Last month Mammoth Mountain launched their brand new Art Park, a terrain park that is as much fun to look at as it is to ride. The park is a tribute to snowboarder Jeff Anderson, filled with artwork from the JLA Project on rails, boxes, bonks, and more. This episode of Mammoth's RPT shows the process from constructing the features to the likes of Tyler Flanagan jibbing them. If you have the opportunity, get up to Mammoth and check it out for yourself.

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Friends, family and fans of Jeff Anderson gathered this past weekend in Mammoth during the Grand Opening of the resort for the "I Am Snowboarding" Tribute Art Show.

Jeff passed away tragically in 2003 at the height of his snowboarding career. This month, 2009, would have marked his 30th birthday.

Photographers, artists and friends of Jeff were asked to create pieces with the Jeff as an inspiration. The pieces were auctioned off this past weekend to support the JLA Memorial Fund. The collection opened to the public this past Monday, November 14th at the Village at Mammoth and will stay open to be viewed for the next two weeks.

If you can't make it out to Mammoth in the next few days, take a quick peek at this video of some of the art generated by Jeff's peers.

Next month, a collaborative art project is being put together in honor of Jeff Anderson, a professional snowboarder and all around amazing guy who tragically died in 2003. The project is entitled, "I Am Snowboarding." What would have been the month of his 30th birthday is now a celebration and remembrance of Anderson translated through art. Read the release below for more details:

"Jeff Anderson was a professional snowboarder for ten of the twenty-three years that he lived his amazing life. In that time he touched thousands of lives around the world in both the snowboard and skate communities.

Joel Muzzey: "Jeff Anderson is snowboarding. True Mammoth local. First-generation grom. Child of the 80s. Student of Life. Malcontent. Handrail destroyer. Artist. Aerialist. Younger brother. Devoted friend."

In honor of what would be Jeff's 30th birthday this November, and to raise money for the JLA Memorial Fund, a group of world-renowned photographers and artists, friends of Jeff and of snowboarding have come together to create an unparalleled body of work titled: I AM SNOWBOARDING.

One photographer is paired with one artist to create an original 30" x 40" piece. A photo of Jeff, shot by the photographer, has been enlarged onto archival canvas upon which the artist paints or uses any medium to create a unique collaborative work.

The resulting pieces are one of a kind, the partnerships formed in this project a tribute to the depth of the snowboarding, skateboarding and art communities.

All proceeds from I AM SNOWBOARDING go directly to the JLA Memorial Fund - the completion of the Brothers Skateboard Park in Mammoth and the support of local art.

The collection will be released for the first time in The Village at Mammoth, Mammoth Lakes, CA on November 14th, 2009 and will be open to the public for two weeks through November 29th. Opening Reception Saturday, November 14th from six to nine in the evening during Mammoth Mountain's Big Kickoff Weekend.

Limited edition prints will be available online through Asymbol Gallery - Travis Rice and Mike Parillo's new endeavor that showcases the art and photography that have defined their lifestyle for the past decade. Asymbol is set to launch this November. Originals will be auctioned at the end of the season. Details TBA."

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List of Partnerships:

Photographer - Artist

Danny Zapalac - Bryan Iguchi
Cheyenne Ellis - Matty Thompson
Chris Brunkhart - Matt Donahue
Jane Baer - Mark Gonzales
Tim Zimmerman - Mike Parillo
Jared Eberhardt - Michael Jager
Jane Baer - Jamie Lynn
Billy Anderson - RYNo
Shem Roose - Scott Lenhardt
Patrice Miller - Dustin del Giudice
Jeff Curtes - Nick Russian
Todd Hazeltine - 2jaws
Ryan Boyes - Ben Brough
Dean "Blotto" Gray - Shane Charlebois
Jane Baer - Devon Weniger
Stan Evans - Robert "Sticky" Shaw
Jamie Mosberg - Jojo Whitmarsh
Trevor Graves - Adam Haynes
Chris Owen - Tyler Lepore
Billy Anderson - Jamie Heinrich
MMSA/Steven Brown - Peter Stow, Brian Cook and Aaron Vujicic representing Stormriders