The Latest happenings from your local Snopark Team... @thomparkshaper @neilparkshaper

Tuesday 29 January 2013

This weeks park plan Snopark MK..


This weeks park is designed by Signal snowboards and Monster Energy team rider Tom Guilmard for the Street Gypsy Crew Signature Sessions on Friday 1st February.
Come and shred Tom’s park from 7pm till midnight on Friday..

The park consists of a triple set of drop down boxes and a pole jam to donkey kink at the top of the right hand slope.
To follow we have a raised box with hits from all angles and a black gasser to white lines rails.
Then we have a raised gasser spine and to finish the run a pole jam gap to the picnic bench and a flat to up gasser.

On the opposite slope we have the smaller features, A pair of boxes at the top and a kicker..

TOM GUILMARD SIGNAL SNOWBOARDS from STREET GYPSY GANG on Vimeo.

Wednesday 23 January 2013

FBBB BOARD S#!Tl£$S SKATE + SNOWBOARD SHOW.





In partnership with The Circle London.

Time to get creativity on board with skate and snowboards providing a canvas for the FBBB pop-up art show, coming to The Circle London this January.

For Boarders By Boarders, the snow, skate, music and art community are bringing all their favourite things together for a pop-up art exhibit taking place this January in London. ‘BOARD S#!TL£$S’ is a unique art show concept inspired by the boards we all ride. Calling on 11 renowned UK artists, to hand paint or spray paint exclusive pieces for the show onto skateboards, snowboards, helmets and even the wall! The artists, inspired by skating and snowboarding, will be putting their creativity right on boards and on display for all to see at The Circle, Noel Street, London for an exclusive 4 weeks of ‘BOARD S#!TL£$S’.

Artists involved: Leon 'TheZombieChild' Campbell, CJ 'Mister Cee' Pidlaoan, Mister Batlow, Faunagraphic, Rair aka Chungfu, Daisuke and The Circle tattoo artists – Dawid Guara, Math, Rikki Jean, Aaron Anthony and Scott Move.

BOARD S#!TL£$S: January 31st 2013 till March 31th 2013
At The Circle London (Noel Street, W1F GP)
For more details check out: http://www.thecirclelondon.com/
And to rsvp to the opening evening: mikee@fbbb.co.uk
#Boardshitless
Twitter: @fbbb06
Instagram: fbbb06

About the artists:

Leon 'TheZombieChild' Campbell, a 24-year-old South London based Graphic Illustrator and editor of the online independent arts and lifestyle publication 'Jailbate Magazine'. "My artistic style is heavily influenced by skateboarding, cinema, Hip Hop, Hardcore Punk, Street Fashion and Graphic novels. I like my stuff loud, expressive and to have a somewhat humorous narrative" http://www.jailbatemagazine.co.uk/

CJ 'Mister Cee' Pidlaoan is a designer, painter and photographer based in London. He is also designer for the award winning collective and label #TheUKC (The Ugly Kids Club). His work has been commissioned by a wide range of household names and labels such as Adidas, Evisu, The MOBOs, Ronnie Scotts and Snowbombing to name a few.

Mister Batlow is a designer and painter from London. Creator of Batlows Apples; the unique brand of creativity from Mister Batlow and Founder of #TheUKC (Ugly Kids Club - award winning collective and label). A versatile creative; Batlow works with a signature audacious use of colour that reference a street and pop culture aesthetic. From handbags to murals and tee shirts to teapots his work is bold, eye catching and full of Batlows own brand of wit and humour. http://www.batlowsapples.com/



Faunagraphic currently lives and works in Sheffield, South Yorkshire England, She grew up in Yorkshire, surrounded by rolling countryside in a small town called Todmorden; it is clear where her inspiration came from. Her beautiful and delicate paintingsFeature birds organic shapes, animals, nature and character with an element of fantasy. http://www.faunagraphic.co.uk/

Daisuke Sakaguchi (THE 27 LIFE) London born artist Daisuke Sakaguchi presents his love for creative design and the fusion of his Japanese and British roots through his stunning paintings, sculptures, murals and artwork, expressing his passion for traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints and Irezumi. Using his skills of fine detailed work from his jewellery, he has applied this in his painting with the same amount, if not, with even more precision. http://www.the27life.com/about_contact.php

Rair aka chungfu is an award winning tattooist and multimedia artist. He is a member of the ugly kids club and Inklounge London and has worked on projects with radio1, KissFM, Nike and more.

