Hed be the living legend Id introduce my kids to some day, and theyd know immediately who he was because Id have already told them his story: Craig Elmer Kelly was born on April Fools Day-April 1, 1966. One of Craigs conditions to taking on the guest editorship was to have the opportunity to pay tribute to a few of the people who had meant a lot to his snowboarding. Wise, poignant words from a man who lived, and eventually died, staying true to a passion for the mountains that was only matched by his talent as a snowboarder. A haven he never took for granted. The Southern California Boat Show, billed as the Wests largest indoor boat show, is scheduled Feb. 15-23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 13-year old meta local kid named Dan Donnelly and the two wentBMXing together, then started riding snowboards in1981 when a local shop bought a couple of boards asa test case. It was done in conjunction with another founder of the sport, Bob Barci. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. More than any other ski resort a term that only loosely applies here Baker is full of lift-accessible death traps that will take ones ego along with their life if not paying attention. Watching him ride was like watching water flow down a river. Craig Kelly: April 1, 1966 January 20, 2003 A timeline of Craig Kelly's snowboarding accomplishments and life courtesy of Burton Snowboards. There was money to be made. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Among the findings: Non-boaters have been hospitalized slightly more than boaters (14% to 11%) and tend to be more overweight; boat owners experience greater self-esteem (plus 10%); a better sex life (plus 7%); feel more useful (plus 8%), less lonely (plus 7%) and less fatigued (plus 4%). Craig was the leader of a generation that essentially established snowboarding as a house-hold sport, inspiring both young and old to take up a pursuit that bucked the elitist image of skiing. You need a place to change and store your stuff. The future of progressive snowboard designs is alive and well. His professionalism extended past judged runs, and in this early era, his pioneering approach to exploring everything that snowboarding offered defined being an ATV rider. As you pull into the parking lot at work, you cant get the hitchhiker out of your head. But between school and training, Craig took off his game face and reveled in the art of the prank. This latest tragedy -- its not the first and wont be the last -- is painful proof of that. Bottom Turn : How Snow Surfing is Growing Around the Globe, Rated Radical:. Craig didnt like the publicity from that stunt, says Ken. Craig would be really bummed if I stoped riding powder because of what happened to him. A glistening canvas on which he worked his awe-inspiring magic. No way, he said. Now that you have a job, girls know youre not a total loss and you end up with a girlfriend. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. Craig died on 20 January 2003 near Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada in an avalanche which trapped 8 people and killed 6 others. Craig had found the historical novel based in Iran at a second-hand store somewhere in the States. As the 1990s progressed, Kelly was regarded as the most bankablename in the sport. Craig Kelly was 36 years old and is survived by his daughter, Olivia and partner, Savina. Kelly was one of those rare breed . Flick, flick, flick. Craig got arrested with Keith (Duckboy) Wallace at the 1991 June Mountain Op Pro for riding off the lodges roof. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. It was in freeriding where Craig felt the happiest. This multiple award-winning film portrays the world's most iconic, charismatic and philosophical snowboarder, Craig Kelly, and traces the first moments in the history of snowboarding. Subscribe to our free newsletter and stay up-to-date with the latest from The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Part of the Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding, it will feature some of the worlds top slopestyle and superpipe specialists. