On the 17th of April, it was time for the 5th edition of Snowboy Productions infamous and celebrated event The Holy Bowly to kick off. This time in Canada and Sunshine Village for the first time ever (and also with invited riders from Death Label snowboards for the first time ever)!
The 1/2 a kilometer long, beautiful HOLY BOWLY in Sunshine Village just hours before the opening ceremony!
Photo: @ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma
For those of you who have been sleeping under a rock for the last couple of years, The Holy Bowly is not a contest. It's simply a week long dream session with some of the best snowboarders in the world, riding some of the most amazing transitional snow features ever created by man while the world's snowboard media/photographers/filmers are there to cover all the rad shit that goes down.
@tatsuyanagumo a.k.a Tatsuya Nagumo throws a well done roast beef over one of the first features.
Photo: @jun_watanabe_photo a.k.a Junichiro Watanabe
6 long days with invited riders only shredding the coolest "park" ever made in THE MOST FUN AND REAL of all snowboard events at this time, or to quote Jamie Lynn -"The Holy Bowly session stands for everything that is right in snowboarding." Not to forget all the crazy parties that are arranged every night.
@ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma pokes out a stylish tailgrab over one of the many, many hips.
Photo: @jun_watanabe_photo a.k.a Junichiro Watanabe
This time when "The Holy Bowl-eh" kicked off in Sunshine Village, Canada, Death Label pro riders PJ Gustafsson (SWE), Tatsuya Nagumo (JPN) and Yuzi Azuma (JPN) had been invited for the first time to take part in the six-day long dream session.
@pjgustafsson a.k.a PJ Gustafsson looses his gravity while being all alone in the moon-like landscape.
Photo: @ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma
While words can not do justice to how amazing this event and all the features that had been built by Snowboy Productions and Arena Snowparks is, here are a bunch more photos from the Death Label boys at Holy Bowly to feast your eyes on. Enjoy!
The sun didn't shine much in Sunshine Village during the whole week but it didn't seem to bother any of the riders.
Photo: @pjgustafsson a.k.a PJ Gustafsson
@ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma handplants during the first of many quarterpipe sessions that went down during the week.
Photo: @jun_watanabe_photo a.k.a Junichiro Watanabe
@tatsuyanagumo a.k.a Tatsuya Nagumo methods over a hip into "Titty City Two" while Jesse Burtner is waiting to shoot one of the many Lib Tech riders!
Photo: @ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma
@ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma gettin' high on 4/20.
Photo: @jun_watanabe_photo a.k.a Junichiro Watanabe
@tatsuyanagumo a.k.a Tatsuya Nagumo goes tail grabbin' out of "Ben's Butthole".
Photo: @ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma
@ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma nose blunts one of the many titties in "Titty City Two".
Photo: @tatsuyanagumo a.k.a Tatsuya Nagumo
@pjgustafsson a.k.a PJ Gustafsson gaps over the first of many features on the way down the half a kilometer long dream park!
Photo: @ton0227 a.k.a Yuzi Azuma
Huge thanks to Krush Kulesza, Snowboy Productions, Arena Snowparks, Sunshine Village, Libtech snowboards, Monster Energy and all the riders and other people involved with this year's Holy Bowly! Hope to see you again next year!!
Tatsuya, Yuzi and PJ together with the man behind the Holy Bowly and Snowboy Productions, Krush Kulesza a.k.a @snowboyproductions.
Photo: @death_label
Words by: @skeppohojojoj a k a Louise Eberhardt