Happy New Year!! This week at MK

Happy new year! Hope you all had a good Xmas. Sorry for the lack of posts over Christmas I have been off making the most of the storm swells that have been battering the Cornish coast line and getting a great New years surf in..

This week at MK we have Freestyle night on Thursday night and the first Park Strife of 2014 this Friday from 7pm..


New for 2014 we will have selected features of the main park setup open on Fridays from 12pm-6pm, This will change every week and we will aim to have as much open as possible, We will then of course reshape these features ready for the evening session. So if your stuck for something to do on a Friday day time then why not head on down for a day time shred!                              

As well as having the park open on Friday days we will be trialing our new freestyle zone which will be setup on the top of the left hand slope. This will be a smaller set of features aimed at progression which will be
open Thursday-Friday-Saturday and Sunday 12pm-Close. 

#VANSOFFTHERAILS edit

The Parkshaperblog team have been working with the Vans UK team to design and build a pair of rails to live at Snozone MK.
After a few weeks of designing and building we have built a pair of 5m long round down rails which can be setup a number of different ways.
Check out this edit shot overnight at MK of just a few of the setups possible.

Vans have been running a hashtag comp for you to design your dream setup using these features.

All you have to do is draw it up take a picture and post on Instagram with the hash tag.

The first winner for this weeks park setup is Jade Walsh, so big congrats to her. Come and ride her dream setup this week at MK..

You still have time to enter for next weeks setup- Get drawing and posting today!



Vans Off The Rails from Vans Europe on Vimeo.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday at MK

This week at MK the park will be out for Thursday and Friday night freestyle sessions and then on Saturday for the Who's afraid of the park ski and snowboard coaching evening.

We will be building the winning setup for the #vansofftherails design competition designed by Jade Walsh.

Oniell Shoreditch Showdown

Last Thursday the Parkshaper team headed down to Shoreditch to work alongside the DWA to build the setup for one of the best UK ski and snowboard events that London has ever seen..

The park build started early Thursday morning with the arrival of the 80 tons of snow from the snow centre which arrived in 4 lorry loads.
With the main rail setup already in place the day before the carpenters where putting the finishing touches to the specially made ledges and brick work, whilst all us shapers got to work on the moving the snow around.

Luckily the weather gods where good to us all day and with no rain and a slight chill in the air the snow held up beautifully. On previous external snow drops we have found the snow sometimes doesn't hold very well making it hard to shape and feel soft under foot..
This time it was definitely not the case.


We started by getting the bulk of the snow in the right places making sure we had a good foot of snow deep all over. We then started getting the snow up onto the drop in ramp and take off.

Luckily we had Mario the italian tele handler driver who albeit very slowly negotiated his way around the features to assist us in getting the snow onto the centre section.

From there we then pushed the snow upwards to fully cover the drop in ramp and then build the take offs using the park rakes to ensure a tidy finish..

I have to give a massive shout out to Joe Rackley and his team for the design and build quality of the rails, post box, bus stop and street sign.. They where all so sick and built to perfection.
I can't believe Joe built an exact replica of a london post box.. and if you looked closely you could event see Joes face peeking out at you through the letter box..

The level of riding on the day was great, with 45 of the UK's best skiers and boarders the lucky few that got tickets to the show where definitely in for a treat..

A massive well done from all the team to 11 year old Will Gilmore, the youngest rider out there by far but did not hesitate to drop in and front board his way down the down rail.. SO SICK..

A big thank you to everyone who made the event what it was and thanks for inviting us to be part of it, a lot of blood sweat and tears went into the setup which I'm sure if you speak to anyone they will tell you they would do it again in a heartbeat..

Roll on next year!?

PARKSHAPER BLOG TEAM.

3rd and 4th October park MK

Here we have the park plan for this week at Snozone MK.

We have the rookie park on the left hand slope as usual consisting of a flat box and Maverix rail. Then we have a kicker and to finish the run the orange pipe and the battleship box.

On the right hand slope we have a black gasser and the yellow donkey kink rail at the top.
Moving down we have the new Redbull down flat down a rocket pipe and the new Redbull donkey kink.

