The 5th Annual Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding

by The Editors on March 15, 2009

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Dave Seoane’s Life Sentence lifetime season pass was denied, Shawn Farmer poached the pipe, Tom Burt charged the Palisades on a 25-year-old board, Mike and Tina Basich put another siblings halfpipe win on their resumes, Edgar “Pineapple” Rivera did some spittin’ on the mic, Mike McDaniel sat in the judges chair, former resort owner Norm Sayler hung out at the bottom of the pipe, and Damian Sanders, Keith Kimmel, Amy Roberts, and Joel Gomez were inducted into the Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding and get their names listed on the perpetual trophies kept in the old school lodge at Donner Ski Ranch. (Neither Damian nor Keith showed up to accept their awards. Damian got wrecked on his moto bike, and we think Keith is just shy.)

Throw in Chris Roach, Jeff Brushie, Jim Rippey, Jason Borgstede, Noah Salasnek, Rocket Reeves, Jon Baiocchi, Dave Alden, Bob Klein, and four-time world champion Terry Kidwell on rhythm guitar and you have a rockin’ day on snow with most of the people basically responsible for what snowboarding isy all together on March 14, 2009 for the 5th Annual Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding.

The group congregated at an authentic u-ditch pipe for an old school halfpipe contest, and freeriding on classic snowriding crafts. It was an impressive gathering of snowboarding’s living history that often gets overlooked in the commercial rush to move more units. To those who grew up idolizing snowboarding’s pioneers, The Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding is a chance to remember why we got into it in the first place: hanging out with friends and sliding on snow.

A big thanks to the original Tahoe Legend Don Bostick for making it all happen.

Click here for the entire photo gallery or follow the jump for the results.
Tahoe Legends of Snowboarding Results
March 14

  1. Mike Basich
  2. Chris Roach
  3. Jason Borgstede
  4. Jim Moran
  5. Pauly Johansen
  6. Jeff Brushie
  7. Andy Berendsen
  8. Dave Seoane
  9. Jay Quinar
  10. Tom Burt
  11. Jon Baiocchi
  12. Jim rippey
  13. David Alden
  14. Rocket Reaves
  15. Emile Janicot
  16. Rocker
  17. Bill Olson
  18. Dennis Nazari
  19. Bob Klein
  20. Davide
  21. Jeff Grell
  22. Jeff Krebill
  23. Shigeru Ishihara
  24. Gerardo Luca
  25. Rubini Danilo
  26. Dino Bonelli

Women

  1. Tina Basich
  2. Amy Roberts
  3. Mimi Land

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

Estes March 15, 2009 at 6:25 pm

Yeah Mikey B! Where was Szabo and Victor Coyne?

Bud Fawcett March 15, 2009 at 6:57 pm

Wow, now I feel like I was there. Maybe I’ll make it for the 6th. Tina hasn’t aged a day, what’s up with that! Have a great spring everyone.

Bud

Marc Johnson March 16, 2009 at 1:44 am

This was one of those “wouldn’t miss it for the world” events that turned out to be a “how’d I miss that?” for me. Oops. Did Amy Roberts make it up? Kimmel, Damian, Joel, good choices.

More early eighties riders I would like to see again would include Rich Dunlap, Caedmon Bear, Cliff Coleman, Mike Chantry, Allen Arnbrister, Eddie and Carey Hargraves, Rich Abbott, Mike Jayne, I see you found Jon Baiocchi, and Matt Donavon of The Prop fame. Roach brothers, Sam Cunningham, Roy Garcia, Tucker Fransen, and Devin Ryerson.

Hope to see you next year!
MJ

John March 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm

how in the hell did they get jonny b. out of fishing?!

straight up legends-all those guys from the i.s.m days… wish i was there.

Log Jammer March 16, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Always a pleasure to see the old guys and gals tearing it up…I thought I saw real legend Jim Rippey, cruising around on the deck?
Fred Dog did a great job with his wife Karen getting the logistics together…these two are real legends ’cause they still stay involved with molding kids during the season. And of course props go out to the ownwers of Donner Ski Ranch who have supported the Tahoe Legends Event during the last five years (from day one)
Thanks Marsh & Janet Tuttle!

Devin March 18, 2009 at 7:02 am

Was Damien a no show? Weeeeaaaak!

Randy Price March 18, 2009 at 8:50 pm

Looks like fun! Hand dug ditch’s and skegs ~ that’s snowboarding!

Mike March 26, 2009 at 12:35 am

Word has it that Damian is recuperating a couple of busted ribs from moto crash. I don’t think anyone is surprised by that.

pete hendrix February 29, 2012 at 3:29 pm

yeh , soda, lets have some fun!!! old dawgs rule. its dumping on donner summit 2/29/2112 see ya ,later pete hendrix

Bevin White-Jones April 19, 2012 at 11:30 pm

Pete…El Toro…1980’s?

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