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.

This week at MK and Hemel..

Here are the park plans for this week at MK and Hemel.
MK have park out 3 days this week with student night on Wednesday, park night on Thursday and then this Friday at MK hit up the mogul run and shred the park for the Snozone Snoparty 7pm-11pm.

Thursday Hemel have the Progression session park out for you to get rad on and then
the SPY team will be down with the UK team on Firday 6:30-late for an evening of ski and board shred.

See you on the slopes..

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.

Snozone Milton Keynes Park plan..

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 7pm we have freestyle nights here at Snozone Milton Keynes.

Starting on the right hand slope we have the main park setup consisting of the orange gasser, the flat round bar rail and a black gasser.

Moving down we have the donkey kink and a flat box down flat down.

Then the kicker and to finish a quarter pipe and black gasser..

On the opposite slope we have our smaller park features consisting of the rainbow and battleship boxes, a smaller kicker and to finish the line the flat box and black gasser.

On Friday evening 5pm-10pm in the Sno café we have a big screen playing shred movies for our snowboard movie night. So come on down grab some popcorn from the café and get yourself stoked before heading out onto the slopes..

This week at Snopark MK..

This week at Snozone Mk we have freestyle night on Thursday and Park Strife on Friday night..

On the left hand slope we have the small rookie park which consists of  the orange pipe the rainbow box a smaller kicker and the flat box and battle ship.

On the left hand slope we have a black gasser and flat box at the top, moving down to a pole jam and shotgun down rail. Then we have the tyre jump and big flat down box.

To finish the line we have the picnic bench and elbow gassers..

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.

FBBB BOARD S#!Tl£$S SKATE + SNOWBOARD SHOW.

In partnership with The Circle London. Time to get creativity on board with skate and snowboards providing a canvas for the FBBB pop-up art show, coming to The Circle London this January. For Boarders By Boarders, the snow, skate, music and art community are bringing all their favourite things together for a pop-up art exhibit taking place this January in London. ‘BOARD S#!TL£$S’ is a unique art show concept inspired by the boards we all ride. Calling on 11 renowned UK artists, to hand paint or spray paint exclusive pieces for the show onto skateboards, snowboards, helmets and even the wall! The artists, inspired by skating and snowboarding, will be putting their creativity right on boards and on display for all to see at The Circle, Noel Street, London for an exclusive 4 weeks of ‘BOARD S#!TL£$S’. Artists involved: Leon 'TheZombieChild' Campbell, CJ 'Mister Cee' Pidlaoan, Mister Batlow, Faunagraphic, Rair aka Chungfu, Daisuke and The Circle tattoo artists – Dawid Guara, Math, Rikki Jean, Aaron Anthony and Scott Move. BOARD S#!TL£$S: January 31st 2013 till March 31th 2013 At The Circle London (Noel Street, W1F GP) For more details check out: http://www.thecirclelondon.com/ And to rsvp to the opening evening: mikee@fbbb.co.uk #Boardshitless Twitter: @fbbb06 Instagram: fbbb06 About the artists: Leon 'TheZombieChild' Campbell, a 24-year-old South London based Graphic Illustrator and editor of the online independent arts and lifestyle publication 'Jailbate Magazine'. "My artistic style is heavily influenced by skateboarding, cinema, Hip Hop, Hardcore Punk, Street Fashion and Graphic novels. I like my stuff loud, expressive and to have a somewhat humorous narrative" http://www.jailbatemagazine.co.uk/ CJ 'Mister Cee' Pidlaoan is a designer, painter and photographer based in London. He is also designer for the award winning collective and label #TheUKC (The Ugly Kids Club). His work has been commissioned by a wide range of household names and labels such as Adidas, Evisu, The MOBOs, Ronnie Scotts and Snowbombing to name a few. Mister Batlow is a designer and painter from London. Creator of Batlows Apples; the unique brand of creativity from Mister Batlow and Founder of #TheUKC (Ugly Kids Club - award winning collective and label). A versatile creative; Batlow works with a signature audacious use of colour that reference a street and pop culture aesthetic. From handbags to murals and tee shirts to teapots his work is bold, eye catching and full of Batlows own brand of wit and humour. http://www.batlowsapples.com/ Faunagraphic currently lives and works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire England, She grew up in Yorkshire, surrounded by rolling countryside in a small town called Todmorden; it is clear where her inspiration came from. Her beautiful and delicate paintingsFeature birds organic shapes, animals, nature and character with an element of fantasy. http://www.faunagraphic.co.uk/ Daisuke Sakaguchi (THE 27 LIFE) London born artist Daisuke Sakaguchi presents his love for creative design and the fusion of his Japanese and British roots through his stunning paintings, sculptures, murals and artwork, expressing his passion for traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints and Irezumi. Using his skills of fine detailed work from his jewellery, he has applied this in his painting with the same amount, if not, with even more precision. http://www.the27life.com/about_contact.php Rair aka chungfu is an award winning tattooist and multimedia artist. He is a member of the ugly kids club and Inklounge London and has worked on projects with radio1, KissFM, Nike and more. Chris Dillon aka The Real Dill is a London based graphic designer, artist and illustrator. Relatively new to the industry, Chris has already gained recognition within the artistic community with print commissions and a D&AD Award for his illustration. He also works closely with the music industry having designed identities for up and coming electronic music producers including the infamous MPIA3. Chris has a very distinctive style, he uses drawing and typography to create images that are honest and original. http://www.therealdill.co.uk/ The Circle Team comprising of tattoo artists from many different styles: Ronnie Ronson - old school, Dawid Guara - realism, Math - graphic, Rikki Jean – lettering, Aaron Anthony – geometric dotwork and Scott Move - traditional surrealism. The team has individually shown in exhibitions and conventions around the world and are each critically acclaimed artists having been featured by Timeout, Tattoo Revolution, The Evening Standard and Juxtapoz. http://www.thecirclelondon.com/ About FBBB: For Boarders By Boarders is a non-profit snow, skateboarding, music and art community formed in 2006 by a group of friends made up of boarders, park shapers, DJs, artists and designers. FBBB aimed to bring to life a vision of creating a unique and innovative brand with associated events that were all about encouraging progession and most importantly about having fun. http://www.forboardersbyboarders.net/ Join the Facebook event page to get all the latest info..

