Olympic Interview Day
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The spring has sprung and it was time for the biggest interview day of my career. The interviews took place in LA at Smashbox Studios. The purpose was to build our Olympic profiles so if and when we make the team they have all the content they need to build a good story about us! I was stoked on the opportunity so I jumped on it!
Playing my cards right
BY CHAS GULDEMOND
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Photo: Huggy
A couple of weeks ago, I was approached by Snow Park Technologies about a new event with a unique concept. The event is called High Roller Hold ‘Em. It is an event that consists of poker mixed with big air and was to be held in South Lake Tahoe. You can't beat spring shredding in Tahoe so I was in! For me, there isn't a better place to hold an event and it seemed like this unique contest format would be fun!
Euro X Games 2013
BY CHAS GULDEMOND
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After the US Open, it was time to head to Tignes, France, for the European X Games. Every year, this event seems to be the last big contest of the season. Usually by the time this one rolls around, everyone on the circuit is a little burnt out and ready for some off-time. Since I have been training a lot more and not doing as many contests, I was pretty amped to compete!
The Us Open 2013
BY CHAS GULDEMOND
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The US Open has always been the most special event for me! I have competed in the event for the last 13 years in a row. It all started for me when I was 12. In the year 2000, my mom took me to Stratton Mountain for the legendary snowboarding event. I was competing in the junior jam and it was a dream come true! That week, I shredded with all the best up-and-coming kids including Luke Mitrani, Mikel Bang and Shaun White. It was so cool to be a young kid seeing all my idols and shredding my heart out! On Saturday of that week I hopped the fenced and poached the pipe finals, and from that day on, I knew that I wanted to become a pro snowboarder.
The road to Japan
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After a couple weeks training at home in Tahoe and stomping my first triple corks, it was time for me to get back on the road! The first order of business was to drive eight hours from Tahoe to San Diego and to catch my flight the next day leaving for Japan. This is part of the everyday life for me. I am always making long road trips with my family, so over the years we have gotten really used to it. Then things got a little crazy! We were coming down from the hills and making our way through central Los Angeles and all of a sudden my brakes went out. I pushed down on the pedal to stop for the traffic ahead of me and there was just nothing there. My wife went into panic mode, but together as a team we were able to merge five lanes over and find a little embankment to pull over on. Surprisingly, we didn’t hit anyone!
Turn the page!
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Photo Michael Riley
This year at X Games was crazy for slopestyle. Doubles turned into triples and the all-around level of slopestyle riding was stepped up in a big way. I had no idea that these new tricks would become stock so fast and suddenly I felt like I was way behind. For the first time in my career, I felt like I did not have the tricks to win the event, and I didn't. It was time to turn the page and start to write the next chapter.
The most extreme week of the year!
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I had a rough go in Stoheham for the world championships so it was very refreshing to get to Aspen for the X Games. The X Games are always one of the highlights of the season for me and the riding is the best you will see all season.
Stoneham world cup
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Right after my win at the Grand Prix at Copper the team and I headed straight to Stoneham for the World Championships.
Taking the win at the first olympic qualifier!
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The new year started off cold and snowy. I traveled to Mammoth Mountain in California with hopes of getting in some productive training. Unfortunately for me but fortunately for everyone else, Mother Nature kept the conditions very white which made training days few and far between for me, this was a huge disappointment but weather is a huge factor in my job as a professional snowboarder so I have learned to change my pace and adapt. The contest season is grueling and whether or not you are as prepared as you want to be the contests come at you quick. I’ve learned over the years to make the most of every opportunity to train because you never know when you will miss out on training because of weather and other factors beyond your control.
Burton Canadian Open 2012 – Chas Guldemond and Jamie Anderson win slopestyle
Americans Chas Guldemond and Jamie Anderson cleaned house north of the border as they took gold in the 2012 Burton Canadian Open slopestyle.
Chas wins the 2012 West Coast Invitational
Words and photos by Tony Sulser
Chas Guldemond stole the show on Cinco de Mayo at Mammoth Mountain, winning the 11th annual West Coast Invitational and Jaeger Bailey, (Fact: he’s a snowboarder, not a wicked beverage concoction) notched first place at the Eddie Wall Ride Invitational.
The ever-changing WCI continued to serve up great riding as well as good times as the Mammoth Unbound Park Crew pushed almost every remaining section of snow to the base of Canyon Lodge to build the jib setup and a monster 90’ jump with a split sectioned landing for the end-of-the-year fiesta.
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