I first heard of the Chicken Wings and Grape Kool Aid Throwdown on Skidazzle.com. A snowboarding competition in the middle of June? I wasn’t sure what it was going to be like and I didn’t know anyone who was going. As I was driving up the Los Angeles Crest Highway I got to a stretch with a mass amount of cars. I saw a patch of snow in the distance and slowed to a stop, leaving my camera in the car. I walked up to find “The Patch”, a last bit of winter lingering in what was almost mid summer.

I grabbed my equipment and filmed the rest of the day, getting a killer farmer’s tan in the process! I had a lot of fun at this event. I saw lots of talent, along with all the great falls you saw in the previous blooper video. The event was put together by Snowdogg Carter and sponsored by S4 Optics, Flow Snowboarding, Anenberg, Thug Bunniez, Revolucion, Tyrant Snowboards, NXTZ, and Thug Crew.

It was split into three groups; Women, Grom, and Men, with three winners in each. Women: 1st Melissa Spillman, 2nd Jamie Madrid, 3rd Kaz Palomino. Grom: 1st Gilbert Madrid, 2nd Sean, 3rd Moe Kastari. Men: 1st Jared McDaniels, 2nd Ryan Dougherty, 3rd (and best trick) Mike “Broke off” Eggleston.

I decided to bump this video in front of the others. I felt that time was an issue and wanted to finish it before the summer ended. The song featured in the video is Get Better John by Mux Mool. It’s a great song from a promising artist.

Enjoy!
David Meador

Technical Mumbo Jumbo
Editing Program: Final Cut Pro 6
Color Correction: 3 way color corrector in FCP 6
Camera: DVX100b (Filmed at 24PA)
Tripod: Manfrotto
Titles: After Effects CS3
Other Effects: Motion 3