Mt. Creek, New Jersey Feb. 14th & 15th 2004

We arrived at Mtn. Creek with an arsenal of the best pro's and the sickest am's, a $3,500camera, super 8 cameras, a 30 foot motor home, a Lincoln Continental and a whole bunch of shwag. This would prove to be an exciting weekend.

Ethan Mitchell, Adam & Dave Lynam, Greco, Dean Kistler, The Ponessa Clan with "Butters", Ron Buckner and myself (Ben Wannamaker) were all present for the 2nd annual Bentfilms pro/am at Mountain Creek in Noo Joisey on Valentines Day weekend. We arrived on Thursday night and were riding and competing on Friday, and riding and shooting on Saturday. Before I get right into it, let me say one thing. No one has any idea how good Ethan Mitchell is! This kid has more balls out 'giver'ness' then i've ever seen. When he rides, he brings an arsenal of tricks so large, it rivals that of the Brinton days of yore.

Friday began on a great note, big Lynam and Ethan were shredding, 270's on, switch ups and the like... were being tossed in the morning, and Ethan tossed some rodeo's on a big 40 footer at the south side of Mountain creek.

Once we got some shots, and got used to the boards under our feet, we began the contest. The chosen obstacle was a 20 foot trapezoid box. Once we began sessioning, it was pretty much over with... disasters, switch disasters, switchups, and launches were common on the box. Adam was nailing a switch on, disaster switchup over the gap, and ethan was hauling into 270 safetys off the upslope to flat. Dave Lynam, Ron Buckner and the Ponessa's were sliding like champs. Dave even worked a makio into his trick.

When it all came down to it, I took first, Ethan second, and Adam third. It was the tightest jib contest i'd ever seen on skiboards, it was so close between the three pros, it should have been a three way tie.

After the contest, we headed back to the RV for the awards. Snowcountry in Rochester NY hooked us up with some shwag for the crew, and the am's were lovin' it.

The next day was very relaxed, Paul Recalde and Kirk Thompson showed up to shoot and ride respectively. Kirk killed every rail he hit, and Paul was shooting some photos.By the end of the day, there were some beats brought to there knees, and some tricks that no one has seen before. For all the documentation of the trip, check out BentFilms' '04 release, White Dwarf, due out in September.

We would like to thank Skiboardsonline.com, ISF, Bentfilms, Tip-2-Tip, Jeanne Mitchell and Mix Industries for all there help with setting up the event, and most importantly Mountain Creek for being so generous with lodging, food, and lift tickets.