Written by Tawnya Schultz Photos by SNOWBOARD

Snoop and posse On day two the crowd inside the convention center thickened and the cloudy blur of randomness began. Being in Vegas is sensory overload already but inside the tradeshow- the white lights, blaring music, random objects flying in all directions, and a mumbled mesh of new snowboard product- is enough to drive anyone temporarily insane. Many snowboard pro peeps were out and about- Louie Vito, Eric Jackson, Iikka Backstrom, Aaron Biittner, Lauri Heiksari, Travis Rice, Mark Carter, Jamie Anderson, Marie-France Roy, Romain DeMarchi, JP Solberg, and many, many others. It was really cool to see so many heads all in one place at the same time. Gene Simmons of Kiss even made an appearance at the tradeshow. Mike Basich painting up the Smokin’ booth. Love the Obama graphic. Dave from Mtn Ops, Mike Basich, and Rob Kingwell. A Dog at SkullCandy. Andrew Hardingham. Arbor artistry. Atmosphere and Bluebird collab. Bluebird booth. Exile’s signature binding. The Burton party kit. DC boards. DC specialty store colorways. DC bringing back the bib. DC Mtn. Lab series. At Volcom the peeps are always fully in character…so realistic eh? After some meetings with the SNOWBOARD posse I noticed the SKullCandy booth was poppin’ off. None other than Supernatural was free flowing on the mic and a major crowd was gathered about. A little later Snoop himself made an appearance showing off his signature SkullCandy headphones and hyping up the crowd for his show later that night. Supenatural on the mic. He was rapping about anything someone handed him. In this case a twenty dollar bill. Mark from Reel Comp holding the “Doesn’t Denver Close at 2am?” sticker. Snoop D O Gizzle. Snoop wearing his signature Skull Candy’s. And at The Yard DJ Muggs was spinning. After a short tradeshow break- nap, shower, and dinner- it was time to hit Rain Nightclub at the Palms where Mix Master Mike and Snoop were set to perform. The line was intense, backed up for days, and lots of people I know didn’t get in, but for those who did the wait for Snoop was well worth it. Afterwards I heard people complaining about how short his set was and all this crap but in my opinion Snoop is an amazing performer and always puts on an insane act. Props to Skullcandy for decking out the club proper. It looked so sick. Videos from the show will be up soon but for now here is a helping of photos from day (and night) two. Waiting in line totally blows but you know you’re always gonna see some people. Like these crazies. And Shaun Neff. Jonah and Corey Cronk. Oh hey! Dakine’s Scotty Conerly. The golden ticket. Custom light boxes. SNOWBOARD was there but of course. Max Weinberger. MFM. Shaun Capko and Preebz from Sk8 Mafia. Max, Eric Messier, and Nando from Neff. Doran Laybourn and posse. Bling. Through the tunnel to the club. Crowded! Mix Master Mike from the VIP. Tiffany even made it out with her broken pelvis. Nothing was going to stop her. Supernatural. SNOWBOARD’s Lucky Lopez. Skull Candy dancers. Zach Siebert, Scotty Arnold, and Doran Laybourn. The paint glowed under the lights. Stacks of peeps waiting for Snoop. Offical sponsor. Snoop shot. Dingo. Pat Milbery. Sticky up in the VIP. Snoop! Bustin’ a flow. Snoop and crew. The show from above. Vegas beezy’s. Shaun Neff and Nate Bozung. Jake Burton making friends with the bartender. Johnnie Paxson. Smokin’ guys and Mikey Leblanc. They tried to overcharge me for my bar tab…again…errr. Jamie Lynn and Adam Dowell. Frequency’s John Laing, Jeff Brushie, and friends. Mammoth peeps at the Hard Rock Circle Bar later. Ashley and Jason from Sushi Rei, Oren Tanzer from Mammoth Mountain and his lady. Photot Jeff Curley after hours…gettin’ tipsy. Binky discussing how he broke his flash. Robbie Sell will give ya some advice Binky…just drink another.