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|| Founder’s Letter || Event Map || Event Schedule || Top Rider Profiles || Paul Wright Photo Feature
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PLEASE ENJOY RESPONSIBLY. ©2012 Hell’s Gate Brewing Co.
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Welcome to the four-day 2012 Whistler Longboard Festival. Our aim with this guide is to give you a little insight into the thrill and excitement that we get from riding a longboard skateboard. The WLF came to be after years of proving ourselves at the Annual Britannia Classic held just outside Squamish. As the Olympics approached, we knew that we needed to show Whistler what we could accomplish. We worked hard and waited patiently for the Olympics to finish and Whistler’s focus to shift to new events. Our festival has grown from two days to four in 2012, and now offers three full days of downhill at the Whistler Sliding Centre. We also have one day for our Endurance Race and Skateand-Shoot out at the Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley. What’s unique about the Festival is our setting. Whistler’s geography is unmatched, and the Sliding Centre Road and the Whistler Olympic Park locations are no exception. What better place to have a downhill race than in the downhill gravity mecca of Whistler? The Festival is growing and we’d like to acknowledge those that have helped us make it happen. Thank you to the Whistler Sport Legacies, Whistler Blackcomb, and The Resort Municipality of Whistler for sharing our vision. Thank you to Arbor Skateboards for presenting our three day Downhill Event at the Whistler Sliding Centre, and to Rayne Longboards for presenting our Skate X Shoot. Get out there and enjoy the ride!
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Lee Cation WLF Founder and Racer.
letter from the organizer
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Spectator Area
Points of interest Restrooms
PARKING
Beer Garden
Sport Legacies
No smoking at the except in the designated areas
vendors
food
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Thursday
July 12th
Whistler Olympic Park – Skate X Shoot & Enduro Presented By Rayne 8:00
Volunteer and Racer Sign-in
9:00–10:00 20km Endurance Longboard Race 10:30–11:30 Safety Rifle Range Orientation and Practice (round one) 11:30–13:00 10km Skate + Shoot Biathlon ages 10 and up
WLF weekend
Saturday
July 14th
Practice and Qualifying at Whistler Sliding Centre DH Presented by Arbor Skateboards
8:00–9:00
Last Chance for Volunteer and Racer Sign-in
9:00–12:30 Downhill Practice 12:30–1:30 Lunch 1:30–5:00 Downhill Practice Evening
Official Party in the Village at Blacks Pub
Race Day at Whistler Sliding Centre DH Presented by Arbor Skateboards 9:00–10:00 Warm Up 10:00–1:00
Elimination Rounds
1:00–2:00
Semi Finals
12:00–13:00
Quarter Finals
13:00–14:00 Finals
1:00–1:30 LUNCH 1:30–12:30
Safety Rifle Range Orientation and Practice (round two)
12:30–2:00
10km Skate + Shoot Biathlon ages 10 and up
12:30–13:00 Podium Evening
8:00
Whistler Sliding Centre DH Presented by Arbor Skateboards
July 13th
Volunteer and Racer Sign-in
Friday
9:00–12:30
Official Festival Welcome and Party in the Village at Tapley’s Pub
Downhill Freeride
12:30–1:30 LUNCH 2:00–5:00 Freeride Evening
Official Party in the Village later at Buffalo Bills
schedule 14:00–15:00 Podium Evening
July 15th
Official Festival Closure, BBQ, and Party at Longhorn Salon
Sunday event schedule
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Topprofiles Rider Alex Tongue Born: 1992 Hometown: Portland, Oregon Favorite type of skating: Downhill/ Freeride Sponsors: Daddies Board Shop, Stalk It Longboards, Orangatang wheels, Aera Trucks
Kevin Reimer Born: 1988 Hometown: West Vancouver, BC Favorite type of skating: All Sponsors: Rayne Longboards, Aera Trucks, These Wheels, Daddies Boardshop, Vega Sport, ADX Apparel
Kyle Martin Born: 1984 Hometown: Rosedale, BC Favorite type of skating: Freeride Sponsors: Landyachtz, Hawgs Wheels, Bear Trucks, Venom Bushings, The Methhammer gentlemans club
Patrick Switzer Born: 1987 Hometown: Hanover, Ontario Favorite type of skating: Downhill/ Freeride Sponsors: Rayne Longboards, NOS Energy Drink, Orangatang Wheels, Longboard Loft, Vicious Griptape, Triple 8 Protective Gear, Skate Slate
Rachel Rayne Born: 1992 Hometown: Houston, Texas Favorite type of skating: Downhill Sponsors: CaliFlorida longboards
Charlie Darragh Born: 1995 Hometown: East Vancouver, BC Favorite type of skating: Freeride Sponsors: Landyachtz, Hawgs Wheels, Bear Trucks
Robin McGuirk Born: 1977 Hometown: Portland, Oregon Favorite type of skating: Downhill / Ditches / Distance Sponsors: Daddies Board Shop, Eastside Longboards, Timeship Racing, Push Culture Apparel pro spotlight
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WHISTLER 2011
Landyachtz’s Mathematician Nick Breton leads the pack into The Hell’s Gate
PHOTO FEATURE
All photos © Paul Wright
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Switchback Longboard’s JM Banting from Vancouver Island flys solo
James Kelly takes an controversial inside line to pass Kyle Martin in the final corner
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