After the travesty of last summer’s snow conditions on Mt. Hood, this video is a welcome sight. With snow levels high, the diggers at High Cascade wield the creative power to turn Palmer Glacier into a flowing park of transition. Judging by what went down above, the riders were backing the brainchild of Head Digger, Corey McDonald. And it’s only week one. Once things get settled and riders shake the rust from a few months off snow, expect total insanity and a fervor to make up for the disappointment of the previous summer.

See also: Frames: A photo essay from High Cascade session 1 by Austen Sweetin

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From High Cascade:

Session One at High Cascade had an abundance of awesome horsepower that only summer snowboarding at Timberline Lodge Resort at Mt. Hood can fuel! With 10 inches of new snow falling just before camp began, we had an inkling that the epic was at hand. We were so right. Signature Session™ Pros Austen Sweetin, Erik Leon, Forest Bailey, Johnny O’Connor came out to snowcialize with our cherished campers, who also had the treat of sharing the park with a terrific infestation of more guest pros like Mike Ravelson, Austin Smith, Alek Oestreng, and Christy Prior. Conditions were so appetizing, even the Manimal couldn’t resist wreaking a little havoc on hill. It was a string of summer days that left us stoked, rattled, and downright delighted. Session Two can’t come soon enough!

Featuring: Mike Rav, Parker Szumowski, Max Tokunaga, Max Warbington, Brendon Rego, Red Gerard, Peter Limberg, Cullen Berklau, Bar Dadon, Christian Sparks, Kevin Court, Austen Sweetin, Cooper Whittier, Josh Cherner (Camper!), Dusty Miller, Jackie Lammert, Ben Bilodeau, Al Grogan, Max Lyons, Brendan Hart, Amanda Hankinsin, Austin Ford, and Jed Sky

Filmed by: Tyler Orton, Seamus Foster, Brent McCaron, and Jacob Howell

Edited by: Tyler Orton