Saturday, April 25th–the final day of Grenade Games 5–was a big day for Canada, and a big day for team agoodreed. Eager for first tracks, we got a jump on the day and made it to the hill just before noon. Solid. We slashed, bashed, and broke hearts on the hill, and when the lifts stood still we made our way back to HQ to prepare for the big show.

To make sure we were in fighting form for the main event, we brought our mom up to Whistler so that we could feast on tacos before heading out. Muchas gracias mom.

Hiking is for suckers, Craig Beaulieu takes the fast track to the top.

Situated at the base of Blackcomb, the course for the Grenade Games Grand Finale was wild. There were plenty of opportunities to pee your pants, starting with the initial bomb drop in from a scaffolding tower. Assuming they survived the leap of faith, riders then moved on to the jump things. There was an option of a sixty-foot step-down, or a step-up to a whale tail/butter box/whoop dee doo thing that stood about 25-feet-tall. Serious stuff. Next up was the non-snow stuff, with the option for a big ol’ log to whack or some handrails to get all silly on. Then there was a bump or something at the bottom.

OMG. Danny Kass slaps a tree.

After sorting through the riff-raff, Dave Fortin, Wyatt Caldwell, Ikka Backstrom, Danny Kass, Kael Hill, Andrew Burns, E-man Anderson, Warren Williams, Jesmond Dubeau and Craig Beaulieu were chosen out the original 34 riders to advance to the finals.

Highlights included:

• Mike Osachuck and Andrew Burns drank a lot of energy drinks and both did double-upside-downers.
• Wyatt Caldwell keeping it mean and clean.
• Authorities insisting that we pour our beer onto the ground. Silly Canadians.
• Kael Hill and his rail-craftiness.
• Robin Van Gyn for being a babe and snowboarding really well.
• Kids who throw snowballs.
• Foreigners who get hit by snowballs.
• Lucas Magoon. More to come on this.
• Craig Beaulieu.
• Dave Fortin for wearing his gnarly boots, sending it off the deep end, dying, coming back to life, and then wrestling a bear.

Craig Beaulieu is sponsored by cocaine. But this wasn't the Olympics, so it wasn't cheating.

When all was said and done, the results stood as such:

1.    Craig Beaulieu (53 beaver pelts =$10,001)
2.    Jesmond Dubeau
3.    Wyatt Caldwell

Best Babe: Robyn Van Gyn
Most Radical Dude: Kevin Casillo

Good show boys and girls. Good show. Stay tuned to agoodreed.com for “AGoodReed Meets Bryan, the meth-cooking golf instructor,” and “AGoodReed Overdoses On Milk Thistle,” and “AGoodReed’s Psychoanalysis of Lucas Magoon.”

All images courtesy Greg Miller of Frostline Photography.

If you scrolled through, looking at the pictures and are looking for a little something more, the final wrap up video is here for you. “So you have a background as a professional snowboarder??????”

Grenade Games 5 - Finale from monster dano