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Looking for a contest -- er, event that gets back to the roots of having fun on a snowboard? If you don't know already, what you're looking for is the World Quarterpipe Championships. Read on...

The World Quarter Pipe Championships:
A Celebration of Transition and Fire

Since the late 90s, before the complete redesign and deconstruction of snowboard contests according the needs of TV and the interests of the large corporate sponsors footing the bill, a "world-class" event was created by a couple magazine editors at Waterville Valley in New Hampshire that would forever change snowboarding. On what was probably a gray spring day in March, 1998, the World Quarterpipe Championships was born.

Over the years, snowmobiles have been stolen from ski patrol, inflatable pools have been ridden on the hill, board bags full of beer have been dragged up the mountain, Ross Powers' Olympic-winning board has been thrown on the fire, hotels have evicted everyone associated with the event, and "contestants" have been pelted with snow and ice as they jump a bonfire on the run-in. It was, and still is, a lawless event run by snowboarders for snowboarders. After a  three-year hiatus, the gauntlet fire was re-ignited last March at Tim and Chris Waker's Timber Ridge for some much-needed celebration of snowboarding.

Everyone's favorite Canadian shredder, MFR, is getting a lot of publicity these days. Hot off of one of the best shred seasons of her life, Marie continues to turn heads and tricks, though more risky than risqué! Check out this profile on her from EXPN.com

Marie-France Roy might be the coolest girl in the world. Well, she is definitely the coolest in the snowboard world. The Poutin-loving-French-Canadian speaking-Whistler local and goddess of the shred, took home the nights biggest awards at the 9th Annual Transworld Snowboarding Rider of the Year Awards. Congrats Marie!

Women’s Rider of the Year:             Marie-France Roy
Women’s Video Part of the Year:     Marie-France Roy
Womens Reader’s Choice:              Marie-France Roy

Check out the new update about Pat Moore: Click here!