#12 Sept/October 1996

RIDER Chris Blain
LOCATION: Hanmer Heli
PHOTOGRAPHER: Stan Hill

A merged sequence on the cover shows Taranaki’s Chris Blain launching a massive 360, taken during a trip to investigate new terrain with Hanmer Heli. The full feature story is inside, along with another feature on Broken River, where we spend a week with Matty Groube, Lee Rowlands, Greg Prouse, Josephine Harding and Aaron Jamieson. In “Trick Tip” we show you how to ride a nutcracker, without getting your nuts cracked. There’s an interview with original rider, board manufacturer, and National Champ Jon Malcolm-Smith. We decide to extend “Fast Forward” this issue, to reflect the growing talent on our slopes, including Sam Deavoll, Glenn Howe, Olly Burke, Sue Collis, and a rubber gloved ‘Troy’. There’s a review of the comps so far this season, including Harro’s “King of the Hill” and Wanaka Big Air outside Barrows, and “Inside” takes a look at what it takes to run the Nationals at Cardrona.

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