This weeks park setup at Snopark MK..

So with all the snow we have had across the UK this week your either sick of the stuff or cant wait to get your shred on... For us its definitely the second one..

Its been great to see some UK riders heading out to the streets to hit up some of those spots you always pass day to day thinking to your self, If only we have some snow..

Here Is Rowan B sending it..


But if you missed the snow.. Or dont fancy the added danger of the main road or concrete steps then come on down this Thursday and Friday  for a Shred at Snopark MK..

This week at Snopark starting at the top of the right hand slope. We have a raised up gasser and square bar street rail, Then we have the donkey kink and a gasser down flat down.

Moving down the slope to a kicker with a gasser flat down built into the side.

To finish the run we have the round bar street rail and raised up orange pipe.

As usual on the opposite slope we have the small features. This week we have the flat box and the Rainbow and a smaller kicker..

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.

Vote for Tom Guilmard- STAIRS MASTERS EDIT.

TREMBLAY the French Canadian Lager company have teamed up with a bunch of other brands this winter to host the STAIRS MASTERS film contest.

12 pros where invited to make a 1 minute edit to be posted on the site and to be judge by you..

Check out the pro edits here..

As well as the Pro edits there was an open section to the comp so that edits can be sent in by riders from across the world all for the chance to win $15000..

Signal Snowboards and Snozone team rider Tom Guilmard along with Filmer and Editer Carter Hewlett shot an edit to enter the competition here at Snopark Mk last week..

So make sure you CLICK HERE to check out the edit and give these guys your vote to help them win the cash..

Continual project episode 2.

Double lines to double backflips, the Continual Project continues on with Episode 2; covering action from events over the summer and into autumn. Filmed on location at Sno!Zone MK, Hemel Snow Centre, Relentless Boardmasters and the NASS festival, with riding from the likes of Ollie Dutton, Andy Nudds, Gazza Andrews, Tom Pilling, Lon Canu and Ben Rumney to name a few.

GO LEN CHURCH!

If you have ridden at SNOPARK MK on a freestyle night anytime in the past 10 or so years then no doubt you would of seen Len..

 Len is one of the die hard MK locals he is always out shredding with his sons on freestyle nights.
 I just wanted to take this opportunity to give him a big up, As he is and inspiration to us all.
This month he walked away with the SNOZONE Man of MOVEMBER award for his Hulk Hogan inspire tash and then last week he won the DSUK Santa SHRED competition for his shot of him dressed as santa on the gas pipe.

 So a big shout out to you Len, Your an inspiration to us all here at SNOPARK MK..

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 week at SNOpark MK..

In this weeks park at SNOpark Mk we have the rookie park as usual on the left and slope, Which will consist of  a small box and gas pipe and small kicker.

On the right hand slope we have the orange pipe and square bar at the top.

Moving down to a gas pipe down flat down and the donkey kink.

Then we have a flat box up to down and gas pipe, and to finish the run we have the battleship box and another gas pipe.

Amplid Ambush Academy

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Introducing the Amplid Ambush Academy from Amplid Research Cartel on Vimeo.

This week at SNOPARK MK..

This week at SNOPARK MK on Thursday we have at the top we have a gas pipe

And the rookie flat box. Then moving down we have a double kicker with one small and one medium sized takeoff.

Then we have the round bar and the battleship box.

And to finish the run we have a double gas pipe line.

Fridays park will be the same minus the double gaspipe line at the bottom due to a

Ski race event taking place on the right hand slope.