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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wildwood Rail Jam at Great Divide, Montana&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-7.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000082549\\\" title=\\\"wildwood_l_-7\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-7.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"333\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photos by Jeff Hawe&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Words by Mark Theizen&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Thick, misty fog chokes the dark forest.  A dozen fires turn wood to ash as the scent of smoke fills the mountainside. Hundreds of uniformed warriors are gathered here.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It\\u2019s like a scene in Braveheart, except the uniforms are made of Gore-Tex, and instead of swords, steel is shaped into snowboard edges and handrails; oh, and gangster rap pulsates through the woods at deafening volume \\u2013 welcome to the Wildwood Rail Jam.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;While there are many rad pre-season events around the country, with new ones every year, this event is different than most. Invite only? Nope, just sign the waiver. Big Prizes? Only a round of applause.  On a big structure downtown? How about halfway up the mountain in the glades on a patch of snow surrounded by mud (bring your F250). This isn\\u2019t San Francisco, New York City or even Salt Lake City; this is Great Divide Ski Area. This is Montana.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-14.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000082553\\\" title=\\\"wildwood_l_-14\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-14.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"333\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The brain-child of Joe Pope and Tyrel Thornton, the November 8, 2008 Wildwood Rail Jam and Base Lodge Bash is the product of years of pre-season jib jams, and it went down like this: a twenty stair to thirty stair with a round-bar and box on each, two giant-sized picnic tables for those not ready to step up first strap-in of the year, and an impromptu sesh on a kicker to goal-post trees.  Well over a hundred and fifty snowboarders and skiers satisfied their early season cravings by hucking their bones down the features as organized chaos ensued.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Eventually the judges whittled the field down to ten for a final jam session. Up-and-comer Eric Gronneberg claimed the title in the snowboarding category for his 270 on 270 off on the thirty stair. The stoke carried on late into the night as a live show and movie premier by NC Productions went down in the lodge and another jib box was lit up on a patch of snow at the base.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-4.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000082554\\\" title=\\\"wildwood_l_-4\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2008\\/11\\/13\\/wildwood_l_-4.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"500\\\" height=\\\"750\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Moral of the story \\u2013 support your local scene and work with the mom and pop areas that will allow you to pull off great events like this one. 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