You know how you see those big mounds created by snowmaking machines — and they look so soft,  and you imagine all the things you could do on them — and then you go to slash one and it’s hard as granite? Well, despite the fact that there was a layer of dust on top of these whales of crust, it looks like the mounds at The Breach were pretty damn solid, so props to everyone in this video for throwing down regardless.

TheBreach_MattWainhouse_RileyGoodwinPhotoMatt Wainhouse | Photo: Riley Goodwin

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From Garrett Read via Vimeo:

Mission Ridge and Snowboy Productions gave us our first glimpse of their epic new partnership…they called it THE BREACH.
After two weeks of prime snowmaking temps, riders converged from all parts of Washington to rip the snow-whale transitions. With a heavy line-up including Ian Key, Austin Hironaka, Mitch Richmond, Aaron Cardwell, Kurt Jenson, Pete Saari, Joey McGuire, Todd Schlosser, Mike Swearingen, Ben Maki, Stefan Krumm, Matt Wainhouse, Jesse Burtner, Kevin Hanson, Jacob Krugmire, Milo Malkoski, Keala Cole and Phil Hansen it was bound to be a good time. Everyone lapped, then hiked until the sun went down. To cap off an amazing day, Krush from Snowboy Productions gave out invites to Matt Wainhouse and Kurt Jenson to this year’s Holy Bowly at Mammoth Mountain…well done guys!

A few days after the event, Erik Baker, John Wax, Krush and the park crew rebuilt the zone into what is now the first designated bowl park in all of North America…BOMBER BOWL PARK at MISSION RIDGE is now open with new features being added throughout the rest of the season. Things are getting really rad in the Mid-Northwest!

Thanks to Union Bindings, Lib Tech, 686 and SPY for the support and see you next year when we go BACK TO THE BREACH!

In order of appearance:
Ian Key
Austin Hironaka
Aaron Cardwell
Kurt Jenson
Mike Swearingen
Ben Maki
Matt Wainhouse
Kevin Hanson
Jacob Krugmire
Phil Hansen

Filmed and Edited by Garrett Read