PORTLAND, ORE. (Apr. 8, 2008)– The usually sunny April skies were obscured with snow flurries at this years Vegetate Competition at Mt. Hood Meadows. Josh Dirksen made the drive up from Bend to slash pow on the Sick Stick while Matt Ladley and Ally Carroll spun and grabbed their way to first place in the halfpipe competition.

Meadows received over 18 inches of snow over the weekend and competitors killed time between runs with some late season pow turns.

The rail jam was set up in front of the bar patio and had kids from Nor Cal to Northern Washington throwing down. The double kink rail was the feature to tame as rider after rider tried to tame the beast. Jarad Hadi was one of a handful of riders that committed to the full length of the rail. His unassuming style and tech tricks put him in third place. Seth Kitske came in second and NW local Parker Duke’s consistency throughout the event put him in first.

Vegetate is an annual event at Mt. Hood Meadows that raises money for the mountain’s native wildflower rehabilitation program. It began in the mid-nineties when Washington locals Jamie Lynn, Jason Maguire and Peter Line were in regular attendance. Salomon Snowboards teamed up with Meadows for this year’s event to help support the local northwest shred scene and to continue to contribute to snowboarding in the backyard of the brand’s global marketing offices in Portland, Oregon.

For more info on Salomon team riders check out www.salomonsnowboards.com