GRO SNOW teamed up with Stevens Pass for the 2nd Annual LADIES DAY !!!

What more could a you ask for in addition to a sun filled, mountain top day, perfect snow conditions and a few hundred of your BFF’s (even if some of them you just met)? We at the GRO Snow planning desk had a vision of possibly 100 ladies joining together to promote, encourage and inspire female snow action sports on Feb 5th 2012 here in Washington’s own Cascade mountains, but as the day approached our pre registration numbers were far above that!!!!

On the mountain the excitement only grew…Ladies from 3-54 joined together early for Rockstar latte’s and muffins then broke off into groups to hit the slopes for some of the most epic runs you could wish for and park action that would put the boys to shame. Even the beginner girls got some of the pro action as Megan Middleton (Evo, Bonfire, Lib Tech Snowboards, POW Gloves, and Stevens Pass) took to the Daisy run to add to the good vibes of our youngest members. We were sooo stoked for this much excitement for the event this year. It was going OFF!

Lunch rally found us chowing down on PB& J sandwiches and LOTS of Rockstar’s PINK and brand new Coconut water!!!! The mid day raffles were off the hook with great items. There were lots of laughs, pictures and ladies hitting the slopes with new and old friends, lots of encouragement and a few great lines for the film crew. Everyone said they improved their skills for having other ladies to ride with. The afternoon brought a few more runs and then a gathering for raffles and goodie bags. LIB and ROXY board raffles caused some tears of happiness for a couple lucky ladies as well as those who won new Vans snowboard boots or Pro tech helmets. A super happy girl got to win a $250.00 Zumiez gift card and many got Roxy’s new line to wear this season! The lists of hot items that were awarded went on and on with beanies, waxes, local shop gift cards and goodie bags galore…MOST OF ALL LOTS of FUN was had by all~ Everyone is asking “what’s the date for next year???”
– Pam Miller – GRO Snow Division Founder

Megan Middleton joined the day as a guest rider fro Lib Tech!

Want to thank ALL the amazing ladies that came out today to make the 2nd Annual Ladies Day at Stevens Pass so GREAT!!!! Without you the GRO Snow vision is but a dream. EACH ONE of YOU bring it to life with your passion, skills and friendships. Be watching for more pics, write ups and video in the week to come. NOW…. get some sleep girls! You’ve earned it.”

Pam

Thank you to everyone that made this great day happen!

Great Job Ladies of the Hawaii GRO Crew!

Girls Riders at the Agenda Show NYC 2012 from Agenda Tradeshow on Vimeo.

With Amy Gunther!

Evelyn Abad filmed and edited of the LCRSP women’s Skate It Up contest this past weekend!

I had a BLAST coming out and supporting this event! always fun!! even when doing the media coverage of events like this =D since im not back on my board quite yet…soon enough I will though!

Few & Far Female Skate Jam 2011 from Few & Far Women on Vimeo.

Kayla Caballero, 14, of Campbell, warms up during a skate competition for girls at Lake Cunningham Skate Park in San Jose Saturday Jan. 28, 2012. (Patrick Tehan/Staff)

The concrete bowls of San Jose’s Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park came alive Saturday with frontside carves, magenta hair and the pulsing beat of the Little Medusas in a remarkable reversal of fortune for a skateboarder’s paradise that many had feared might be closed by now.

Amid the worst budget crisis in city history, with even police officers worried for their jobs, city leaders last fall said San Jose’s gem of a skate park — California’s largest — would have to either be left as an unstaffed free-for-all, privatized or possibly even padlocked.

But alarmed parents who rallied to save the skate park have raised enough money to keep it staffed through the year. And they celebrated that victory Saturday as the park hosted an all-female skateboarding contest — the first of its kind in Northern California.

“Isn’t this phenomenal?” said Carol Kruger, among the leaders of the Save Our Skatepark group, as her 7- and 8-year-old sons wheeled around the park and watched the girls compete.

The 68,000-square-foot maze of concrete bowls, walls and pipes on White Road near Raging Waters opened in 2008 and cost $6.4 million to build, mostly paid for with city funds. It boasts the world’s largest “cradle,” the tallest vertical wall and largest full-pipe feature of any skate park. It draws 40,000 visitors a year.

But in a budget year when the city had to lay off 66 police officers, the skate park last June got only enough funding to keep it open through September.

With the help of Councilwoman Rose Herrera, whose district includes the park, parents scrambled to raise money, sponsorships and publicity for the little-known treasure. By October, they had secured enough cash to keep the park open until February.

Since then, Herrera said Saturday, donations have more than doubled, topping $30,000. Together with a spike in attendance by perhaps a third, which has boosted revenues, she said, that’s enough to keep the skate park open through the end of the year and put it on a path toward self-sufficiency.

“That park’s turned the corner,” Herrera said as she thanked major donors, including The Health Trust, First 5 Santa Clara County, Valley Medical Center Foundation, and Michael and Kye Heinstein, of Berkeley. She even stepped on a board for a bit — and managed not to hurt herself.

“It’s an example of the city and citizens coming together,” said Paul Murphy, a Save Our Skatepark leader whose 12-year-old son skates at the park.

Saturday’s Women Skate It Up contest featured 25 women and girls ranging in age from 7 to 39, said Heidi Newton, a skate park instructor who organized the event. Skaters came from as far as Chicago and had plenty of competition from the locals.

Newton said the number of skateboard contests for women and girls is declining, so her goal for Saturday’s event was to bring female skateboarders together to increase their professional opportunities.

The skaters were judged on the number, variety, difficulty and stylishness of tricks they performed in one-minute heats as they swooped through the park’s mini-bowls and “skull” bowl.

San Jose’s Faydra Huff, 14, donned a flowing red wig for her heats, drawing compliments from the emcee for her “nice backside carve grind” in what she later said was only her second contest in just three years of skateboarding.

After their heats, she and Kayla Caballero, who was applauded for her “rippin’ corner pockets” and kick turns, zipped off to a much deeper bowl, where they gracefully rode up and down the vertical walls just for kicks.

“It’s the most amazing skate park I’ve ever been to,” said Caballero, 14, of Campbell, a Lake Cunningham regular whose father is local skateboarding legend Steve Caballero. “It’s fun to see all the girls out here from all over the country and to make new friends.”

Skate It Up Contest Results

Mini-bowls, under 18
1. Brenna Pawley, Glendale, Ariz.
2. Arianna Carmona, Buena Park
3. Katarina Arild, Campbell

Mini-bowls, 18 and over
1. Brittney Conrad, Murrieta
2. Abby Zsarnay, Santa Paula
3. Patti Fung, San Francisco

Skull Bowl, all ages
1. Arianna Carmona, Buena Park
2. Brenna Pawley, Glendale, Ariz.
3. Patti Fung, San Francisco

Julia Belk, Wow. We’re looking forward to Chick Flick too!

Designed for female action sports athletes and hopefully just the beginning of a great series!