Author: Janelle Leclair

January 21^st saw the launch of the 2012 Kinky Rail Jam clinic and contest series presented by NIKITA! Girl shredders as young as 9 years old came out to Big White Ski Resort to ride the private box and rail course. It was the best setup the TELUS park crew has created for this event to date – with a few mellow ride-on boxes, a kink box, a perfect-for-learning long rail, and a street style down bar and down-flat-down rail. There was something for everyone!

The morning began with a clinic led by coaches Christine, Jen, and Janelle. Some girls were learning to get comfortable with their 50-50s while others were perfecting their frontboards and tailpresses. The game of 'S.P.Y' introduced the intermediate riders to new tricks, and in the end Amanda Cormier finished the game with the least amount of letters to win herself a sweet SPY Optics prize pack!

Paige Berrigan getting her 50-50 on... You go girl!

Katie Rayfield showin of her Frontboard skillzzz...

Here Intermediate rider Ellen Skinner leans back to make the most of this tailpress.

Haley Wright attackd the down rail with an effortless 50-50.

Look carefully! Diane Hiebert may or may not be throwing some devil horns into this textbook tailpress.

Everyone got right into it in the afternoon with music pumping and TELUS park crew Cody emceeing. The jam-format contest began and tricks were being thrown down in every category...Frontboards, Noseslides, switch Boardslides...these girls were slaying the features! Some of the beginners were even hitting the rail with their newly-earned confidence. The advanced jam was what it all came down to, with a Nikita outerwear kit and $200 cash at the end of the rainbow. Lizzay Canters, Laura Price, and Zuzy Rocka stomped a slew of different maneuvers to bring them onto the podium at the end of the day. Another awesome Kinky Rail Jam at Big White thanks to the TELUS Park Crew and all of the  sponsors!

Lizzay Canters demonstrates Back Lipslide glory...

With a cool name and sweet style Zuzy Rocka may be one to watch for!

Here's the obvious caption: Laura Price gets kinky at the Kinky Rail Jam! (Bet ya didn't see that one coming...)

Jamie Clark raises the kinky factor with this noseslide.

Zuzy raises the bar for the ladies by throwing in a gap-to-flat on the kink rail. I think it's time to give this girl a prize!

RESULTS:

GAME OF 'S.P.Y.'

Amanda Cormier

MOST RUGGED BAIL

Ellen Skinner

'TITS DEEP' MOST RUGGED TRICK

Jamie Clark

BEGINNER JAM

1.Katie Rayfield

2.Hannah Arnell

3.Paige Berrigan

4.Krista Shepard

5.Emma Sleath

INTERMEDIATE JAM

1.Haley Wright

2.Mel Swinburn

3.Gaby Emard

4.Diane Hiebert

5.Ellen Skinner

ADVANCED JAM

1.Zuzy Rocka

2.Laura Price

3.Lizzay Canters

4.Jamie Clark

5.Christine Sherrington

One last photo op with the whole group!

Join the Rugged Riders for their next stop of the 'Kinky Rail Jam' at Martock NS on February 11, 2012.

Rugged Riders 'Kinky Rail Jam' is presented by NIKITA and supported by SPY Optics, Deviate Boardshop, Under Armour, Snowboard Jamboree, Long Collective, CLIF bar, NIBZ Bandanas, Snowboard Canada Women's Annual, Tits Deep, Betty Mag, BC Snowboard Association and Canada~Snowboard.