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Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Curtis Barnard A rider drops into the course at Thursday's third annual Snow in the Quad event, held as part of the Cricket Wireless Campus Railjam Tour. The railjam was originally organized by two OSU students and has now developed into a national touring project that visited 14 college campuses this year.

The burning sun couldn't keep them away. With temperatures in the high 80s, snowboarders and skiers descended on snow-covered rails in the MU Quad, performing whatever tricks they had in their arsenal.

Snowriders from around the Northwest journeyed to OSU on Thursday to compete in Cricket Wireless' Campus Railjam Tour.

The Railjam Tour was organized by MUPC and Galvanic Design.

OSU alumni Dan Genco and Ryan Kirkpatrick are the founders of Galvanic Design. For past three years, Galvanic Design has hosted railjams at OSU.

What started as an OSU project called Snow in the Quad has now transformed into a large-scale collegiate railjam tour that visits 14 college campuses.

Cierra Westlund, MUPC director, said the event contained high energy and fun.

"This year has definitely been a cool experience," Westlund said. "It's cool to see what goes on behind the scenes."

"Its been really cool this year to work with Galvanic Design because they have been touring and have more knowledge of how to put this event together," Westlund said.

Above all the other stops along their tour, Genco and Kirkpatrick have always been excited to bring the tour back home to OSU.

"It's a great homecoming," Kirkpatrick said. "We've been all over the place, but we couldn't ask for a better day - 90 degrees and lots of people."

It's tradition to host a railjam event at OSU, Kirkpatrick said

"We love coming back to Oregon State," Genco said. "The crowd is always good, the school is always good to us, and MUPC does a good job organizing it."

Riders from Nevada, Washington and Oregon came to participate in the event. Kirkpatrick said over 100 snowriders applied to take part in the event.

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