Articles by SKIER_STEVE
Story/photography by Katie Aley
To keep a freestyle ski contest running for 13 years is a massive accomplishment in an industry that morphs and changes faster than the park sets at Midwest resorts. Steve Janisch, Pinewski’s, and their long running event Master Shredder returned amid a strange...
Master Shredder returns March 4th to Trollhaugen, Wisconsin. YEAR 12 of the Midwest's largest freeski only rail jams. $1000 cash goes to the top spot, remember, "there can only be one Master Shredder" this years jam will consist of brackets to allow for more open course and a progressively...
The 11th year of Master Shredder is in the books. What started as an unusually cold Spring day, things quickly heated up on Trollhaugen's, Tomte rope. Front and center at the ski area: the Midwest's finest talent was on display. This year we had riders come all the way from Michigan for a chance...
year 11
"There can only be one, Master Shredder"
a few things to do before the event:
- Fill out a waiver online before the event
- get a lift ticket while you are at it (disregard if you have a season pass)
Trollhaugen sells lift tickets in advance. There is a good chance they sell out...
Cascade: 4
Tyrol Basin: 3
Wild Mt: 9
Spirit Mt: 2
Christie Mt: 2
Trollhaugen: 5
Afton: 1
Nordic: 1
Badlands: 2
Marquette Mt: 2
Welch: 3
Hyland: 4
Big Sky: 4
Moonlight Basin: 1
Brighton: 1
Park City: 1
Sunburst: 2
Elm Creek: 2
Comp Results: 2nd Smud Fly, 2nd Flying Penguin, 2nd...
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Well, this movie grew with more anticipation every day in the weeks before the premire. When word of Iberg being there with some goods, as well as a giant load of stuff from the sponsors, that sealed it, everyone was going to be there.
We rolled into uptown after an hour of detours thanks to...
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ive descovered that it secretly is the room you are suposta poop in.
supporting facts.
1.] the fan automaticly comes on when you turn on the lights
2.] its far enough away...
i will be taking a lot of pictures doing a complete photo jornel of my trip :)
see you in 9 days
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my mouth...
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i took a step back and realized i just need to quit caring so much and taking...
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after a 2 week ski trip, a 12 hr ski day. 2 hrs after wining the nybora rail jam i go to the hospital with a hernia.
im now out for a month. weak sauce!