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. A place where he found inner peace. For us groms, we learned by seeing Kelly and his Mt. Subscribe to Thats what makes this so ironic, so difficult to fathom.. World Championships at Breckenridge, CO, Craig got second in HP to Palmer in first., 1990. George dobis was one of mt. She wants you to hang with her once in a while instead of going boarding all the time. Jason "J2" Rasmus, 1972-2019Gone Tooz Soon, Three Decades of TransWorld SNOWboarding: Part 1, 1987-1996, Bottom Turn : How Snow Surfing is Growing Around the Globe, How to Set Up Your Snowboard Bindings with Danny Kass, Mountain GOAT: Dan Brisse, The Gap of Death, How to Plan Your Dream Trip to Niseko Japan on a Budget, Burton Step On: A Critical Review of a New Step-In Snowboard Binding System. Craig Kelly is survived by his daughter, Olivia, and partner, Savina. Baker is, but if youre reading because you want to know more about Craig and are willing to make the trek, and possess the gear and skills to be safe, then you probably deserve a couple laps there as well. Craig Kelly going a million miles an hour from CA$109.00 Look, I understand why this photo never ran. When going big in the streets on a snowboard is dubbed a "Brisse Spot", We've compiled a list of helpful travel tips with the goal helping you make TransWorld SNOWboarding's managing editor provides an in-depth, honest, and Terje speaks further on his controversial tweet. The first leg of the Triple Crown was last month at Breckenridge, Colo. I'm not sure of the year, but I think it was around 1998, Craig set up a Burton trip to North Cascade Heli in Washington with Joe Curtes, Jeff Curtes, Dave Seoane and myself. He was no slacker, telling onemagazine I constantly think about working a certainmuscle group or perfecting a particular techniqueif my riding doesnt feel technically perfect. It paidoff: in 1986, he won the slalom event at the WorldChampionships in Breckenridge, Colorado, and asthe 1980s came to an end and his star was rising, heswitched teams from Sims to Burton in the sportsfirst acrimonious court case, and claimed Burtonsfirst pro model. The morbidity of that statement didnt occur to me at the time, because the thought of snowboardings superhero dying was incomprehensible. This backcountry was Kellys heaven, his reason for becoming a guide rather than a competitor. Craig is small in the frame and not facing the camera, but if you know ONE FUCKING THING about riding a snowboard you can see how absolutely bad ass this is. Then your job starts making you miss sleep, so you cant snowboard as hard or as long as you used to. In kindergarten, coloring and the ABCs were boring to Craig because he could already read. Our ability to see through the snowpack, and see what is happening everywhere with the snow in a given month is not possible.. Jacob grew up with two siblings, philip a. How many times has that trip been emulated since? But back in 1988 during the court battle, Craig was mentally drained. In a Snowboard Life magazine article a few years ago, Kelly referred to snowboards as little more than toys and pointed out that snowboarders good times in the hills are merely an evolution of the fun touring skiers have been onto longer than anyone can remember. I dont know anybody else that lovedmountain riding as much as he did., Filmmaker Jacques Russo was someone who met Kelly at thattime, when the pair worked on 1989s The Smooth Groove. Kelly made it clear that the backcountry was where he was heading. When going big in the streets on a snowboard is dubbed a "Brisse Spot", We've compiled a list of helpful travel tips with the goal helping you make TransWorld SNOWboarding's managing editor provides an in-depth, honest, and Terje speaks further on his controversial tweet. January 26, 20 Listen to this episode from FNRad Snowboarding Podcast on Spotify. Craig was a Sims Snowboards rider, founded by Tom Sims, from 1983 until 1987. Donations in memory of Craig Kelly can be sent to the Canadian Avalanche Association, P.O. The store had ordered a few all-wood Burton Backhills. You begin throwing them out the window as you blow down the highway. My guard will be up, but it has always been up. Jason J2 Rasmus, 1972-2019Gone Tooz Soon. To otherswhod known Craig or had been influenced by hisriding, it was a shock and a reminder that no matterhow talented, gifted and hard working we are, lifeis a precious gift that can be taken from us withoutwarning. Press play for a hell ride through Helsinki. Kelly is known as the 'Godfather of Freeriding'; Terje Hkonsen called Kelly the best snowboarder of all time. Ill just get this car so I can snowboard more. When I started listening to Craig, said JakeBurton Carpenter, was when my company became successful andreally took off., Kelly was making OK money from winning competitions, buthe was clearly looking to branch out and make his career as profitableas possible. TransWorld SNOWboarding and the entire Burton family deeply mourns his loss and extend our sympathies to all the families and friends touched by this tragedy. Published in Whitelines Magazine Issue 95, February 2011, On