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Published on: 9th November, 2010 by Fear of the Park
The Burton High5 has seen some epic setups so far this tour. From the craftsmanship of Castleford, to the scale of Braehead, the trannies at Hemel to the 2 hour wonder of Tamworth, the visit to Chill Factore was looking good.
Following on from the other High5 events we were expecting a wild show – this could have been Chill Factore’s big return considering the absence of freestyle over the summer.
But on November the 5th, there were no fireworks going off inside the Manchester freezer.
Chill Factore just didn’t seem to be bothered to join in the High5 Fun, being more concerned with showing off their own new rails. Of course, we can’t blame them, they just spent some serious wedge on the new metal work, but that’s not the point of the High5 Tour.
When you see the famous double kink that has been so popular at the other High5 legs being used as an ollie bar… you couldn’t help but laugh in amazement. The epic Burton donkey kink didn’t even make it out to the hill.
Such a shame when riders have travelled from all over the country to grab a taste of the High5 vibe.
Lucky then that the Chill’s new rails are pretty sick, and they provided the riders with the tools for a fine session, but 1 out of 10 for creativity on the park setup.
50+ riders turned up and although disappointed in the park, they nevertheless set about destroying what was out on the hill.
The double hand rail at the top was the main focus of the evening and some of the tricks we encountered were pushing the limit for technical riding we’ve seen at any of the High5 events so far.
360’s out were the trick of the night, made to look all too easy by Carl Howden and George Woolley. A backside 50-50 back 3 out from Si Cudlip was possibly one of the sickest tricks of the night, as the riding turned into a catalogue of styles for the judges to feast on.
A few of the Chill regulars were also taking the opportunity to get noticed – Lucy Butler stomped sweet front and back boards over the flat-down, Rob C was throwing out styles left, right and centre and Craig Nelder took on the features with precision.
But like all these events, it was the podium finishers that stole the show.
Lil’ Will Smith stuck plenty of boardslides through the kink to huge shouts. He was dropping tricks like hot ones as Will won the youth category with skill and a bit of quality gurning. He was closely followed by Calum Paton, who also made the hardest rail in the park look like it was a training jib. Wee Jacob – one of the many making the visit from Scotland – stomped some sweet one-footed styles for another High5 podium spot.
Jake “The Mo” Binne claimed his second Junior males’ High5 title with a display of snowboard terror, the trendy mo he was rocking amplifying that steeze. He landed 270 on 270 out amongst a host of geometric snowboard shapes over the Burton box.
Tomski Robinson was also throwing down on his home turf and with that impressive adult style he claimed third, just being pipped to the second spot by Josh Cook, whose steely nerve at hitting up the kink and the flat bar gave him those extra points and some big props from the older riders.
The girls had also arrived in force for the Manchester High5, and no surprises at who walked away victorious.
Katie Ormerod front flipped off the Burton bench to victory, whilst Becky Menday, despite a gnarly slam on the top handrail continued to destroy the park. Amy Cook followed up for a respectable third place, but as we have come to learn at the High5, competing with those two is ladies tough – they are machines for the shred!
Lynsey Ashdown reigned supreme in the seniors with a typical, technical display including a sick front one switch up over the kink of the flat down. Sophie Addison grabbed second and Sarah Fish – completely at home on the hill – smoothly tweaked out a few nose slides claiming the deserved third podium place.
But as always the big show was provided by the senior men, and those slick Manchester rails allowed them to own the park.
John Weatherly placed third making very technical tricks look effortless over the flat bar and kinked hand rail, whilst Andy Nudds pressed his way to second place with another text book display of riding. His nosepress transfer to boardslide on the shotgun bench was ill!
But this High5 was claimed by Matt McWhirter. He dialled down a series of sick combos over each of the features, including some locked out front nose slide 270’s through the kink at the top of the hill and tidy front boards along the bench towards the bottom.
The riders, as always, made the session with an insane display of creative snowboarding, so big shouts out to them.
The next and final leg of the High5 tour is at MK SNO!zone. Make sure you don’t miss out on that one, as it could very well decide who takes home that golden shovel.
It’s all going to kick off at MK this Saturday night for the ultimate Burton High5 of 2010!
Youth Female
1st – Katie Ormerod
2nd – Becky Menday
3rd – Amy Cook
Senior Female
1st – Lynsey Ashdown
2nd – Sophie Addison
3rd – Sarah Fish
Junior Male
1st – Jake Binne
2nd – Josh Cook
3rd – Tomski Robinson
Youth Male
1st – Will Smith
2nd – Calum Paton
3rd – Jacob Robinson
Senior Male
1st – Matt Mcwhirter
2nd – Andy Nudds
3rd – John Weatherly
