to a total of 515,000 acres of terrain.

The guys stayed with Taylor Pearcy who was a legend in his own right back in the day and now has a dope bed and breakfast joint called THE REVELSTOKE SNOWED INN. They hooked up with Canadian pro legend Al Clarke and Karl Jost from Society Snowboard Shop and hit the mountain all day. Big thanks to Ashley Tait and everyone at Revelstoke Mountain Resort for making the day a success! Definitely be back here when the snow is chest deep!

Sweden is amazing, i cant wait to come back here. It’s by far the best city for handrails in the world. The filmer we have here is the best filmer i have ever worked with - he is worth every dollar…he even helps us shovel the steps and set up the drop in - he is amazing.
Thanks again for the trip.

-Kevin Griffin