Volcom Europe 2012 PBRJ Tour - Grandvalira, Andorra

The 2012 Volcom's European Peanut Butter Rail Jam tour started off with a bang in the amazing Andorran resort of Grandvalira.

At a separate and dedicated location, the Sunset Park was the place to be on Saturday 21st January where 85 riders hit the PBRJ setup that Trujji and his team of shapers had prepared for them.
Two boxes and a giant beer can (non alcoholic of course!) got attacked and destroyed by the riders, coming mostly from Andorra and Spain.

Despite the short distance drive from the French Pyrenees, only 3 riders made the drive from France, most of the others missing an impressive and fun contest.

The sunset park isn't named like that for no reason: it opens at 1pm and closes around 9pm, lit up by stadium-like lights that give you the opportunity to continue riding after a full day hitting the slopes, on bad weather days or even after finishing work!

Thanks to the sun and not so cold weather, a crowd of about 300 people enjoyed watching the PBRJ with burgers, hotdogs and Volcom's traditional sweet giveaways! They all cheered during the finals especially when some riders where throwing their last chance tricks.

Hugs and friendly snowballs where exchanged during the prize ceremony especially when Luis Sanz and Adan Baserba battled their 3rd place ex aeqo by playing Rock-paper-scissors!! Yes that's the spirit!

The day ended with everyone's smile at the restaurant and bar of the Hotel Peretol literally attached to the ski lift where day chilling and après-ski are as important as what you do on the rails!

Thanks a lot to the staff, the Grandvalira shapers, HO5 snowparks, NITRO; ELECTRIC for stoking out the kids with sick extra prizes and Viladomat, Nico for the pictures, Kilvil, Sector 3 and Slideways for their support.


RESULTS:

15 and under:
1.Mario Prestel
2.Marcel Lloura
3.Albert Casas
4.Bing Voorham
5.Manel Morgade


Girls:
1.Sara Berdayes
2.Sahida Fernandez
3.Beth Climent
4.Gore Serrano
5.Paula Macia


16 and over:
1.Edu Martinez
2.Txupe
3.Luciano Sanchez
4.Jaume Pons
5.Ignacio (Naxo)


Open:
1.David Hidalgo (200€)
2.Bernat Ripoli (150€)
3. Luis Sanz/ Adan Baserba (50€/50€)
5.Ivan Allonada


Electric Gooeyest move of the event:
David Hidalgo
Switch Bs 270 gap boardslide on the kinked box

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