Chatfield and MacLeod Win OBE's Bud Light Big Air Finals By Shanti Sosienski Jason Chatfield's big dollar air netted him a solid 10,000 at Saturday's O.B.E. big air finals. The morning started with a blizzard and ended a golden day at the Bud Light OBE Big Air Finals at Mt. Hood Meadows, April 25, 1998. Jason Chatfield won the men's event and Jaime MacLeod finally tasted victory for the women. The final OBE event, sponsored by Bud Light, K2 Clickers, Planet Earth, Zumiez Snowboard Shop, and SOL | Snowboarding Online featured Pennywise as the headlining band and a top-notch group of big air finalists from this season's tour. The jump, built by the big air specialists Stimilon, was measured at two Mahaffey's Pennywise rocking the house at Mt. Hood Meadows in Satuday's OBE Bud Light Big Air Tour. (after big air specialist Joel Mahaffey) and had one of the steepest take offs and landings that riders had seen. There was a moment of concern voiced by riders as they looked at the jump, however, it ended up being one of the best of the year. The Big Air was spectacular. Since this was the last event of the year most riders hucked harder than they had all season throwing down a solid mix that included switch front flip cartwheels and switch 900s. Peter Line rode stronger than he has in months. The east coast was in serious represent mode with Rich Nessover, Myles Hallen, Nick Francke, and Lauren Naudascher showing Oregonians how the Easties do it. Jaime MacLeod was solid and smooth, attempting and nearly nabbing a 720 after the contest was over. Rippey pulled his Rip Flip, but didn't quite make the finals. Borgstede was riding on major injuries after a super session in So Cal wrecked him last week. Little Nugget, the 4'9" biggest air hucker, with her biggest fans Pennywise singer Jim and drummer Byron. Pennywise was the final act of the day and had the crowd raging. The "no snowball" rule lasted throughout the show, but Pennywise taunted the audience causing a major snowball fight in the end. What Pennywise did get during the show from their taunts was girls flashing a little bit of padded bra, which undoubtedly must have pleased the 5,000 plus people packed into the audience. What they also got by the end of the snowball fight was 6,000 dollars worth of damage to their equipment, but as Byron McMackin, the drummer of Pennywise said, "What the hell, the event was a fucking blast, it was worth it." For information on the web check out these sites: dev.snowboarding-online.com www.onboardent.com. www.kndd.com SNOW JOB - PORTLAND SCHEDULE: ABSINTHE: 10:30 - 11:00 GOD LIVES UNDERWATER: 11:30 - 12:15 SPECIALS: 12:45 - 1:45 BIG AIR: 1:45 - 2:45 FASTBALL: 2:45 - 3:30 PENNYWISE: 4:00 - 5:00 HIGHLIGHTS: OBE MUSIC LINE UP CONFIRMED Fri. (May. 01 @ 2:53:PM est) RESULTS: Men's Big Air Mon. (Apr. 27 @ 1:19:PM est) Women's Big Air Mon. (Apr. 27 @ 1:18:PM est) PHOTOS: The Snow Job Photo Gallery Mon. (Apr. 27 @ 7:52:PM est) SNOW JOB NAVIGATION: HIGHLIGHTS | RESULTS | PHOTOS | AUDIOS OBE '98: BOARD STIFF | EL NINO | TOTALLY BOARD | SNOW JOB SOL NAVIGATION: SOL | SCOOP | HARDWARE | INDUSTRY | CIRCLEPLUS | PUSH | TRAVEL | INTERACT | SCHOOL | WEATHER | TERRAIN | COMPETE | MEDIATOR