After a long time on the road, a bunch of fun days shredding with riders from Seattle to Tahoe, guitar sessions, a few mishaps with starter motors and baseball bats, the Magic Bus and its unkempt crew of inhabitants rolled into Mammoth Mountain on Monday for the final stop of the tour. The road’s been long, and will be missed, but it was nice to post up for a few days without anywhere to go.

Late last week, the Magic Bus finished up the sessions at Sierra-at-Tahoe and headed back to the north side of the lake and up Donner Pass to Kingvale. Kingvale is a true rider owned resort that caters to the park needs of shred from all over Tahoe area. The Kingvale crew rolled out the carpet for us and had the park and some key features dialed. They opened up to let the public in for the day and crowds came in strong. With about 50+ riders showing up to shred the park with the Rome team, hang out in the Magic Bus and enjoy some BBQ, it was a great session and the best stop yet. A big thanks to the folks at Sierra-at-Tahoe and Day, Durst and the crew at Kingvale for letting us come by.

Stop 6: Mammoth Mountain

After rolling from Seattle, through Oregon, Tahoe, and Sonora Pass, the Magic Bus finishes off the tour on Monday, May 5th at Mammoth.

The Shred With Rome Session kicks off at 1:00 at the Main Lodge. Just look for the painted bus to jib with the SDS riders and maybe get a shot in this fall’s release from Rome, No Correct Way.

Stop 4: Kingvale Terrain Park up near Donner Pass on I-80 in Tahoe.

With stops at Snoqualmie, Mt. Hood Meadows, and Sierra-at-Tahoe in the rear-view mirror, the Magic Bus and its merry band of Rome riders head into Kingvale tomorrow for another day of shred.

For riders in Tahoe or anywhere else in Norcal, the Ride With Rome Shred Session starts at 2:00 pm. Come on out and ride with the Rome team. And maybe get a shot in this fall’s release from Rome, No Correct Way.

Words/Photos: Rome SDS

Mt. Hood Meadows, The Road and Sierra-at-Tahoe

The Magic Bus rolled on last weekend with stops at Mt. Hood Meadows, Windells, and of course a session in downtown Government Camp. After a ton of snow all season, Meadows turned from winter to spring for the weekend, so the riders got to have a super warm-weather spring park mission. We had some afternoon hangs in the parking lot at the bus and all the local shreds came out to ride with the Rome crew. After the riding we headed back to Windells for all night skate sessions at BOB—Windells indoor park. Thanks to Mike Palino from Meadows and Ryan from Windells for letting us post up at camp.

Congrats to Iris and Johnny Lazzareschi

Rome Am army Johnny Lazz slayed it over at Mammoth to take first at the Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam championships taking home over 5k. Iris Lazzareschi took second in the womens division and went home with 2 grand as well.

For more details and photos check out romesnowboards.com

With a little luck from Mother Nature we got set up with some amazing weather yesterday. As the bus rolled into the Summit-at-Snoqualmie, the crew got ready for its first day of shred.

Before

4.25.2008 - Well, it snowed yesterday up at Snoqualmie, so the mystical woods were a little too wet for hand painting Rome’s new Magic Bus.

So the crew found a utility shed on the mountain and pulled the new rig inside.

With brushes, rollers and spray cans in hand, Joel, Seth, Casey and Dirty Joel had fun bringing the Magic Bus to life. Today it makes its first stop at Snoqualmie for the Shred With Rome Session.

4.24.2008 - Today, somewhere in the mystical woods near Snoqualmie, the Magic Bus getting its new paint job at the hands of Rome designer Joel Brinson, Portland gallery co-owner Seth Neefus, his brother Casey, Dirty Joel, and Runke. By the end of the day, everything will be in place to hit the road.

And tomorrow, the Magic Bus Trip begins: this weekend, riders in Washington and Oregon will have a chance to shred with the Rome team.

Friday, April 25th at Summit at Snoqualmie, the first Shred With Rome Session will go down at 4:00 in the Summit West parking lot. If you are a local shred, come on out to ride and hang with SDS riders like LNP, Max Legend, Eiki Helgasson, Casey Neefus, Greg Bokenkamp, and others.

With the snow melting as 2008 winds down, it’s time for a road trip with the riders from the Rome SDS. Let’s see what we need.

A 1980s short bus that made its way down from AK recently? Check.
A hand-painting session on the bus by Rome artists and riders? Check.
A trip to Goodwill to outfit the bus with couches, bean-bag chairs and hammocks? Check.
The birth of the Rome Magic Bus? Check.
A crew of riders who don’t mind smelling each other for ten days? Check.