Toggfest '06

Words by Nick Mir and Matt McGinnis
Photos by Katie Huysman and Jen Merrihew

So we're a little late with this article, but hey, better late than never! Thanks to everyone who came out to Toggenburg, NY last weekend, where the first annual ToggFest '06 was a success!

For those of you who didn't make it out, here's a little summary of last weekend's antics. Over 200 people came out last Saturday to session our pre-season rail setup and watch some of the best ski and board movies that this year has to offer. Rails were slayed for three hours by riders from Buffalo to Quebec to Burlington! The jam featured some of the most talented skiers on the East Coast. We got the first session kicked off earlier than planned due to high anticipation and the fact that everyone was waiting around the rails rather than watching the movies inside. The first jam was pretty sick, everyone got a pretty good feel for the setup and was throwing down in no time. Giray Dadali managed to simultaneously shock and scare the crowd with his ridiculous skiblade stunts and stunning attire.







Eventually, the five truckloads of snow that we brought in that morning turned into mud. Thanks to Casey Smith and Mike McGinnis, more snow was brought in and made a second hour-long jam possible that showcased more early season rail trickery than we ever thought possible. 270s to broken by Pat Cowan, 270s to switch up by Lil' John, blindside switchups by Erik VanIngen, and just about every trick imaginable by Andy Parry all became commonplace by the end of the second session. The man who stole the show, however, was Chris Dennis with a sick blindside switchup on the down rail followed by cleaning the gnarly flat-down-flat to 270 out. Props to Chris and everyone else who was throwing down all day, everyone was absolutely killing it. The jam was also highlighted by a number of gruesome crashes which left virtually everybody covered in mud and had Pat Cowan talking in a bit higher voice than usual.








Thanks to X-Out Films, Trash Attack, Abstract Films, Tuckered Out Films, Nector Films, Huckfest Productions, New Way Productions, Meathead Productions, Trilogy Arts, and Level 1 Productions, everyone was treated to some of this year's best ski and board videos throughout the day. Our thanks also go out to Toggenburg Mountain, The Ski Company Mountain Sports, 802 Action Sports, Red Bull, Logic Clothing, Triology Arts, the guys at Meatheads, and especially Level 1 for providing giveaways and raffles for the event. Also, a special thanks to everyone who came out and supported the event and everyone else who helped out, we greatly appreciate everyone's effort. Watch out for ToggFest '07 coming at you next fall, but more importantly check out Toggenburg this winter and keep an eye out for our events going all winter starting with a rail jam on December 30th. Any comments, questions, or concerns can be sent to toggparkcrew@gmail.com. Hope to see you on the snow soon!