Chris Dillon aka The Real Dill is a London based graphic designer, artist and illustrator. Relatively new to the industry, Chris has already gained recognition within the artistic community with print commissions and a D&AD Award for his illustration. He also works closely with the music industry having designed identities for up and coming electronic music producers including the infamous MPIA3. Chris has a very distinctive style, he uses drawing and typography to create images that are honest and original. http://www.therealdill.co.uk/

The Circle Team comprising of tattoo artists from many different styles: Ronnie Ronson - old school, Dawid Guara - realism, Math - graphic, Rikki Jean – lettering, Aaron Anthony – geometric dotwork and Scott Move - traditional surrealism. The team has individually shown in exhibitions and conventions around the world and are each critically acclaimed artists having been featured by Timeout, Tattoo Revolution, The Evening Standard and Juxtapoz.
http://www.thecirclelondon.com/





About FBBB:
For Boarders By Boarders is a non-profit snow, skateboarding, music and art community formed in 2006 by a group of friends made up of boarders, park shapers, DJs, artists and designers. FBBB aimed to bring to life a vision of creating a unique and innovative brand with associated events that were all about encouraging progession and most importantly about having fun.
http://www.forboardersbyboarders.net/

Join the Facebook event page to get all the latest info..

Monday 21 January 2013

This weeks park setup at Snopark MK..

So with all the snow we have had across the UK this week your either sick of the stuff or cant wait to get your shred on... For us its definitely the second one..

Its been great to see some UK riders heading out to the streets to hit up some of those spots you always pass day to day thinking to your self, If only we have some snow..

Here Is Rowan B sending it..


But if you missed the snow.. Or dont fancy the added danger of the main road or concrete steps then come on down this Thursday and Friday  for a Shred at Snopark MK..


This week at Snopark starting at the top of the right hand slope. We have a raised up gasser and square bar street rail, Then we have the donkey kink and a gasser down flat down.
Moving down the slope to a kicker with a gasser flat down built into the side.
To finish the run we have the round bar street rail and raised up orange pipe.

As usual on the opposite slope we have the small features. This week we have the flat box and the Rainbow and a smaller kicker..







Thursday 17 January 2013

This week at Snopark MK..


This week at Snopark MK starting at the top of the left hand slope we have to smaller park section which will include the rainbow and battleship boxes, A small kicker and the pole jam and black gasser..

On the right hand slope starting at the top we have a black gasser beside the orange pipe. Moving down we have a section of the whitelines rail and another gasser.
Then we have the flat box and gas pipe stall.
To finish the line we have a gap to small flat box and a few of the giant gas pipe sections..

This weeks park is designed with progression in mind and will be the same setup for  Saturday nights Who’s Afraid of the park freestyle ski and board coaching event.

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Vote for Tom Guilmard- STAIRS MASTERS EDIT.

TREMBLAY the French Canadian Lager company have teamed up with a bunch of other brands this winter to host the STAIRS MASTERS film contest.

12 pros where invited to make a 1 minute edit to be posted on the site and to be judge by you..

Check out the pro edits here..

As well as the Pro edits there was an open section to the comp so that edits can be sent in by riders from across the world all for the chance to win $15000..


Signal Snowboards and Snozone team rider Tom Guilmard along with Filmer and Editer Carter Hewlett shot an edit to enter the competition here at Snopark Mk last week..

So make sure you CLICK HERE to check out the edit and give these guys your vote to help them win the cash..

Monday 7 January 2013

Who's Afraid of the Park 19th January.


Who’s Afraid of the Park?

The finest SNOZONE sponsored riders and coaches will be on the slope to teach you how to throw down some rad tricks and play in the park like you’ve been at it for years; you’ll be surprised what you can do in a few hours!

There taking things back to basics, “Freestyle for Dummies” style, offering beginner training for aspiring park monkeys wishing to take their first steps into freestyle. The event is designed to encourage and inspire intermediate riders to be more adventurous in the park and to show real progression.

Snozone team riders will be on hand to provide support to our qualified freestyle coaches and chat about their own on snow adventures. Our dedicated beginner freestyle features will be shaped to perfection by the award winning Snopark Mk team.

This awesome event will be taking place on Saturday 19th January here at Snozone Milton Keynes and will run from 7pm to 10pm, so book your place now!

