Femme Fatale Photo Gallery!!!
There was a lot of work leading up to our first official event. Between finishing all the apparel, getting the website up and running, new business cards, crazy touring schedules of JHB, the many trips up the canyon for snow in 75 degree weather, setting up the Femme Fatale course and just general preparation for holding the event, there was a ton of work to be done. With it all said and done, it's bitter sweet... All the hard work payed off with an incredibly fun event for everyone involved. It was all worth it!
The first thing we needed for a good snowboarding event would be... SNOW! The 75 degree weather took it's toll on the two trailer loads worth of snow loaded in the day before. What was a recipe for disaster turned into quick action... A last minute trip up the canyon for another load of snow truely saved the day... Props to Michael, Joe, Darren, Dani, Greg, Heather, John, J.B. & Friend, Jordan, Patrick & anyone else that picked up a shovel to bring snow to the event! You guys are truely our 'snowmen'... oh and Women! :)
Everything from registration to the BBQ to the fabulous Board Bunnies products were set for the evenings event. Thanks goes out to Tierney Mower (aka T-Bunny) for helping us get things just right, Dani (the registration tables were a big help), and to Katrina & Nadia for manning the registration and keeping folks in line!
Waiting until the last minute seemed to be key for keeping as much snow as possible to spread over the course... It was really awesome to see how willing everyone was to help get things ready to go. The ongoing theme you'll notice will be complete gratitude from us here at Board Bunnies... All of our friends ROCK!!!
How sweet it is to have Fuze close at hand after flowing the ramps and riding the rails.
What's that Joe? You say you need an extra boost of energy to get the course set up... Well it looks like you found it. I don't know if you know this, but Fuze RULES!!! ...even Darren agrees!
Slowly taking shape, the snow pile soon became runs with 3 main lines to hit... the kicker, the rainbow and the funbox. Although you'll see some variations to those lines somewhere later in the gallery...
If you know here like we know her, then you'd know that Lindsay does as Lindsay does... It's that quiet confidence that really exemplifies her true Board Bunnies nature. Ahhh yeah, peace, love, and Lindsay Hale!!!
Professional ramp technician Troy Stieneckert was brought in for special snow maintenance. Nothing but the best at Femme Fatale... In the background you can see the first tester for the mammoth 10' drop in, that Patrick is a Board Bunny at heart!
Niko rolled up and put the nose down... no hesitation, just juiced that drop-in for all it's speed!
Local badass Daniella (aka: Dan Nielson) showed up to shred the dry areas of Gnarnia on his skateboard, he/she also helped with judging duties... Big thanks!
Chris Showed up with ski's and charged the snow then grabbed his skateboard and put a hurting on the box jump over on the mini side of things... only at Gnarnia!
Little miss Steineckert knew what she wanted, Fuze is a great start for a young Bunny, see you on the slopes soon!
It's official... Femme Fatale marks the birthday for Board Bunnies, do you really think it was by mistake that it was held on 3/21? It was a countdown for greatness! ;) It's all availble in our products page, so go peep it after you're done peepin' our pics, please!
Nicole Neugebauer dials in the big drop prior to the start of the event. The snow looks a little flat from the photo, but there's a nice size jump at the bottom... Go Bunnies!
Michael played role of grill master flash and made sure all our dawgs got dogs without getting dogged! Hot diggity dog! Thanks Michael!
Annie Smith gets ready for a shred fest with a refreshing fruit Fuze...
I know sequence shot is a bit confusing, but we'll try and get ya a motion gif up on myspace for you to check it out... Dani Bastian with a 270 blind drop in... SICK! This is one of the standouts that put Dani Bastian in first place.
This was Lindsay's first day on a rainbow rail and she adapts as she always does with smooth style and total confidence. Dialed and delightful!
Nickoli Hambly tore up the jump with some good amplitude and attitude, rock on!
noseslide rainbow, Cassie Meryhew's skies are blue...
Dani Bastian hits the fun box with some tech.
50/50's as the crowd watches on!
Lindsay and Dani were double teaming the course!
Airborn over the kicker!
Lindsay Hale had the crowd ewwing and awwing everytime she threw down on the rail... Style and difficulty put her in strong contention for the win!
