It doesn’t snow at sea level in the Pacific Northwest every year, so when storms blanketed Bellingham for days at a time last winter, skiers and snowboarders took advantage.
For some that meant getting in a couple turns on a thin layer of packed snow on a residential street, edges sparking against asphalt. Others took to rails, built jumps, and got chased out by security guards. When will it happen again? Maybe this year; maybe not for another decade.
Splitboard aficionado Frankie Devlin summited Denali twice last summer, but he’s not afraid to take it to the streets. He did a lipslide on this rail and 270’d out the hard way as freezing rain started to fall. Brad Andrew photo.[/caption] “After searching for spots, our crew settled on this rail. We shoveled snow onto the landing and Jamie Baril made the best of it “- Dylan Luder[/caption]