Ashbury

Peter Benchetler is in Japan with Signal Snowboards, his passport is getting pretty cool these days. Probably can help him score some babes. He actually sent me these photos a few days ago, but I was busy dodging the internet and shredding pow to post them.

Awww... Poor Peter.

This photo was labeled Beetle Inn, so maybe this is where he stayed. Even if it's not, let's pretend it is.

Breakfast in Japan.

Cherry Blossoms, or brossoms.

Brossoming.

Dojo.

Peter named this photo "Filthy Bum Cats". Personally I think they're pretty, I would have been petting them.

Food tank.

McDonalds. I wonder if this guy can do all the cool sign tricks that people do these days?

Osaka Bustle. That actually sounds like a dance. I wonder if Joe Carlino can do that, I bet Peter can.

Osaka from the roof.

Squat and poop.

He won't.

A nice little convenient sushi belt.

I've been out of service for a little while, while I was in the Northwest. The Mt. Baker parking lot isn't the best place for technology. But I'm home now and here are some photos from Kamp K2. You'll probably be seeing stuff about this on all the mag's websites. It was amazing.

My brother and I shared an RV with Evan LeFebvre and Kyle Kennedy from Snowboarder. Yes, Evan used to be with Transworld. When we were picked up from the airport, the very first thing Ev did was shotgun a beer. I think the skiers were impressed.

The whole drive is green, but once you pass Bellingham and head up the mountain it's the swamp thing's territory.

Evan's new business card.

I learned how to do these kinds of photos. Chris Beresford think thanking.

Mike Yoshida is K2's staff photog. All photographers are perverts.

You've heard it before, Louie Fountain's good at everything.

Transworld's Corey Koniniec has a very expensive and massive lens. This particular lens has a huge scrape on it from Nick Dirks' board.

Jordan has the freshest board. You can't see the shape, but it's directional. He even uses it to skate street.

Sean Tedore, Mike Yoshida, Nick Dirks, and Tim Eddy.

Eero Niemela and Shaun McKay.

Bull.

Leanne Pelosi dropping into the mini ramp. She made it later, but I liked this photo better.

Around 12 or 1 in the morning on the first night, my brother (Big Mountain Mike) comes up to me and says, "Hey, Nick and I are going to go jump that little cliff." 20 minutes later they were geared up and hiking as Tedore, Evan, Kyle, and myself heckle. This photo is of Dirks, it was the best I could do.

Nick early in the morning. What were you doing at 1am April, 7th? Or I guess it was technically April, 8th.

Corey Koniniec getting loose.

Big Mountain Mike.

Kyle Kennedy.

Maxx Vonn Marbod from Super Big and Frequency can shred.

Big Mountain Mike dropping a steep one that Pat McCarthey showed us.

LeFebvre showing Mike the pow, straight down his jacket.

Dirks on the Jamie Lynn jump.

Tedore and Nick talking slalom strategies on the lift.

Nick got in the woods and forgot about the slalom all together.

Zoooom!!! Tedore.

I'm 99.9% sure this guy will never wear Ashbury goggles.

Corey fixing his camera.

Evan's happy as hell.

Kyle getting gangsterous. I think being around me makes people a little more gangsterous or deadly than they normally would be.

Jordan with a directional ollie.

Dirks frontside rock.

You would think that the beer pong finals would be the area of expertise of some frat boys... nope, Evan and Kyle handling business. Although they ultimately came in second.