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2nd Annual Downtown Showdown, Portland, Maine

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The Downtown Showdown was an unhyped event hosted by Sunday River and Sugarloaf that I happened to stumble upon a day before it happened last year. I went and the event was so sick! They built a 30 foot staircase with a flat railish box, down rail, and down flat down rail. I've probably been to over 10 legit off the mountain rail jams, and this by far was the most legit! I had so much fun that night despite being dumped by my girlfriend. The sponsors: Oakley, Red Bull, Freeskier, Sunday River, and Sugarloaf hook it up, and they had a great product toss. Even though the event this year like last was invite only, I felt like I should help the NSers out. I recall last year, NS's own Chase=Me sent in his comp record and they let him in, so I'm sure if you have a comp record they'll let you in too. It's in downtown Portland, Monument Square, and there's coffee shops surrounding the setup so if you get cold or thirsty, you're set. I can't express how stoked I was on this event, it was an amazing night. Richie Paradise, Clayton Vila (who blew up after this event!) and Shea Flynn were all competing last year. Prizes for skiers included:

1st=$500 and a $900 1 of a kind Oakley Watch
2nd=$250 and a pair of Line Chronics
3rd=$100 and a pair of Line Chronics

visit: http://thedowntownshowdown.com for more info.

Tips: If you're competing, bring poles.

If you want to get close up, if you bring an SLR camera they'll let you right on the landing pad so you can get shots.

There's some resturants/bars that rise above the course so if you just buy a soda/beer you'll be able to watch.


Course Setup:

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Jan 20 2010 8:50PM
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date for this year is Saturday, January 30th from 5-10ish

I'm not affiliated with this jam, it was just THAT GOOD that I had to promote it.

Let's have a NS takeover between spectators, skiers, photographers, and filmers!

Also, its about 1/2 a block from my papas office and fellow NSer 1337's office, so if you need a place to park hit me up, I knoez an abandoned parking lot during the weekend.


Jan 20 2010 8:56PM
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KAS
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I went last year, it was a sick event. I filmed it last year, put it in my senior project. I think I'm gonna go again and film.
Jan 21 2010 8:28PM
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yeah, I'm going to shoot with my cam too. Should be sick for sure.
Jan 21 2010 8:34PM
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nellyyy
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i heard it was invite only last year. anyone know how one could acquire a spot?
Jan 21 2010 9:01PM
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^send them your competition records to

nlambert@sundayriver.com
Jan 21 2010 9:14PM
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CBROOKS
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Was so much fun last year, will be skiing again this year. Email the guy stated above ^^ to get a spot.
Jan 21 2010 9:24PM
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I can get some fancy pictorials with my pictorial camera taker if ya'll tell me what you'll be wearing (if anything) I will take some pictorials.
Jan 21 2010 9:32PM
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michelle
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Fuck yeah, can't wait
Jan 21 2010 11:31PM
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TreePatroller
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word, i'm stoked to see someone hyping this up, should be alot of fun for the entire weekend.  I will be there doing setup and keeping the features clean, repping sugarloaf park crew.  I hear redbull throws a nice after-party too.  truth?

Jan 23 2010 4:01PM
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.travis.
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That would be sick, looks like i'll be calling in sick to work on sunday so i can go check this out!
Jan 23 2010 8:19PM
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yeah, last year it was at "The Stadium" it's an ill restaurant/bar, hot waiters.
Jan 23 2010 10:11PM
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This is my video from the 2009 Downtown Showdown, and Junk Jam raljam at sugarloaf. This is a part of my senior project from last year.

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Jan 24 2010 11:01AM
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KAS
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oops


Jan 24 2010 11:02AM
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KAS
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Damnit


Jan 24 2010 11:04AM
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KAS
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Holy shit this is embarrassing.



