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words by Ronnie. T. WinstonPhotos by David RouleauBeaulieu that slick ma-fucker. 1st again! flanked by Double Dubs (2nd) and Young buck Jon Versteeg (3rd).Ok here’s how it is. Its been almost a week since the Sunpeaks You look Good slopestyle comp. and the only word we’ve recived from GnarCorrespondant David Rouleau is a folder of random ass photos in our in-box labled “sunpeaks the little town that i though wouldn’t”…thats it. You see Rouleau went down to sunpeaks with the Whistler Valley crew and didn’t return..or at least no one has seen proof of his return. He was suposse to hook up with Fortin, Heartman, Beaulieu, and VDP and report back on the contest but no word yet. The day after the contest a photo of him surfaced on facebook with our boy sporting a golf ball sized shinner and THATS IT!! Rumors has it he’s either shacked up in a North Vancouver Hospital or has again “quite snowboarding” and joined the marine corp. Like any friend and loyal associate i’m going to do my best to decipher the photographs.Apparently he was seen starting off his evening with these wild women. Pro womens champs. Taylor Godber (2nd) and Breanna Stangland (1st). I mean wouldn’t you? Look at these chicks…they fucking rule...and then. Enter this man: Barry H. Hartman Provocateur of mischief…oh shit yess!Barry Hartman 20 gum sequence… i kid you not. oh double snap!!…shit son!….lordy mearcy!!!! look at this asshole, no wonder he went m.i.a…..yeeeah i have no idea what that means.would you look at this fucking after party! look at the fucking door men!?!? what-in-the-jezus-h-fuck……ahhhh i’ve got nothing. Adam Chuntz knows that when you start an after party out with two fictional looking characters guarding the door the whole night is set for make-believe status. I mean what-a-we got there layhee and Vin diesel (….hey thats not bad.)The following photos i haven’t explanation nor captions for……Rouleau, nice job looking out for VDP. look at this Vin Diesel/Marlon brando/Billy Zane looking mother fucker. aww just look at him, he’s dwarfing VDP’s head. come on dude your rub on tan’s gunna wear off. fucking prick.Look at Rouleau…all trying to grope that little girl and her alcohol..look at her she’s trying to brush him away. ahhhahaha. i thought he quit drinking? …pfffft savage.This is Alaura Ewen. she shreds. and her party skills are solid gold…solid gold i tell you!!! Daaaaaamn.again..what-in-the-fuck? The girls and……is that?…yeah it is..thats Raphael from the fucking ninja turtles!!!!!….man some one call gerhard* this party is off the hook.*Gerhard Gross is a die hard TMNT fanHoley shit! here’s a clue……..um. dude….your eye….its..uh..nevermind. Rouleau WTF happened? tried, crusted and sealed ! …..The day after i presume Possibly the last person to see Rouleau and perhaps the straw which broke the camels back. Mini destroyer and Candy hound Whistler Valleys Brin Alexander. Look at his little beady eyes…LOOK AT EM!!! pur evil i tell you.Have you seen him? Word is he fled at a rest stop along Highway 97. WVSC’s Dan Stubbs and Brin Alexander…confused as to where or why. If you have any news as to David’s where abouts dial 1-800-your-an-idiot. and punch your self in the ace-hole.Piece!-Ronnie

I know what your saying “wood? sideways? nuh-unh!” Ryan Hotchkiss is quite yet calculated. Here, he one ups everyone who’s ever stepped to this Edmonton landmark. 

Gnarcore rider/manager David Rouleau just got back from a brief stint in dirty ‘ol Edmonton Alberta where he did what all good Edmonton trips should consist of which is get in, get hammers and get the fuck out. I don’t think Rouleau did any snowboarding himself but rather, hooked up with Ryan Hotchkiss and buddy Anthony Welgan to document the hard and hungry nature that is an unsponsored snowboard amateur.

Welgan and Hotchkiss…who are these kids? 

You see the thing about being young and unsponsored is that you kinda have this semi-magical-nothing-to-lose aura about you that no can fuck with. Its kinda like a big bag of “whatever dude..you have no clue what i’m capable of”. When the public doesn’t yet know your potential you have nothing to live up to and everything to gain. This can either be detrimental to a young man or highly empowering. Ryan and Anthony were obviously affected by the later. 

Am getting paid! Hotchkiss earns three bones and change from our native homies for his efforts on the wood rail. 