the morning of the 21st of January in 2003,competitors, industry folk and spectators at the Burton European Open awoke to some sad news. I didnt just go snowboarding anywhere, I spent the day at his stomping grounds of Mt. Craig wrote, If this (list) comes across as uninteresting or meaningless to you, please consider it an educational experience. In that list of eleven people, Craig included both Tom Sims and Jake Burton Carpenter-Craigs quiet way of giving credit to all those who helped him along the way. Craig Kelly was an American professional snowboarder. It was sponsored by Baldface Lodge and Burton Snowboards. Were reprinting one of Craigs favorite columns written by Ken Achenbach from the January 1992 issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding to honor him. Remaining skiers and guides from Selkirk Mountain Experience -- Kelly was a guest, not working as a guide -- toiled feverishly to dig them out and did so within about 30 minutes, but it was too late for seven of them, including the 36-year-old Kelly. Craig Kelly was a competitive force, a true soul-driven freerider, and a passionate and highly intelligent mind behind Burton product development. where he spent a lot of time freeriding and filming. So to be able to watch Kelly and see where even he and his crew would avoid laying tracks helped us to gain mountain sense. Site Navigation. As Jake Burton puts it: When the rest of the industry listened to Craig, that was when thesport really took off.. By 1985 it wasdecision time: with the launch of a new magazine,and a burgeoning competition scene, there was thepotential to follow a dream. Craig Kelly passed away January 20, 2003. Though he would claim that he didnt read the magazines orwatch snowboard films (What I do is really pretty independentof snowboarding, and the more independent it is, the more pure andbetter I feel about [it]) Burton clearly thought that he was hardwiredto understand the older generation of snowboarders. Says Gail Howat about her husbands early reaction to snowboarders and snowboarding, Duncan and Mount Baker did not embrace snowboarding in the beginning. Vision (a corporation that had a licensing agreement to distribute Sims snowboards) eventually sent Craig a contract to sign on as an official team member. Your information has been successfully processed! He was going to college, and in preparation he loaded up his schedule with six academic classes, taking computer science, advanced chemistry, fifth-year math, German, American government, and physics. The distinctive fluid manner in which he rode was recognized and acclaimed in the snowboarding community. The Gatekeeper: Craig Kelly (April 1, 1966-January 20, 2003)By Eric Blehm, February 12, 2000: Powder, sunshine, and six-dollar lift tickets, said Craig Kelly as we slogged upstairs to our hotel room at the end of a perfect day of riding in Iran. When I finally met him he turned out to be the best possible rolemodel. Revelstoke, B.C., Canada, VOE 2S0; or via the Web at www.avalanche.ca. Born on the 1st April 1966, Craig's lifetook a left turn when his family moved to Mt Vernonin Washington State in 1979. Craig Kelly was born in 1966, the perfect age to grow up alongside the sport of snowboarding that would blow onto the scene in the 1980s. Jake Burton and many of his friends thought this was a bad decision, but Craig said, Trust me. And sure enough, freestyle snowboarding became the new rage. SNOWBOARDER. Hiswife Gail said recently that when Duncan saw whatCraig could do on a snowboard, it changed his wholeoutlook. Mount Baker opened its doors to ridersand became an influential hotbed of experimentalsnowboarding. On page 21 were the results of his second competition, the Sierra Snowboarding Championships, where Craig placed third in the halfpipe event behind Terry Kidwell and Tom Sims. Dave Downing, 34, one of Kellys close friends and also a backcountry specialist, said that while he keeps telling people that Kelly died doing what he loved and where he loved to be, his passing is extremely hard to accept because Kelly was an expert in avalanche awareness and always studying the science of snow. Over the weekend, Craig Kelly was guidinga group of skiers and riders in the Revelstoke area ofBritish Columbia, explained an email from Burton.The group was caught in an avalanche. If Id come in and bother him, hed shhhh me because he was so focused., During an interview in the late 80s, Craig told Wiley Asher, an editor at International Snowboard Magazine, about his seriousness: When I train Im very analytical, and I constantly think about working a certain muscle group or perfecting