With every WAOTP slope pass you will receive a £10 off voucher for February 1st Park Strife.



This week at Snopark MK starting at the top of the left hand slope we have to smaller park section which will include the rainbow and battleship boxes, A small kicker and the pole jam and black gasser..


On the right hand slope starting at the top we have a black gasser beside the orange pipe. Moving down we have a section of the whitelines rail and another gasser.
Then we have the flat box and gas pipe stall.
To finish the line we have a gap to small flat box and a few of the giant gas pipe sections..

This weeks park is designed with progression in mind and will be the same setup for  Saturday nights Who’s Afraid of the park freestyle ski and board coaching event


AD£25.99 JR£20.99 (PRE BOOKING ONLY) AD£32.99 JR£25.99 (GENERAL ADMISSION)
TO PRE-BOOK PLEASE CALL 0871 222 5670
OR VISIT www.snozoneuk.com


Keep up to date on the event info here at the Facebook Event page..








Photo By Jools Smith Rider Gazza Andrews

This week at SNOpark MK..


This week at Snopark Mk for Thursday on the right hand slope starting at the top we have a side hit gasser and down box.
Moving down we have a down flat down gasser and shotgun down rail.
Then we have a tyre jump and flat down and to finish the run we have the elbow gassers and the picnic bench.

On the opposite slope we have the battle ship box and orange gasser at the top, with a kicker to follow..
For Friday we will be adding extra features to the rookie park on the left hand slope.



SHRED Freestyle Camps.


Whether your new to freestyle riding , Looking to increase your Bag of tricks or just want to add some style to your riding then SHRED! coaching courses are for you. 
With Private features out on the hill, both kickers and boxes,All shaped by SNO!zones award winning SNO!park team.
Coaching with the SHRED! team coaches you will help you see some great progression at a great price!

Both ski and board courses will be running with small groups, no bigger than 8-10 people, on a nice quiet evening at SNO!Zone Milton Keynes.'
Courses run 7pm-10pm and cost £60. 


Check out the Snozone website or the SHRED facebook page for more info... 

Friday 4 January 2013

Park Strife January Sale!

On Friday 11th January we have the return of Park Strife at SNOZONE Milton Keynes. Now Christmas and New Year have passed, Get over those January blues and come get your shred on at The Park Strife January Sale..
 The guys from Butta will be down offering board and Ski waxing, As well as pop up stalls from For Boarders By Boarders and D4seven Tee's. Swap Boards will also be here providing demo's of this year latest kit. If that wasn’t enough Definition coaches will be on the slope offering trick tips for the evening..

 All this for the bargain January sale price of £25 for a 5 hour slope pass.. Pre book your slope pass today - Call 0871 222 5673




Photo By Jools Smith- Rider Orla Doolin.

Tom Guilmard Killing SNOPARK MK...

TOM GUILMARD SIGNAL SNOWBOARDS from STREET GYPSY GANG on Vimeo.

Thursday 3 January 2013

FBBB presents BOARD S#!TL£$S



http://www.forboardersbyboarders.net/

Continual project episode 2.



Double lines to double backflips, the Continual Project continues on with Episode 2; covering action from events over the summer and into autumn. Filmed on location at Sno!Zone MK, Hemel Snow Centre, Relentless Boardmasters and the NASS festival, with riding from the likes of Ollie Dutton, Andy Nudds, Gazza Andrews, Tom Pilling, Lon Canu and Ben Rumney to name a few.

Wednesday 2 January 2013

The first park of 2013 SNOPARK MK..

Happy New year from us all at SNOPARK MK/Parkshaperblog.

 For the first park for 2013 on the right hand slope we have a gasser and square bar at the top. Moving down we have a triple drop down box setup and a pole jam. Then we have the flat down and donkey kink. To finish the run we have the lamppost rail and the giant gassers. On the opposite slope we have the rookie setup with a box and gasser at the top and a kicker.

MK Swag District 2....

Here it is the long awaited MK swag district 2 edit filmed and edited by Rob Stronach..
All shot at SNOPARK MK and featrures shaped by the PARKSHAPER BLOG TEAM..

Riders- Gareth Andrews, Reece Gould, Conor Gould, Ollie Dutton, Rob Stronach


MK Swag District 2 from Rob Stronach on Vimeo.