Image © Ali Kaukas Not to flog a dead horse but last Friday night this snowboard race went down during the larger US Open Snowboarding Championships; The Washed Up Cup. The course was 4 banks turns, over a roller, 4 more gates then a decent sized jump. Your 2 timed runs were combined, with seconds knocked off if you hit the jump with style. Long/short it was a chance for a lot of these older guys and girls to get fired up and sh*t talk, sneak beers, and break out some vintage gear. Hats off to the race crews who worked through the field of 100 riders in just over 2 hours.
Many thanks to Ali Kaukas, Michael Chantry, Ken Myers and Nate Simpson for sharing their photos.
Many thanks to Ali Kaukas, Michael Chantry, Ken Myers and Nate Simpson for sharing their photos.
These guys were "in charge". Good stuff. Image © Michael Chantry
Image © Ali Kaukas
Hobie Chittenden. Image © Ali Kaukas
Burton senior product development specialist, Chris Doyle on edging patrol.Image © Ali Kaukas
Racing gloves. #want Image © Ali Kaukas
93/94 Image © Ali Kaukas 
Test run via TByrnes instagram.
Co-organizer Seth Neary at the kitchen table "gate". Josh Wylie running a mint Burton Cruiser.
Images © Michael Chantry
Tricia Byrnes dropping in. Image © Michael Chantry
Other co-organiser Steve Hayes. Big smiles. Image © Michael Chantry 
Curt Gurry, eventual winner. Image © Michael Chantry
Gurry on course. #bashgates Image © Ken Myer
Neary. Early runs were "goggles up" for many as darkness fell.Image © Ken Myers
Legendary US Open commentator Chris Copley mercilessly razzed the racers.Image by © Ali Kaukas
Go gO GO! Great shot © Nate Simpson
First banked turns. Started to snow, hard. Image © Nate Simpson
Image © Ken Myers.
Race order at the top. Image © Nate Simpson
View from the bottom. Image © Ken Myers