Rouleau told me he only has two rules when it comes to hanging in Edmonton back away from any fights with anyone ethnic and never fuck with any one drinking beer at 11 am. If you’ve been to Edmonton to get down you know the shaw rails. a.k.a. the rail garden, the feng-shui rails gardens, or “them wood ones in the river valley”. in the last 3 years the spot went from being unknown to damn near blown out. Being it’s Alberta there is a large amount of drunk native dudes just kicking it by these rails drinking beers or snorting coke off the near by benches.  At first people have the tendency to shy away and be scared of these permanent fixtures in the northern landscape but Rouleau assures us that the best approach is to throw your arm around them and start side-hugging and bromanceing them like you’r old buddies from grade school. Then its all smokes and jokes until every one gets their tricks and you all head home.

What went down on that thing? i think Anthony knows 

Don’t tell ‘em i said so but Rouleau’s kinda a scary guy to go on a trip with. He flies by the seat of his pants and thrives on spontaneity. He flew out for this trip at the last moment with out planning and with out a photog. Luck for him he had horse shoes up his ass and Ryan knew a talented young skateboard photographer that was itching to try his hand at shooting snowboarding. Enter Keith Henry. Keith made the cross over quite nicely.

Of course we can’t show you all his picks……… 

Here’s a tiny taste. With out a ridder as reference it’s hard to grasp what this thing is all about. If you look close, down to the left of the jutting L on the corner of the wall you can almost make out what looks like a rock field covered in about an inch of snow. Ya that was a rock field covered in about an inch of snow. You’ll have to waite for Gnarcore’s new film to find answers. 

“”and one day the meek shall inherit the earth” Hotchkiss treading in waters even Rouleau claims he would’nt swim in…Damn!

No visit to E-town is complete with out stopping by PLUSH.

(T to B) PLUSH on whyte, The dick who owns the place (Glen Suggit) with Hotch, Rouleau Grinding, and store manager/skater Leslie Miller.

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Ryan Hotchkiss is on RIDE (flow in Alberta)

and as of Yesterday Anthony Welgan will be repping the hot shit from  WESTBEACH.

shit …get crack’n boys.

-Ronnie 

 Always beware of the man with a one word name. Alien, super human partying. 

Holy shit! is all i have to say. Benny Stoddard and Dave Ehrenreich came to Whistler last night to show their latest film “The Sophmore Jinx” and it was off the fucking hook. Gnarcore.com along with SESSIONS provide a stupid ass after party and these boys part’d like the world was about to end. Oh and the movie was gangster as fuck!!!! Stand out parts from Derrick Swaim, Stacy Gabriel, Nate Lacoste, Kevin Wu and Chad motha-fuckn Dickson. BIg BIG BIG ups!

Taz and Stacy Gabriel 

Benny Stoddard and Liam Mithchell, the next best thing to come out Edmonton since Wayne Gretzky…. well and of course this freak.

Famous and Underworld’s Lee Saunders… and friends.

 Brett Saunders and Session’s David Fortin 

Alien, product toss 

gnarcore.com and Rome am Justin VDP and friend. 

Get on that fuckin list boy!. After party at Garfs, brought to you by SESSIONS, courtesy of gnarcore’s NIGHT PARK.

Puff the magic DJ 

Dude soup, Clayton, Brokle-che, Jeremy Lewis, Julien Sallenave and Phill Taillon…. 

Aaron Leyland and Taz. 

Hey look girls. Owners of the back bar, Taylor and Emma. 

Alien taking a break from drinking beer to drink a beer. …amazing

Rouleau, Sallenave and Ride’s Myrosha Daley 

Move bitch get out the way!. I think the theme of the night was to bypass the mouth and send the beer straight to your stomach. Wes Makepeace,not afraid.  

“this shit’ll fit right?” Girls bathroom Sessions give away

The boys heard Whistler was lacking so Don’t sleep brought a truck full of cute girls to destroy the night with. Hi brenna. 

Atomic’s JF Fortin. first time out partying since 1995. (check the o.g. gnarcore shirt, chyea!)

Kalina and her SESSIONS David Fortin Poster. 

Gnarcore has a default guest list just in case we forget any one. It’s pretty much set up for any girl who dresses like this.

Klinkhmer, Benny and Stepchild’s Eman Anderson …hard as fuck?

Life of the party ,strange animal, savage beast, gnarcore am Mike Klinkhamer . Thumbs up way fucking up!

Tessa, Myrosha, Brady Stoddard, and Kaitlyn

gnarcore’s Steph Just, “ok, ok, ok thats it. this shit over!”

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Words: Gerhard Gross Images: David Rouleau

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