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Austin Hironaka at Superpark 13SNOWBOARDER Magazine s Superpark 14 presented by Gatorade is back! The event kicks-off tomorrow, May 4 and runs through Friday, May 7, 2010 at Mammoth Mountain Resort in Mammoth, California.

Among the nearly 150 strong pack of confirmed riders preparing to rush the Animal Park are Halld r Helgason, Jamie Anderson, Dan Brisse, Heikki Sorsa, Janna Meyen-Weatherby, Lauri Heiskari, Lonnie Kauk, Pat Moore, Eric Willet and Louief Paradis. The innovative builders of Mammoth, Bear and Loon Mountain resorts set a new standard last year with features like the Loonatic jump which took over 37 hours to build and the biggest hip ever seen in the Sierra s. Joining the Mammoth and Loon builders this year is the crew from High Cascade Snowboard Camp in Mt. Hood, OR. With over 20 years dedicated to advancing terrain building and riding, High Cascade brings experience and a fresh perspective to the teams of builders. Leading the charge for HCSC is legendary cutter Pat Melandowski whose stick work has shaped Olympic, Open and Grand Prix venues.

There is a symbiotic relationship between snowboarders and builders, says Chris Engelsman, Publisher, SNOWBOARDER Magazine. Innovations by builders drive riders to try new tricks and vice versa. It s an amazing thing to watch happen and SNOWBOARDER is proud to provide an arena that makes such collaboration possible.

Having High Cascade join the cadre of Superpark cutters is an exciting prospect, explains Pat Bridges, Editor, SNOWBOARDER Magazine I have long admired Pat Melandowski and his Planet Snow team for their efforts to create features that enable our sports best riders to ride at their best. At the Vail Session in 2007 Planet Snow created a setup where David Benedek stomped a double cork 1260. Talk about being ahead of your time. Then there are the quarterpipes they ve built which are well you ll all see what I mean soon enough.

Superpark 14 kicks-off tomorrow. Visit SnowboarderMag.com for daily updates and a sneak preview of the coverage to come in the January 2011 issue of SNOWBOARDER Magazine an issue dedicated entirely to Superpark.