Jan 24 2010 11:08AM
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that was a quality edit. I never remembered that Richie was slayin that hard.
Jan 24 2010 12:43PM
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Spillway_East
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i was there last year and remember him throwing down on the dfd all night
Jan 24 2010 6:55PM
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rj.
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get some.
Jan 24 2010 7:45PM
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duude, there's this one chick she's a waiter there and she's best friends with my mom, she's like 25 and fuckin' smoking. Model material, i'd compare her face to megan fox, and her body to kim kardashian. I could go on and on.
Jan 24 2010 7:51PM
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damn, just heard that their building a cannon rail and a new drop to go along with the stairset and 3 jibs.
Jan 25 2010 4:14PM
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CBROOKS
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Fuck yeah.
Jan 25 2010 4:15PM
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is Clayton coming back this year for it? I hope to god so, kid fucking killed it pretz 2 in 4 out.
Jan 25 2010 4:16PM
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CBROOKS
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Nah he's out in summit right now, but it would be sweet to know who is going.
Jan 25 2010 4:17PM
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Spillway_East
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cannon to flat? how is this going to work out
Jan 25 2010 4:56PM
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yojimbo
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if you think the stadium is ill then you don't know portland. but yeah, it's a dope event. i'll be there.
Jan 26 2010 12:19AM
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2 moar dayz.
Jan 28 2010 5:13PM
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its tomorrow!
Jan 29 2010 4:14PM
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Joan
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SHould be a fun event, does anyone have any pictures? that cannon sounds like it could be interesting
Jan 29 2010 4:45PM
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they put on our local radio station that the stairset is setup. I'm guessing they'll put the cannon in tomorrow.
Jan 29 2010 4:47PM
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PurpleDino
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heres the set up guys http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/video/video.php?v=274595979791&ref=mf
Jan 29 2010 5:30PM
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they don't have the redbull rail thing? Cannon rail looks sketchy but everything else looks legit!
Jan 29 2010 6:55PM
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I'm heading out in an hour, so stoked!
Jan 30 2010 2:26PM
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Super Super sick event!

for skiers who finished 2nd and 3rd? I know who won but who took home second and 3rd?

Curtis was killing.

I got enough clips for a lil edit I got some of the kid in blue tall tee (Chase) Curtis, the young kid, Mark P. and every other finalist. So if you made it to the finals post your name here so I can give you credit in the video!

Pompotanko or however you spell it was killing with his frontflips.


Jan 30 2010 9:05PM
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sorry for quad post but who made the playlist? It had to be someone from NS because they played Hathbanger, a song from a Jiberish edit, and songs from a bunch of other edits. Was it a coincidence or did someone make a beast playlist?
Jan 30 2010 9:13PM
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yellav
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my little brother won!
Jan 30 2010 9:13PM
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Spillway_East
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damn i wasn't able to make it, who won? how was the cannon?
Jan 30 2010 10:50PM
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cannon was kinda sketchy it was just pvc. It was still sick some kid 270ed on 630ed out.
Jan 31 2010 11:37AM
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1st place Jeremy Veillieux, 2nd Max Twaddel, 3rd Tyler Shores for skiers

all Sugarloaf kids.
Jan 31 2010 11:41AM
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KAS
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I left before finals started, it was really damn cold and they wouldn't let me inside the gates to film.
Jan 31 2010 12:02PM
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Spillway_East
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better competition than last year?
Jan 31 2010 4:36PM
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both had their plus and minuses

This year had:
-better drop
-better skiers (for the most part)
-cannon rail
-more snow

But last year had:
-better setup (redbull rail)
-Clayton Vila (killin)
-Warmer
-Less people

I have an edit of it I finished editing but I'm too lazy to put music in and upload so I'll do that tomorrow or something. Oh and I'm sorry if one of you guys are coached by them, but as I was trying to film Gould and Killington coaches constantly just stood in my way for minutes. They knew I was there trying to film, they wouldn't move. Don't expect anything out of the edit, there's so many coaches in front of the rails that you can't see too much. And my hands were shaking from the cold.
Jan 31 2010 4:44PM
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easiestEC
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I competed this year and it was super sick. (i was in the purple tall tee)

anyone know where to get some pictures?
Feb 1 2010 9:22AM
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I don't know about pictures but I think I got a couple shots of you in my edit, give me your name so I can give you credit for you in the edit.
Feb 1 2010 4:25PM
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michelle
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I'll upload some pictures tonight! They're alright, I was shooting from behind the fence shit.
Feb 1 2010 7:11PM
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yeah, it was bull you had to pay 40 bucks to get over the fence.
Feb 1 2010 7:32PM
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michelle
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Haha WHAT!? Fuck that. Whatever, I was basically hanging over the fence anyways
Feb 1 2010 8:19PM
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yeah, that's basically what I was doing, except all the coaches stood in my way when they could have moved to the tent they were supposed to be under.
Feb 1 2010 8:23PM
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easiestEC
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hahaha i dont think anyone had to pay to compete. Me and my friend got there, filled out the liability forms and got our credentials. didn't have to pay a cent!
Feb 1 2010 8:36PM
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rj.
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the loaf prevails! shoresy came home with third!
Feb 1 2010 8:58PM
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michelle
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