We then have a kicker and to finish the run the picnic bench and a small gasser spine.

This Saturday we have the Slide to Sochi event to mark the countdown to the 2014 winter Olympics.
As part of this we will have a the rookie park out and free freestyle coaching available thoughout the day.
On the right hand slope we have the beat the pro slalom course to test your speed.

This week at Snopark MK..

This week at Snopark Mk we have the Busc students competition on the Wednesday evening so this weeks main park will be on the opposite slope for Thursday and Friday. Starting at the top of the left hand slope we have the square bar down flat downa dn the donkey kink. Moving down we have a kicker with a gasser flat down built into the side. Then to finish the run we have the tyre jib and the big flat down box. On the opposite slope we have the battleship box and a black gasser.. Then we have a flat box and another gasser, then to finish the run and to make it three in a row we have another black gasser.. So a different layout for the park this week but still something for everyone and so fun line to be had..
 See you there for a shred.

This weeks park plan Snopark MK..

This weeks park is designed by Signal snowboards and Monster Energy team rider Tom Guilmard for the Street Gypsy Crew Signature Sessions on Friday 1^st February.

Come and shred Tom’s park from 7pm till midnight on Friday..

The park consists of a triple set of drop down boxes and a pole jam to donkey kink at the top of the right hand slope.

To follow we have a raised box with hits from all angles and a black gasser to white lines rails.

Then we have a raised gasser spine and to finish the run a pole jam gap to the picnic bench and a flat to up gasser.

On the opposite slope we have the smaller features, A pair of boxes at the top and a kicker..

TOM GUILMARD SIGNAL SNOWBOARDS from STREET GYPSY GANG on Vimeo.

This week at Snopark MK..

This week at Snopark MK starting at the top of the left hand slope we have to smaller park section which will include the rainbow and battleship boxes, A small kicker and the pole jam and black gasser..

On the right hand slope starting at the top we have a black gasser beside the orange pipe. Moving down we have a section of the whitelines rail and another gasser.

Then we have the flat box and gas pipe stall.

To finish the line we have a gap to small flat box and a few of the giant gas pipe sections..

This weeks park is designed with progression in mind and will be the same setup for  Saturday nights Who’s Afraid of the park freestyle ski and board coaching event.

Check out more about WAOTP, with our full write up or at the Facebook Event page.

This week at SNOpark MK..

This week at Snopark Mk for Thursday on the right hand slope starting at the top we have a side hit gasser and down box.

Moving down we have a down flat down gasser and shotgun down rail.

Then we have a tyre jump and flat down and to finish the run we have the elbow gassers and the picnic bench.

On the opposite slope we have the battle ship box and orange gasser at the top, with a kicker to follow..

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For Friday we will be adding extra features to the rookie park on the left hand slope.

Dont forget this Friday Snozone will be hold the Park Strife January Sale.

for more info check out the full write up..

Ice Age Kicker at SNOPARK MK..

Last week at SNOPARK MK we held the DVD release event for Ice Age 4.
As part of this we built an Ice Age Branded kicker for some of the SNOZONE sponsored riders to jump over.
This is how we built it..



The making of the Ice Age kicker at SNOPARK MK from Thom Boddington on Vimeo.

Check out these cool shots courtesy of Jools Smith of some of the MK locals hucking themselves over the Ice Age logo..

Dean Mcfadden Sending it with a laid out backflip of the the jump..

Josh Ogden hand planting through a front flip..

This weeks park plan SNOpark MK..

This week we have the Westbeach In and Out competition on Friday evening.
Thursday night you will be able to shred a selection of the comp setup.

The top 3 features, Donkey kink-down bar and the flat box will be open.
Then the Down flat down.
Moving down will be the closed out 7 meter bars and the gas pipe.

Then the triple pipe and flat box.
The rookie park will be open on the opposite slope as usual.

The guys from Forum Snowboards will down 7pm-11pm providing demos of this seasons latest kit so make sure you pop by to take a look.

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This Weeks park plan SNOpark MK.

