ALL PHOTOS BY MITCH ALLEN

ARTWORK BY SHANNA DUNCAN

LEVITATION PROJECT team riders AUSTEN GRANGER, CHRIS BREWSTER, PARKER DUKE and TED BORLAND were all diggers at HCSC this summer. They had one hell of a summer and hall have some good stories. Heres what we got out them when we asked  WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DIGGER?

AUSTEN GRANGER

” Being a DIGGER  means that you have a dream job and you get to snowboard all summer. You get to build what ever you want and however you want in the park. You get to yell at a lot of people and kick poachers out of the park. You are the first ones on the hill and the last ones off. You get to hang out with the best people all day. You get to watch everything that goes on in the park. Being a digger is the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD….HANDS DOWN!!!!

AUSTEN and TED working on their step up Pole jam to drop.

AUSTEN enjoys the fruits of his labor….solid front 3 off the pole jam to drop….big drop.

TED BORLAND

” You gotta have a lot of passion for the BOARD to work long hours for shitty pay but I wouldn’t want to have it any other way or do anything else”

TED making use of his long hours and shitty pay.

CHRIS BREWSTER

” Being a digger means your a real snowboarder. You have passion and love for everything about it. You snowboard everyday and your snowboard life is complete”

Digging this summer was a good choice for BREWSTER. He is as hungry as they come and ready to get it done this winter. After a summer of digging you can expect big things from this kid.

PARKER DUKE

” It means your a rad individual who works hard with a rake and loves spending your time snowboarding. It means you get along with the rest of the crew because we are as tight as family”

Whether its blasting on a hip or sending massive front 10′s this kid is down and ready to send it. PARKER is making the move to Utah this winter and has some big plans for the season.

THANKS DUDES FOR HOLDING IT DOWN ALL SUMMER!!!!