Dani Bastian get's some air while putting in a half spin nose grabber for extra style points!
The sun had set and the ladies were just getting warmed up... Nickoli works in a nice 180!
Annie Smith gets over the front of her board over the fun box... Rumor has it she was sporting pants she made herself. I'd go on a limb and say they were some of the coolest pants I've seen, SICK!
Boardslide tail grab!
Nicole Neugabauer gets the award for best framed best lit photo... Not to mention she's getting sick with a 50/50 over the rainbow, NICE!
Board Bunnies bracelets rock with a sweet little patch.... Annie Smith sends it over the kicker.
Pulls off the elusive 360 and got the crowd excited!
There were some thrills and spills going down on the course as well, Cassie may have got the worst of them on this one. She got right up and hit it proper style right after this!
Lindsay put down a 1 footed 50/50 over the funbox... Originality!
Bringin in the rodeo style!
Heading over the rainbow.
Heather Bird found just a few minutes to relax from ogranizing to hit the course with the rest of the Bunnies.... This trip across the fun box got an ovation from the crowd, well done Ms Thang!
Lindsay takes the leap from the top of the sub-ramp for an extra dangerous drop in!
Frontside board.
Nice air that had Daria (aka: Darren Jaeckel) staring in awe!
Another view, just as crazy... Lindsay puts down the bangers!
Get's the full grab to the far edge on this method air!
A.J. stopped by from Colorado to join the Bunnies on the course and find some unique lines... Here he takes a drop of his own!
Throws down the method with solid steez!
fifty-fifty over the fun box... slide baby slide!
Sliding across the rainbow with a board slide!
A.J. set up the Gnarnia barrel rail for a hit off the kicker.
Nickoli Hambly dialing in that jump!
Time for a drink and cool down! Dani takes a cold one Bunny style!
We had to pull the girls off the course to give the results... Even after the comp was done, they continued to ride and ride hard. True heart in all of them!
We had a great turn out for Femme Fatale 2009 and that definately helped make our event a great one... If you are one of those people who stuck around to support the ladies, we thank you! Also thanks to SuperRamp Technologies, Board of Provo, 20/20 Skateboards, Fuze, Unknown Studios, California Pizza Kitchen, Sensuous Sandwich, & Gear4Guys for supporting and sponsoring our event!!!!
From left to right... Dani Bastian, Cassie Meryhew, Lindsay Hale, Nickoli Hambly, Annie Smith, and Nicole Neugebauer. Shout out to all of them for representing like true Board Bunnies! Thank you for sharing your talents with all of us! Everything from the Board Bunnies Signature Rail, to BOP & 20/20 skate decks, hoodies, shirts, cd's, gift cirtificates from CPK and Sensuous... Thanks all!
Comparing the scrapes and bruises from throwing down! Gangsta's!
These seemed like the part of the body that would get worked the most... if only you could kiss it better....
Looks like Rhianna would have been able to kiss her own elbow better... I tried this for about a half hour after seeing this and all I got was a sore shoulder and a kinked neck...
Not quite yet... The evening session started up with the help of a few flood lights... Dani Bastian represents the Fuze right!
Tierney was helping keep the event rolling smoothly, but found time at the end to work on some steezie board slides!
Dani Bastian took advantage of the evening session to play with this sub drop!
2 huge helpers for Femme Fatale... Tierney Mower and Dani Bastian get to play together on the rails... Ready. Set....
Tierney and Dani rockin' the rails!
Dani and Tierney put down enough heat to melt the course... good thing things were winding down!
Represent!
One of our fine sponsors found his way across our features for his first experience at park riding! Fun for all!
No time for taking a break, two birds with one stone!
Tierney broke out the hot stuff to wind down the evening!
Jordan and Tierney put the exclamation point on the event...
I don't know if we can express the gratitude we have for everyone that helped us out with Femme Fatale 2009 and beyond the event. Board Bunnies has been a huge undertaking and the support we've recieved has been incredible. This is just the beginning for our future plans and we really want to bring the vibe from this event with us in everything we do. Anyone that is reading this, all the sponsors, all our friends, the Sundance Crew, the Steineckerts, and everyone out there that is willing to take a chance, Thank YOU!!!
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