This week at SNOpark Mk, On Saturday we have The Summer Heat Rail Battle. A Freestyle Ski Competition with Cash prizes Starting at 7pm and finishing at 11pm.
To Enter Visit WWW.RAILBATTLE.CO.UK.

For Thursday and Friday the park will consist of the flat box- donkey kink gas pipe and the down rail at the top , followed by the flat down and the down flat down.
Then moving down to the hitching post and drop down big gas pipes.
Then to finish we have the big rainbow and battle ship rail.

On the opposite slope we have the slightly smaller features as usual, A gas pipe and box and a kicker.

Boarders Battle Stroke Raffle at Park Strife Oct 5th..

On October 5th at SNOZONE Mk we are holding a Charity Raffle to raise money for the Stroke Association. 

The night is also a Park Strife slope event so no better time to come down and shred the park , hit up the AIRBAG.net and enter the raffle for the a chance to go home with a great prize. 

Prizes have been donated by many extreme sports industry brands such as VANS, Monster, FBBB, Swap Boards, Allias23, Flow house Bedford, Butta, Boarders Boards, TJs surf shop, Westbeach and many more. 

The night is also to remember friends and family who may of been affect by STROKE. 

Here are a few words from Rachel whos mum sadly passed away earlier this year..

Many of you may or may not know what a stroke actually is? How it happens? When it happens? Or even why it happens.

Unfortunately as most of you will know I do.

My mother died 6 months ago following a very serious stroke and the complications that can follow. She was in hospital for 1 month following the stroke before she passed and in this month I learnt a lot about strokes and the stroke association.

My mum was a nurse herself and was very passionate about standards of care in all elements of the health service, and I know she would want me to shed some positive light on these last 6 months.

I would therefore like to use this Raffle/fundraiser to not only donate money to improve quality of life for people after a stroke, but also to raise awareness to just how common and sudden the strike of a stroke can be.

The stroke association is the major stroke charity in the UK, and they work with people who share their commitment to changing the world for people affected by a stroke- with stroke survivors and their families; with decision makers ; with researchers and medics as well as their supporters.

They believe that stroke can and should be prevented, and the power of research to save life’s. They know that with support people can recover well and do recover well

 

They believe that together we can get Stroke the attention it deserves, and change the world for the people it affects.

 


So if you can make it down on the night we 

look forward to 

seeing you there..


If you cant make it but would still like to donate 

to this great cause then please take a minute 

to visit our Just giving page. 


for up to date info on the event join the 

Facebook event page.





Thank you..

This week at SNO!park MK..

This week at SNO!park Milton Keynes in Thursday and Fridays park setups we have, On the right hand slope the shotgun down bar and a black gas pipe. Then moving down the slope we have a double kicker line and to finish we have the rainbow box and another black gas pipe. On the other slope we have the orange gas pipe and flat box and smaller kicker.

Stick your trick Comp..

Last week we met up with the guys from Stickyourtrick.com, They are the UK distributor for Dual Snowboards..
They have a new online video competition running where you can win £1000 for the best trick in your catagory.

There are 3 main Catagories Snow,Skate and Surf...

Here are the rules..

Stick Your Trick^® on video (maximum 60 seconds) and hit the button above to enter.
Entries open 1st-20th monthly, August-November 2012. The best 4 entries each month are posted up on the site.
The public then vote for the TRICKSTER OF THE MONTH.
Each TRICKSTER OF THE MONTH is entered into the grand prize draw, awarded in January.

13th August SHRED! Freestyle Camps at SNO!park MK..

On 13th August SHRED! freestyle Ski and Snowboard Camps will be back at SNO!zone Milton Keynes.
Whether your new to freestyle riding or just looking progress your tricks further, SHRED! camps are for you!
The courses take place on the quieter evenings of the week to ensure you get maximum runs and a private terrain park. We find this helps for a more chilled out less stressed learning experience.
The parks are designed with progression in mind, Usually consisting of a box and gas pipe or rail and a kicker.
The Course is £60 for 3 hours (7pm-10pm) and SCUK members benifit from a %10 discount.


For more info and bookings check out the SNO!zone Events page....