a particular technique. He was known for looking straight at the camera, even in the midst of a difficult aerial manoeuvre. Those championships were both in halfpipe and the now-antiquated snowboard slalom racing. Burton US Open 2011 Halfpipe - Kazu Kokubo & Kelly Clark Win! If this boats a rockin : Boaters are healthier and happier -- and have sex more often -- than non-boaters, according to a recent survey conducted by Impulse Research Corp. The film made it onto TV the firstsnowboard film on the Discovery Channel. The Bike Factory Owner Bob Barci told Sims Founder Tom Sims that he should check out Mount Baker for all its natural gullies (which would be perfect for a natural halfpipe, or perhaps a banked slalom) and a talented local snowboarder named Craig Kelly. Your information has been successfully processed! Back at school during the week, Craig would set bamboo gates and train two or three nights under the lights at Ski Acres, outside of Seattle. He returned from his journey with his new baby Olivia, as a "souvenir" he said, from his trip. Born on the 1st April 1966, Craigs lifetook a left turn when his family moved to Mt Vernonin Washington State in 1979. SNOWBOARDERs Newsletter to receive stories like this straight to your inbox. Please enter your email so we can keep you updated with news, features and the latest offers. It was unveiled on 20 January 2013. How to find the best blooms without the drama, Nature-curious? Near Sporthotel Gudari in Caucasus Mtn, near Tblissi, "Soviet" Georgia, ISM magazine trip, 1990. Craig eventually became known as the sports first truly professional athlete, but dont mistake that for being a saint, says longtime friend Ken Achenbach. All rights reserved. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. As the conversation turned to her boyfriend, jacob busch, and it turns out they've been dating for quite a while. Although Craig was quiet and analytical, he was an amazing athlete and quickly became known as the house snowboarder. During Hell Half Hour (the houses nightly stress-release study break), Craig would crank up The Scorpions or Judas Priest and jump on his bed with his snowboard. His parents supported his decision wholeheartedly, and he went on to earn world titles in every aspect of the sport (racing, moguls, and freestyle). He won virtually everycompetition there was, including four world championship titles ina row, and along the way, helped shape, research and design manyof Burtons products. Baker, in Washington state. You cant give her the key to your heart because snowboarding put a combination lock on it and only your snowboard knows the number. A humble statement by the humblest of snowboarding pros, who totally removed himself from the bustle within boundaries of lift-serviced facilities and commercialization of the contest world, choosing instead the soulful art of free-riding as far from the crowds as possible. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Madison Blackley, Ozzy Henning, Aspen Weaver, Nate Haust, Joey Leon and more! He was part owner and on the board of directors of Island Lake Catskiing near Fernie B.C. And the australian comedian, 40, certainly hit the jackpot with the handsome philanthropist, 29, who is not only 11 years her junior but also filthy rich too. Then you backhand your girlfriends apartment key out the passenger window. Dungeon ni deai wo motomeru no wa machigatteiru darou ka movie: Spouse (2) susan parenti (28 july 2010. Socially Awkward: Terje Haakonsen addresses the tweet heard round the action sports w Gretchen Bleiler with Conan O'Brian Tonight Show, Socially Awkward: Terje Haakonsen addresses the tweet heard round the action sports world, R.I.P. Mt. Hood with Mark McMorris and The Burton Crew, Nitro Hard Drive | Dominik Wagner - The Bad Seeds, Phenoms in Finland: Jesse Augustinus & Max de Vries, R.I.P. Baker Banked Slalom snowboarding competition in 1988, 1991, and 1993.[1]. Craig Elmer Kelly was born on April Fool's Day-April 1, 1966. Youve got to get away from your keys. He attended the University of Washington where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and studied Chemical Engineering. Craig Kelly passed away January 20, 2003. On Thursday, Burton Snowboards officially dedicated a new, 10,000 sq ft prototype facility to the memory of legendary rider Craig Kelly, who was killed in an avalanche in 2003. Craig Kelly (April 1, 1966 January 20, 2003) was an American professional snowboarder. In the last few years of his life, Craig embarked on a 14-month journey starting up in Alaska and going down to Chile with his partner (girlfriend) Savina and two friends for adventure, surfing and living. His daughter, Olivia, was born a few months after, a beautiful souvenir from the road, as he once said. And no one did it better than Craig Kelly. "Craig Kelly (1 April 1966 - 20 January 2003) was a professional snowboarder. During that era, he won four World Championships (1988-91) and three U.S. Open Championships (1987-89). Thank you for signing up. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. We will never sell your data and you'll only get messages from us and our partners whose products and services we think you'll enjoy. He was my inspiration before I met him. Yes, Craig was a man apart. Thank you for signing up. Over his 15-year . Ill just get this little night job so I can buy gas, you hear yourself saying. SNOWBOARDERs Newsletter to receive stories like this straight to your inbox. Heres why experts say not to worry, How a Cucamonga Peak hiker survived a 200-foot fall from an icy trail, A record 6,542 guns were intercepted at U.S. airports in 2022. Craig Kelly is not only my friend, but a hero and a mentor of mine in snowboarding. The keys start adding up. Theres another key. Craig Kelly (April 1, 1966 - January 20, 2003) was an American professional snowboarder. Theyre high-maintenance items. He proved that you could still hold true to your values and succeed maybe not be a multimillionaire (as he clearly could have been), but the one out there scoring the best lines in the world. From 1988 to 1992 it was located in Whistler Blackcomb. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. But everyone knew the mysterywas Kelly. This just scratches the surface of what Craig Kelly meant to snowboarding, and what he means to the history of Burton. Iam ready to sort of give back to the kids. In 1988, he set up the CraigKelly World Snowboard Camps, which toured during the summers notably to Norway in 1989, where Kelly met a quiet but incrediblytalented young rider by the name of Terje Haakonsen. See how Kelly and Kazu retained their titles. SNOWBOARDER. On weekends, Craig would go home to Mount Vernon, raid the refrigerator on Friday night, then hang out at Mount Baker until Sunday, when hed drive back to Mount Vernon, raid the refrigerator again, and return to the university. Over the weekend, Craig was guiding a group of skiers and riders in the Revelstoke area of British Columbia. If Craig got into it, says Fulton, all the kids would get into it., Jeff took them up to Mount Baker, and they rode powder off the side of the road because Mount Baker Ski Area didnt allow snowboarding in 1981. The Built Ford Tough Championships of Snowboarding is in progress through Sunday at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Details: www.bajafly.com/. Craig Kelly starred in a "Wrigleys Gum" commercial in 1988/1989 where he was featured doing a 540. Everybody Everybody (2019) Beta (2018) Pepper (2017) Beacon (2017) Resolution (2016) Reckless Abandon (2016) SFD (2015) Foreward (2014) Read on after Olivas letter to hear about Craigs foundational influence on shaping Burtons rider-driven product ethos and creating the pathway to modern-day professional snowboarding. Craigs career recently evolved into backcountry guiding where he was based primarily in British Columbia. Kelly also appeared in an enormous number of video and photo shoots. Soon you have to get a day job because youre not making enough money at night. Copyright a360media 2023. Socially Awkward: Terje Haakonsen addresses the tweet heard round the action sports w Gretchen Bleiler with Conan O'Brian Tonight Show, Socially Awkward: Terje Haakonsen addresses the tweet heard round the action sports world, R.I.P. Craig Kelly - The Snowboarders Journal Craig Kelly From his amazing road trips from AK to Chile, to the birth of his daughter, to his interest in quantum physics The Master lays it all down for historical record. Youre a minor, its not legally binding., By 1985, Craig had started competing and was one of the founding members of the notorious Mount Baker Hard Core, a group of talented riders that included his longtime pal Dan Donnelly, Baker legends Carter Turk and Eric Janco, Amy Howat (the mountain managers daughter), and eventually, a young skate-rat-come-snowboarder named Mike Ranquet. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. When I finally met him he turned out to be the best possible role model.. We arrived at this super rad yurt in the Eastern Cascades to stay for 10 days. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. News of Kellys death sent shockwaves throughout the snowboarding community. 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