On Saturday, March 28th Okemo Mountain in Ludow, VT hosted its first annual Joey Jam and BND is here to give you the recap.
So what is a Joey Jam you ask? Well then you must not be familiar with the term “Joey”. To put it simply, a Joey is a wicked sweet skier or snowboarder who seems to be stuck in the early 90’s. If you have ever seen any skiing movie from 1989-1994, then you should know exactly what I mean.
To successfully qualify as a Joey is not very hard. Simply raid your childhood closet of any and all winter clothes or equipment and go nuts. This includes, but is not limited to, Starter jackets, headbands, Lee or Wrangler jeans, cheap and bright Oakley sunglasses, ski’s size 210 or bigger, single tip snowboards, sports jerseys and much more.
The Joey Jam consisted of one washed out…ahem…i mean wicked sweet jump and a butter box. However, rules were much different than most competitions. Skill did matter, but it was not about how GOOD you were, but rather how AWESOME you performed. To place in the top 3 at the Okemo Joey Jam, you simply had to look, act, and play the part the best. That included the outfit, dialog and skill (or lack there of!).
The winner of the Joey Jam received the totally killer 1992 Chevy Camaro RS 25th Anniversary edition shown in the first photo. This baby was not only purple, but wicked sweet dude. What more could any joey ask for?
So if you missed it this year, don’t sweat your wristbands off. The Joey Jam was a huge success, with over 50 participants on its first run they will definitely be throwing another next season. So break out your Sony Walkman, throw in some Bon Jovi and relax because your going to have to wait until next year.
I apologize for the fuzzy pictures, my camera was on the fritz… -Dan
3 Responses to “Joey Jam at Okemo Mountain”
April 1st, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Hahahaha yes! That’s awesome. I love the outfits.
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:31 am
SWEET! That must have been a lot of fun.
Starter jackets used to totally rule the earth!
April 7th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Holy sh*t this is ridiculous. Serious? I thought people were happy to burn those hot pink snowsuits, not hell bent on bringing them back! The camaro is schweet though, hehe.